End of the Year Book Tag (2018)

I'm always on the lookout for new interesting booktubers and -bloggers. Today I stumbled upon Byron from Reading in the Dark. He answered the questions to this TAG and I thought I'd answer them too (and in the meantime link back to his channel, give him a watch! He's great and doesn't have a lot…

5 books I read when I was younger that no one else knows.

I'm Belgian... I grew up speaking Dutch... that means I didn't grow up reading the books the English-speaking part of the book community was reading (although I'm sure that differs based on country and age). Harry Potter was the start of my adventure into international writers. (That and the books I had to read for…

June 2018: Wrap up + Currently Reading

I picked up a couple of books in June, I also put a lot of them down. I've gotten to a point where, if the book doesn't appeal to me in the opening chapters, I put it back down to revisit at a later time. I don't give up on them, I've just realised that…

February 2018: Wrap-up

I know.. it's the middle of March and I'm only just starting to write this post. I've been dragging my feet and I know I should stop but the cold and the rain are getting to me. Can it be spring already? I'm desperate for some warmer, sunnier days. Books I read in February The…

Book review: I am, I am, I am – Maggie O’Farrell *****

A childhood illness she was not expected to survive. A teenage yearning to escape that nearly ended in disaster. A terrifying encounter on a remote path. A mismanaged labour in an understaffed hospital. Shocking, electric, unforgettable, this is the extraordinary memoir from Costa Novel-Award winner and Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie O'Farrell. In this book, Maggie O'Farrell…