Fiction
The Haunting of a Brontë 🕵️♀️
By Amelia Blackwell.
PanMacmillan
Fiction
New Skin 🫧
By Sarah Wang. New Skin is chaotic, unsettling, darkly funny, and completely impossible to predict. At its core, the book follows Linli Feng, who is pulled back into her mother Fanny’s life after years of distance when another cosmetic procedure goes disastrously wrong. What initially sounds like a story
Fiction
Meet The Newmans 🫧
By Jennifer Niven. Meet the Newmans is a warm, witty and quietly heartbreaking book that pulls back the curtain on perfection and reveals the cost of living a life performed for others. Set in 1964, it captures a moment of cultural change where the world is shifting faster than some
Fiction
Luster 💋
By Raven Leilani. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “He wants me to be myself like a leopard might be herself in a city zoo. Inert, waiting to be fed. Not out in the wild, with tendon in her teeth.” Raven Leilani’s Luster is a sharp, poignant exploration of a young woman’s search for
Fiction
A Dog's Purpose 🐾
By W. Bruce Cameron. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "But at that moment mostly what I felt was peace, secure in the knowledge that by living my life the way I had, everything had come down to this moment. I had fulfilled my purpose". I read this in under two days and genuinely
Fiction
Among Friends 🧑🧑🧒🧒
By Hal Ebbott Among Friends is a deeply unsettling yet profoundly moving exploration of moral choice, betrayal, and the quiet devastations that ripple through families and friendships. With an unwavering commitment to authenticity, Ebbott crafts a novel that does not merely tell a story but dissects the emotional and psychological
Fiction
Book Mail Round-Up 💌
This week's round-up of beautiful book mail! I'm excited to begin sharing a roundup of the book mail I've received recently. I can't wait to delve into these books and share my thoughts through reviews! As always, thank you to all the
Fiction
Book Mail Round-Up 💌
This week's round-up of beautiful book mail! I'm excited to begin sharing a roundup of the book mail I've received recently. I can't wait to delve into these books and share my thoughts through reviews! The books in this week's
Non-Fiction
Theroux the Keyhole 🗝️
By Louis Theroux. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was another Audible listen for me! I much prefer autobiographies and memoirs when they are narrated by the author. Louis Theroux's latest work offers a deeply personal look into his life during the Covid-19 pandemic, diverging from the focus of his previous book, "
Fiction
Spirits Abroad 🐉
By Zen Cho. Zen Cho’s collection Spirits Abroad offers a vivid exploration of Malaysian and Southeast Asian culture. Each story is deeply rooted in the rich cultural and mythological tapestry of Malaysia, which includes indigenous Malay, Chinese, Indian, and colonial influences. The varied tales often share a subtle connection
Fiction
Running Close To The Wind 🌬️
By Alexandra Rowland. Avra Helvaçi, a former field agent of the Arasti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world. With such a colossal secret in his possession, the only place to flee is the open sea. To find a buyer with deep enough
Fiction
The Serpent and The Wings of Night ✨🌚
By Carissa Broadbent. In a world where survival is paramount, whether human or vampire, Oraya, the adopted daughter of the Nightborn king, has learned to navigate treacherous waters. To transcend her status as prey, she sets her sights on the Kejari, a deadly tournament orchestrated by the goddess of death