Rom-coms, dystopias, family sagas, and full-on conceptual weirdness – this set of recent reads couldn’t have been more different if they tried. Some of these I tore through in a…
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2026 in Books: Alchemy of Secrets, Mongrel, House of Splinters & I Hope This Finds You Well
With the end of H1 slowly creeping closer, I’ll be revisiting the books I’ve read over the past few months and grouping them together into something resembling coherent thoughts. From…
Reading Round-up: Mona Awad, Donna Tartt, Olivie Blake, Angela Carter + More!
So, the end of 2025 was a bit of a write-off. Long story short: I was in and out of hospital – occasionally lucid, occasionally fully hallucinating – and somehow…
Book Review: The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest woman, she’s also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a child and…
Book Review: Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner, Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night,…
Book Review: Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
Our narrator produces a sound from the piano no one else at the Conservatory can. She employs a technique she learned from her parents—also talented musicians—who fled China in the…
Book Review: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears…
Book Review: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
It’s the opening night of The Manor, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; crystal pouches for guests’ healing have been placed in the…
Book Review: My Dark Romeo
This is THE last time I take book recommendations from the TikTok girlies. This was… not good. Honestly, I should have known that this wasn’t going to be for me…