In a departure from the web comics and graphic novels, Nick and Charlie face their first Christmas together, with Charlie facing his own mental health struggles this season. Charlie faces a difficult Christmas, after starting his mental health journey and coming home. He struggles with an extended family (minus Tori and Oliver) who don’t understand... Continue Reading →
The Soul Piercing Cry of a Shattered Heart: A Thousand Broken Pieces is a tear flood inducing poem on grief, mental health and learning to live our love again
When you lose something or someone, it can feel as if something inside you is lost and broken. You feel as though you’ll never be who you once were, before tragedy struck, like in A Thousand Broken Pieces. Anger, denial, bargaining, depression and acceptance are seen as the five stages of grief, but not every... Continue Reading →
Nightmares in Sanera: Let’s Spilt Up is a nostalgic heart pounding ode to horror movies, mystery solving and finding your ride or die family.
A new quartet of mystery solving friends who prove that if you want something solved, you have to do it yourself or dye trying. Let’s Spilt up shows us that sometimes the most psychotic nightmare inducing and sister monsters are not supernatural but simply human. Murder mysteries are more than just fictional showcases to demonstrate... Continue Reading →
Sunsets over Umbra Waters: The Light That Blinds Us is a masterpiece showcase for found families, elemental magic and mental health.
Water. Air. Earth. Fire. The world we inhabit wouldn’t exist without these four core elements. You might think of them as conflicting opposites or even enemies on their own. But when you put them together you have the power over light and darkness. It’s infinitely the light that either blinds us from, or descends us... Continue Reading →
My Good Reads Challenge: Part 5
Once you start reading, you just can’t resist picking up another book. I have met my good reads goal for the year, but that hasn’t stopped me from trying to continue tackling my TBR pile. So, here’s the next set of books I’ve been reading as we near the start of autumn. 63. The Reappearance... Continue Reading →
Review: The Tortured Poets Department: A contemporary poetic and literary masterpiece of untold stories, inner demons, matters of the heart, love and being a woman in a man’s world.
Taylor Swift proves precisely why she is hailed as ‘the music industry’ herself with her new album. A lyrically heart wrenching poetically crafted masterpiece (that both broke me and put me back together again in the best yet heart tugging ways) entitled The Tortured Poets Department. Taylor Swift’s eleventh studio album both broke me and... Continue Reading →
My Good Reads Challenge: Part 4
It’s the summer of Taylor Swift, and books. Finishing my good reads challenge for the year has spurred me on to tackle my TBR (which keeps growing but we won’t mention that). If you’re looking for recommendations for summer reading, be it rain or shine, you’re in for a treat. Here’s the latest books I’ve... Continue Reading →
My Good Reads Challenge: Part 3
It’s summer and this year’s challenge to read 50 books is now complete. Read on to discover more book recommendations and see the final few books that got me over the finishing line. 44. Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis 45. Aryglle by Elly Conway 46. A Demons Guide to Wooing a Guide by Sarah Hawley... Continue Reading →
Who’s Afraid of Little Old Argylle?
Title: Argylle Author: Elly Conway Genre: Spy Thriller Tropes: Orphan spy, double cross, rookie recruit; undercover, world stakes, transformations, secrets betrayal and double crosses. Taylor Swift Song: Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me? Other Songs: Not Strong Enough - boygenuis, Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers Adaptation: A film very loosely inspired by the book. Series... Continue Reading →
Happy World Book Night!
It’s one of the best nights of year, happy world book night everyone! I’m reading A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid, what are you reading tonight? Comment below 🙂
the girl and the city of books 