Hey Readers! After what feels like an epoch of inactivity, it’s great to be back writing book reviews once again! As my comeback post, I am delighted to be sharing with you a commissioned book review for a profound non-fiction text that I recently finished reading. Super Self-Care: How to Find Lasting Freedom from Addiction, Toxic Relationships and Dysfunctional Lifestyles, was written by British author and mindfulness teacher, Christopher Dines and published in 2020 by Sheldon Press. It is the latest of the author’s eight books, all focussing on mindfulness and addiction recovery. Super Self ..read more

As most bookworms will tell you, there’s so much to love about books. Reading them, collecting them, sniffing them. There’s nothing like being in a quiet, cosy room, surrounded by shelves and shelves of books as you immerse yourself in a good story. Or experiencing the joy of collecting all the books in your favourite fantasy series, taking a large whiff of new book smell and getting creative as you stack your latest haul on your shelves. But as blissful as all that sounds, being a bookworm also has its challenges. Here are 7 Bookish Problems Every Bookworm Can Understand. Having a collection ..read more

Another year has come and gone and as we enter 2023, we carry with us the hopes of finally getting around to our physical unread TBR, starting the sequels we’ve been putting off, finding our next 5-star read and gushing over the many upcoming releases that we can’t wait to read. Before we look ahead to a new and exciting reading year, let’s take a moment to reflect back on 2022. For me personally, 2022 wasn’t the best of reading years. I only managed 46 books, which of course is still a lot of books, however, it does fall short of my usual yearly average (50+ books). I also experienced an acut ..read more

All My Rage is a heart-wrenching, ruthless story about high-school best friends Salahuddin and Noor who face devastating family trials as they navigate the desert terrain of racism and displacement in their everyday lives in Juniper, California. This evocative portrait of grief and adversity will keep you hooked until the last triumphant page. This edition was published in August 2022 by ATOM an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group. After Salahuddin’s mother, Misbah, becomes severely ill, her tragic death leaves Salahuddin to take sole charge of the Cloud’s Rest Inn motel she worked so hard to ..read more

Set in modern-day New York, Detransition, Baby is a detailed portrayal of the multiplicity of motherhood and queer relationships, analysed through the lens of three trans and cis women. It’s about the messiness and scope of gender identity in a gender limiting world, the complexity of trans modes of being, as it explores the murky depths of taboo and humanity. Detransition, Baby was a transgressive and irresistible read, unafraid to push boundaries, to be distinctively unconventional and to hope for more. Click here to read the full review on LoveReading You will also be able to purchase of ..read more

If the ubiquity of Readathons in the online book community wasn’t enough, I decided we needed another one. Presenting The BI-FURIOUS READATHON! This is a two week reading challenge that seeks to unapologetically amplify bisexual voices in literature. The BI-FURIOUS Readathon will run alongside International Bisexuality Visibility Week (September 16-23) plus an extra week! Please click here to find out more information. This Readathon is open to everyone who loves reading and I hope you’ll take part and have fun! Also, please check out the Twitter page @BiFuriousAthon to stay updated with upcom ..read more

Synopsis: Ingrid Yang, a PhD student in modernist literature is trying and failing to put together her final dissertation piece on the revered Chinese American poet, Xiao Wen Chou, a poet she never wanted to study in the first place. Amidst her academic woes, she stumbles upon a ground-breaking secret, one that balloons into a full-fledged campus scandal, threatening to shake the very foundations of the otherwise becoming Barnes University. Disorientation reads like a tongue-in-cheek satire novel, but behind the sardonic façade exists a complex web of meaningful commentary. Think Don’t Look Up ..read more

Hardback edition first published in July 2022 by Headline Publishing Group. Synopsis: Kiki, a promising media student who attends the reputable Whitewell University always keeps her distance from others, preferring not to get too close to anyone, save for her best friend Aminah. Her only outlet is her beloved radio show; Brown Sugar, where she admonishes fellow Blackwellian ladies, the gyaldem, what to avoid in men or the player mandem types. When a new student called Malakai starts attending the university, a misunderstanding prompts Kiki to declare him the ‘Wasteman of Whitewell’ on her show ..read more

The Modern Craft is an esoteric yet critical essay collection that calls to question the ethics and inclusivity of the modern day practise of witchcraft. Thank you to LoveReading and the publishers, Watkins, for giving me this exciting opportunity to review The Modern Craft as part of the LoveReading Ambassador Book Buzz Blog Tour. The Modern Craft: Powerful Voices on Witchcraft Ethics was published in 2022 by Watkins, an imprint of Watkins Media Ltd This broad-ranging cauldron of essays mainly spotlight the widely normalized practises of contemporary witchcraft in the West but we also read ab ..read more

Hello Readers! So, what’s new? Apart from the sweltering UK heatwave currently among us and trying to maintain healthy hydration levels, there’s been lots of activity in the book world. Highly anticipated releases have made their way into the bookosphere including releases from names such as Bolu Babalola and Dean Atta and exciting developments are taking place in the community to drive positive social change. With that said, here are some of my highlights; Latest Book Reviews New on Booktube Find out which 13 books I read in the months April, May and June, which books I would recommend and ..read more