Hi chaps! Another week has flown by. I am currently en route for a head-on collision with some exams at the start of June and am in full revision mode. However, when not confined to my flat in a desperate attempt to do some work, you will likely find me trapped in amongst the seemingly … Continue reading Just for Fun Friday: Ode to the Underground
After tackling the emotional imbalance brought about by completing Suite Francaise, I was in desperate need of something relatively light and plot-driven as a break for my tear ducts. Having heard some great things about Michael Grant's dystopian series, and finding myself bombarded with WH Smith adverts to the effect of 'buy this book right now', I … Continue reading Review: Gone by Michael Grant
Sitting down to write a rough schedule for upcoming reviews and attempting to ensure some variety between new-to-me reads and old favourites, there was one book that I struggled to decide whether to add. Coming top in my estimation of the classics, Jane Eyre is a book that has been my constant companion since I first … Continue reading The Ultimate Literary Heroine: Jane Eyre
Hello chaps! What a week it's been: fitting in World Book Night activities, some actual university-related work, book reviews, and enjoyment of the wonderful weather (proved, without doubt, by the attractively tomato-coloured skin I am now sporting down half of my face). One particular source of excitement brought about by this week was the birthday … Continue reading Just for Fun Friday: Throwing Insults Like Shakespeare
Well hello there! It is with enormous pleasure that I give this post over to the wonderful Isabella from fashion and style blog LOVE & WARdrobe. Given that, if you look to spot me in the street, I will usually be sporting a plaid shirt and/or bandana of some description, it may come as … Continue reading What I’m Reading Guest Post: Isabella from LOVE & WARdrobe
Happy World Book Night everyone! Today is important for so many reasons: It is William Shakespeare's birthday! I have been celebrating by sneaking Shakespeare quotes into my conversations and emails (no one noticed, but it made me excessively happy nonetheless). I will also be paying double homage this evening, celebrating both my love of the … Continue reading World Book Night 2013: What Reading Means to Me
You may remember my excitement a couple of weeks ago at having rooted out some new purchases from Waterstones. After already tackling The President's Hat (see my review here), I decided it was time to wade into the 694 page epic, Labyrinth. I had high hopes for this one. Having steered clear of the recent TV serialisation, I … Continue reading Review: Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Confession: I am really terrible when it comes to picking out contemporary fiction to read. Generally speaking, it takes a specific recommendation from someone to provoke me into reading a book that I'm mostly unfamiliar with. Otherwise, a book's journey onto my bookshelf (or, more realistically, onto my towering book stacks) is a lengthy one, typically … Continue reading Review: The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain
Hi everyone! Well, it's finally looking like Spring here in the UK (although I've obviously now cursed it) and I have been taking full advantage of the tropical weather. For the young at heart or those who, like me, think the definition of a good time is journeying to America in a piece of … Continue reading Literary Excursion: A Day of Roald Dahl
Hi everyone! Despite the unrelenting cold, what a fantastically sunny day it has been. Unsurprisingly, my study schedule suffered a setback when I decided that such a rare day could not be spent cooped up in my little flat. Given that I exist on a student budget, it is problematic that virtually all of my … Continue reading Order and Chaos: Organising My Books
The Book Habit 