Best of: May and June

Hello! It’s been a long time since I posted. A lot has happened since then, and at the same time not much has happened. Earlier during the pandemic I found myself entirely unable to concentrate, and unable to read books with challenging content. I remember I picked up an Agatha Christie that was set during…

Best of: March

Hello, dear fellow book-lovers. Current circumstances are feeding my anxiety like a hungry puppy, but when I can step away from my devices, and talk myself down from the crazy thoughts popping up in my mind, I find that I’m clear-headed enough to read. And I am incredibly grateful, both for the escape it offers…

Best Reads of 2019

Many of you in this lockdown are juggling extra responsibilities, working from home, wrangling small children or elderly relatives who won’t stay put, and perhaps bouncing off some walls. Please know that I am thinking of you, and I hope you are finding a few moments of peace each day. If that’s not you though,…

Best of: July

This was a shorter reading month as I extended Pride reading up until July 5th, but I still managed to add three books to my ‘almost certainly on my shortlist for the year’ pile. I also just started writing about the first book (it was The Night Watch, by Sarah Waters) and realised that it…

Best of: February

I didn’t read as much as usual in February, but what I did read was mostly excellent so it didn’t matter that I didn’t have many on the list to choose from! I’m about halfway through several books at the moment, so I feel like I already have a good start on March. Best in…

Best of: January

There are ‘Best Of’ posts and articles all over the place at the moment, and I always find myself wondering what reviewers’ criteria are. Most likely to re-read? To recommend to a friend? Most moved by? Most excellent writing? I now forgive them all for not specifying, because when I decided that I’d try a…