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October Reads 2018

October was an interesting month for me, bookwise. While I had put up a recommendation of spooky Halloween themed books earlier in the month, I found myself reading all different kinds of books, from horror to romance, to short stories and non-fiction essays. This month was definitely the definition of diverse reading. Sometimes I can find myself reading too heavily in a specific genre, and while I love what I am reading, sooner or later I’ll find myself in a rut as I can’t find the perfect book in that genre anymore, or the perfect book to satisfy me at…

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Canongate Myth Series: Girl Meets Boy Book Review

Author: Ali Smith                                  Pages: 164                              Publisher: Canongate ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Nobody grows up mythless,’ Robin says. ‘It’s what we do with the myths when we grow up that matters.’ A modern day re-interpretation of the myth of Iphis by Ovid, Girl Meets Boy is Ali Smith’s 2007 contribution to the Canongate Myth Series. Like all in the series, Smith’s addition is relatively short, but packed with intention and triggers for incredible worldly insights. In fact, the length of these novellas is quickly becoming one of my favourite aspect of this series, as it allows me to think more deeply about the…

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5 Best Halloween Book Picks From My Bookshelf

We are 10 days away from Halloween: The countdown has begun! While autumn has so much to offer with its cooler days and beautiful foliage, Halloween provides yet another reason to love this time of the year. While my Halloween adventures have slowly been dwindling as I’ve been getting older, I still love all the spookiness and creativity of costumes. One of the reasons I am such a bookwork is because of how much I love falling into another world and getting engulfed in it. Halloween presents the same kind of opportunity, but in the real world. What’s there not…

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Thoughts on the Man Booker Shortlist 2018

We are officially 10 days away from the announcement of the Man Booker Prize Winner 2018! At the end of September, the shortlist of six books for the prize was announced. And while the longlist saw potentially for the prize to expand its sights on to less conventional novels in the history of the prize, including the first ever graphic novel to be longlisted and the possibility for the first crime novel to be the prize winner, the shortlist seems to demonstrate the temporality of that diversity. The prize has long been considered one of the most reputable recognitions a…

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September 2018 Reads

September marks exactly a year since I ended my Masters programme. To say it’s been a busy year would be an understatement. But interestingly enough, it’s also been my most personally productive. And by that I mean that while being in university forced me to be academically on the ball, being away from it has made me realise how much of my personal ambitions I had put to the side to focus on school. This blog, for example, has been a desire of mine and Z’s for years, but it only came to fruition after ending school, and having the…

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5 Best Books to Take on Vacation

While it’s coming to the end of summer and most people are probably headed back to work or school now, I am getting my first (and last) proper vacation for this summer and gearing off for a road trip to the South of France tomorrow and you best believe that I am so excited to be getting some much deserved R&R. And while that will definitely include my favourite road trip tunes, part of that for me definitely includes time to delve into a good book. The art of choosing a book for vacation is just a important and special…

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