In One Word, The Ancient Magus’ Bride Vol 1 by Kore Yamazaki is…

Original or This Offers Fascinating New Twists On Old Magical Creatures

2023 Mini Awards #10

Out of Your Mind

In One Word, Night Cry by Borja González is…

Strange or I'm Not Sure What To Make Of This

2023 Reading Challenge Check-In (1 out of 6)

It's my first reading challenge check-in of the year. I'm trying to be kinder to myself by taking on fewer and more flexible challenges. I know I'm not reading as much or as obsessively as I used to. It's early days yet to say whether that's paying off or not but I supposed I am…

2023 Mini Awards #9

Gunslinger Girl and Rules for Vampires Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

In One Word, The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See is…

Unsparing or I Was Not Prepared For What This Book Gave Me

2023 Mini Awards #8

This week's One Word review will be The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. And the award for the book that promised an uplifting story but struggled to get off the ground goes to... The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn Reading Challenge: Bookforager's Picture Prompt Book Bingo Prompt: Castle Format: Audiobook I already had this in…

In One Word, Through the Woods by Emily Carroll is…

Intense or This Genuinely Creeped Me Out

In One Word, From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find The Good Death by Caitlin Doughty is…

Insightful or This Book Dives Much Deeper Than The Grave

Reading Challenges 2023

To paraphrase Depeche Mode, never again is what I swore the time before. I swore I wouldn't overdo it on the reading challenges this time last year and what did I do? I overdid it. I rushed through a reading challenge in one month when it was supposed to take place over a year. So,…