I know people adore Patrick Ness but I’ve had some mixed results with his books so far – I really liked Release but I didn’t like The Knife of Never Letting Go half as much as I expected to. I wasn’t quite sure whether Burn would be a hit or a miss, but I’m basically… Read More Burn (Patrick Ness)
Where to start with Little Darlings? Well, I guess looking back my overall reflection is that this book is both good, and also very weird. Lauren is convinced her babies have been stolen and swapped for a sinister woman’s monster twins, and that no one but she can tell. She’s a first time mother, her… Read More Little Darlings (Melanie Golding)
I was really intrigued by the advert for Beastars that popped up on Netflix recently, but I haven’t yet got around to watching it. I’m always apprehensive about watching an anime because I always want to read the manga first but then often don’t get round to it. This year though, I’ve really been making… Read More Beastars v1 (Paru Itagaki)
I’ve talked before about growing up in a big, diverse town with a large Asian population, and I’ve seen and heard first-hand the kind of racism thrown against anyone non-white by certain groups of people. I grew up being taught about Muslim beliefs, how to question the media and the kind of blind ignorance that… Read More Radical (Maajid Nawaz)
I read Slay back in October 2018, but I was left with a big jumble of conflicting thoughts, so I’m only just getting around to reviewing it now I’ve had time to mull my feelings over a bit. So, first of all, there are lots of things I liked about Slay. I loved Keira, the… Read More Slay (Brittney Morris)
