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Paradise Garden - Book Review
Fiction Lulu 15/01/2026 Fiction Lulu 15/01/2026

Paradise Garden - Book Review

Billie’s paradise is suddenly shattered by an inexplicable loss in this tender and moving coming-of-age story

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Book Review
Fiction Lulu 30/11/2025 Fiction Lulu 30/11/2025

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Book Review

Sally Rooney meets an indie movie in literary form as we follow Sam and Sadie’s journey through love, loss and the world of video games

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The Glassmaker - Book Review
Fiction Lulu 18/11/2025 Fiction Lulu 18/11/2025

The Glassmaker - Book Review

This atmospheric, sweeping historical tale with a twist follows Orsola and her family of Italian glassmakers through the ebbs and flows of life

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The God of the Woods - Book Review
Fiction Lulu 27/07/2025 Fiction Lulu 27/07/2025

The God of the Woods - Book Review

A story that is part literary fiction, part historical fiction, and part thriller - The God of the Woods is a captivating read from start to finish

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The Artist - Book Review
Fiction Lulu 23/12/2024 Fiction Lulu 23/12/2024

The Artist - Book Review

A deeply immersive historical fiction novel exploring art, loneliness and the will to survive in the picturesque 1920s French countryside

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I Hope This Finds You Well - Book Review
Fiction Lulu 26/08/2024 Fiction Lulu 26/08/2024

I Hope This Finds You Well - Book Review

A fun, laugh-out-loud story about office culture, a flawed protagonist and a dash of office romance

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Here One Moment - Book Review
Fiction Lulu 01/08/2024 Fiction Lulu 01/08/2024

Here One Moment - Book Review

Aussie author Liane Moriarty does it again with another page-turning story, this time, making the reader question their mortality…

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All My Mothers - Book Review
Fiction Lulu 04/07/2023 Fiction Lulu 04/07/2023

All My Mothers - Book Review

All My Mothers is a beautifully crafted story that focuses on love, longing and female relationships

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Almond: A Novel - Book Review
Fiction Lulu 04/05/2023 Fiction Lulu 04/05/2023

Almond: A Novel - Book Review

A poignant tale about a young boy who is forced out of his comfort zone when a tragedy befalls his family…

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Unsettled Ground - Book Review
Fiction Lulu 03/04/2023 Fiction Lulu 03/04/2023

Unsettled Ground - Book Review

Unsettled Ground is a dark psychological story that follows two siblings as their quiet life suddenly become uprooted following their mother’s death

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Everything is Beautiful - Book Review
Fiction, Reviews Lulu 18/06/2021 Fiction, Reviews Lulu 18/06/2021

Everything is Beautiful - Book Review

Everything is Beautiful really tugs at the heartstrings, adding mystery and intrigue to a beautifully brilliant piece of fiction

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Everything I Never Told You - Book Review
Fiction, Reviews Lulu 07/06/2021 Fiction, Reviews Lulu 07/06/2021

Everything I Never Told You - Book Review

Everything I Never Told You hooks you from the first page and doesn't let go

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Recent reads ✨

It’s very wet and windy outside at the moment so I’m hunkering down with The Correspondent, which I’m hoping to finish this evening. 

While I’m battling my current intermittent reading slump, I thought I&rsquo
Paradise Garden - book review 🦩
‘Our outing to the lake was like taking a last deep breath before someone pushes your head underwater.’

Fourteen-year-old Billie lives a quiet life in a high-rise housing estate with her single mother, Ma
A slightly non-bookish post due to my reading slump, but I wanted to share some photos of my solo holiday to Venice. I’ve been unwell recently, hit a bit of a reading slump and am just feeling a little blue, so I thought I’d cheer myself
January reads ❄️
I had quite a productive reading month to start the year, despite a lower star average of 3.75/5

I found a new favourite book - Paradise Garden - with a proper review to come soon, because it was a bloody good read!

There were a co
February tbr 🌷

We’re inching closer and closer to spring, and this month, I’ve got an exciting adventure just around the corner! This is a slightly ambitious pile of books to read in February, but I chose the first four before going to
Meet the Newmans - Book Review 📺

My first book review of 2026 is almost a full circle moment - one of my first reviews on here and my blog was for All the Bright Places, the first Niven book I read as a teenager and absolutely adored. Meet the Newm
6 books for 2026 
I’ve seen a lot of people choosing 26 books for 2026 - I thought that would be a bit ambitious for me, seeing as I read about 30-40 books a year, so 6 books seemed more appropriate. These are some of the great reads I’m
Currently reading ☕️❄️
I’m currently sticking to my monthly tbr, making my way through it slowly but surely so far, and enjoying this weather! ❄️ I still can’t get over how beautiful the snow is - as someone who grew up in 30-40 degree ce