Hello everyone! I’m coming on here to tell you that I’ve finally finished the Harry Potter series and I’m ready to embark on my 2021 challenge! I discovered the wonderful world of BookTube in which I saw a multitude of videos talking about the Popsugar reading challenge so I’ve decided to take part in it this year! I’m linking here the website where you can find the full list of prompts for the challenge and also some examples of books for it in case you’re stuck. I hope you enjoy this journey with me this year, and sorry it’s taken me so long to start it! (The Deathly Hallows took a lon ..read more

 Hello everyone! I have almost finished reading the Harry Potter series, so I shall soon be back to writing my reviews. However I just wanted to pop on here to say that I’ve created a BookTube! I’m going to be doing all sorts on there including tags, talking about reading goals, favourite and least favourite books and all that fun stuff! I thought I’d leave my blog just for reviews, and do all the fun stuff in video form! So here is the link, I hope you enjoy the videos and subscribe for my fun bookish content. https://youtube.com/channel/UCBdDI7oTEu4-5sxs0yBM-FA Happy reading! Lotte ..read more

 Hello lovely people! Wow it’s been one heck of a year, hasn’t it? But I feel like it’s been a successful year in terms of reading. I only re-read one book that I’d read before. Other than that, all new books for me! I’d have to say my favourite book of the year was “A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder” by Holly Jackson, closely followed by the sequel “Good Girl, Bad Blood”. I thought I’d make a post to say that I will be continuing the read new books in 2021, however right now, I’m re-reading Harry Potter because I miss it okay? It’s been a few years since I last read it. So I hope you all hav ..read more

 JENNY’S WAR BY MARGARET DICKINSON It’s hard to write about this book, because I read it so quickly! The author builds suspense very well and there’s lots of twists and turns that make it so fun to read. I literally could not put it down! I like that there’s one main love plot point that just pops in every so often but it doesn’t take up the entire story. It’s not your usual love story, that’s for sure. It’s easy to forget that this is based on true events in the sense that evacuees were sent to the country and there was a war on. I found myself thinking “oh I hope this war ends” and t ..read more

 HOW TO HANG A WITCH BY ADRIANA MATHER The main thing about this book that I love is that it’s not a classic teenage book. Yes there is romance, but the whole plot doesn’t revolve around it. There’s not the usual drama you have in many teen books which can often be cringe-y. It’s an easy story to sink into, with no laborious introduction, it just gets straight into the story. This may be because most people have heard of the Salem witch trials, so there is no need for a massive explanation in the beginning to set the tone of the story. Whatever it is, it made the book impossible to put ..read more

337 BY M. JONATHAN LEE This makes you think. From start to finish, your mind is constantly buzzing with questions.  Compelling and hard to put down: you want to find out what happens next and as you find that out, something else will have you wondering again. On the first read, you are not sure if the author is lucky or genius - perhaps both. After the second read, you know. It is tempting to read this is one sitting, but more of a treat if you eek it out. A sad, moving tale, which highlights the truth about grief and last moments with people and illustrates mental illness in a way I ..read more

A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER BY HOLLY JACKSON I really enjoy mystery books like this because it makes you price up the clues and come.up with your own theories as to who did it, as well as following the ones that the characters come up with. And I love when things are suddenly thrown at you, that make your theories impossible. That being said, I've never read a book quite like this one where it's trying to prove innocent the murderer who the police believe was guilty. It's a very interesting concept for a book. I like the way that the pages are set up, some text conversations, some emails ..read more

A LITTLE IN LOVE BY SUSAN FLETCHER Les Misérables holds a very special place in my heart and this story just adds to the love I hold for it. Obviously it is not written by Victor Hugo but I love the extra added backstory it paints for Eponine as in the musical, she's not actually in it that much. She sort of, pops in every so often and does her little bits. And you don't see much of her life. But this story helps you picture more of what she went through. In the theatre world, people always disagree on Cosette. Most say that she's a wet character and had it easy. But I think this book really ..read more

THE SHOCK OF THE FALL BY NATHAN FILER The writing style of this book is very juvenile, but not in a bad way; it really helps tell the story. I thought at first it was because he was very young, but I think it's mainly something else, which you kind of learn more about as the book goes on, and then fully understand by the end. The story is very intriguing from the get go, you definitely want to read on and learn what happened. What's also quite intriguing is how you have to sort of figure out what's going on through the chapters, and you're not 100% sure what he's talking about, but by the en ..read more

THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY- RACHEL JOYCE The first thing I want to say about this book, before you even start reading, just look at the font. It's a very satisfying don't to look at. I don't know if anyone finds that interesting but I love it. One of the best things about this story is that it gets started straight away and then you slowly learn more about each character as the story goes on. I think it's a really interesting approach to storytelling. It's the kind of story that makes you feel very sentimental and like you need to go and tell all your loved ones how much you l ..read more