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• The Book of Two Ways- Jodi Picoult

  

  Synopsis The book is about Dawn who is a death doula and Eygptologist. It's a sort of 'sliding doors' story with two parallel time lines. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Why Women Are Blamed for Everything- Dr Jessica Taylor

  

  It’s been a while, but it’s #TwitterBookReview time. I’ve been reading ‘Why Women are Blamed for Everything’ by Dr Jessica Taylor. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Not That Bad- Roxane Gay (Ed.)

  <center><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-That-Bad-Dispatches-Culture/dp/1911630113/ref=as_li_ss_il?_encoding=UTF8 qid=1599245711 sr=8-1... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Seven Signs of Life- Aoife Abbey

  

  Synopsis ‘Seven Signs of Life’ is the memoir of an intensive care doctor. Aoife Abbey is the former BMC @TheSecretDr and this book has also been sold under the... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Sworn Virgin- Elvira Dones

  

  I read Sworn Virgin all the way back in February, but waited to post the review on twitter then forgot to cross-post it. It was my feminist bookclub’s last read... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- August 2020

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but the money goes back int... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How To Be Famous- Caitlin Moran

  

  WordPress has a new way to embed tweets…I’m not sure. I preferred the graphic side of screen grab and paste (as in my last review), but this is easier than... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Problems with ‘The Help’

  

  A quick note before we start. I write this from a position of relative privilege. I am a white, straight, cis-gendered, female, from a middle-class background. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- June 2020

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but the money goes back int... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Adults- Emma Jane Unsworth

  

  Buy it: Hardback (£12.99) Paperback– Out Feb 2021 (£8.99) Kindle (£2.99) To get early access to my reviews follow me on twitter Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Stitches- Nick Edwards

  

  So this year I’m trying something new, to increase output…or something like that. I’m posting reviews on twitter first, then posting them across to here (or at... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• International Women’s Day: Bookgroup Books

  

  [Waffle]Hey! Surprise, yes it’s me! I don’t even want to see how long it has been since I last posted. I really wanted to write a post yesterday, but I wasn’t... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Early Riser- Jasper Fforde

  

  Synopsis In a world where humans hibernate there are always people who stay awake during the freezing Winter to keep humanity safe. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bout of Books- Day 7/overall Round-up

  Hia readers! That’s it ‘Bout Of Books’ is done. How is it over so quick? I did pretty well on my goals, I missed out on 2 daily challenges, one because of... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bout of Books- Day 6 Round-up

  Hia readers! How is it the last day tomorrow?! Have a look at it all at ‘Bout Of Books’ Here are my goals… Catch up to my goodreads reading challenge goal (Done... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bout of Books- Day 5 Round-up

  Hia readers! Happy day 5! Just the weekend left. Have a look at it all at ‘Bout Of Books’ Here are my goals… Catch up to my goodreads reading challenge goal (!... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bout of Books- Day 4 Round-up

  Hia readers! How is it day 4 already?  I feel like Bout of Books just started Here are my goals… Catch up to my goodreads reading challenge goal (apparently... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bout of Books- Day 3 Round-up

  Hia readers! Almost the end of day 3 of Bout of Books. Here are my goals… Catch up to my goodreads reading challenge goal (apparently I’m 3 books behind, even... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bout of Books- Day 2 Round-up

  Hia readers! Almost the end of day 2 of Bout of Books. I feel like this is a great way to spend a week of Here are my goals… Catch up to my goodreads reading... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bout of Books- Day 1 Round-up

  Hia readers! Seeing as book one is done now seems a good time for my #insixwords Reader, blogger, feminist, student nurse, procrastinator — Lucybird... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE