Hi, my name is Sarah, and I love all things nineteenth century. I studied English at uni and during my second year I realised how much I loved Victorian literature so made that my focus for third year and my MA. You’ll notice a theme of late-Victorian Gothic going on with a few of my…
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Throne of Glass | Crown of Midnight – Sarah J Maas: Book Review
Ever find a series and just devour it so quickly? I’m currently reading the third novel in the Throne of Glass series and I’m enjoying it. Throne of Glass is the first novel in a series of young adult fantasy collection by American author, Sarah J. Maas. There are currently five books with a sixth…
Before We Met – Lucie Whitehouse: Book Review
It’s been a while since my last book review and I’m incredibly sorry for that. I’ve been having a love/hate relationship with fiction lately, but we’ll discuss that another time. You know they say you should never judge a book by its cover? Well, I picked this up because of its cover. Before We Met is a…
Bleed For Me – Michael Robotham: Book Review
I’ve had this book sitting on my shelf for quite a while now. I went through a phase of buying too many books whilst I was doing my English degree, and unable to read them because my reading list for my uni course was too vast. Alas, I finally picked it up and I want…
The Museum of Extraordinary Things – Alice Hoffman: Book Review
I picked this book up on a whim when I was browsing in Waterstones. I judged a book by it’s cover, it intrigued me and when I read the synopsis I knew I had to have it. ‘A tale of star-crossed lovers set against a creepy, gothic backdrop of freak shows, murder and mystery.’ Independent‘Entrancing…Hoffman has…
The Miniaturist – Jessie Burton: Book Review
The Miniaturist is Jessie Burton’s debut novel; it is a international bestseller and has been published in over thirty languages. ‘Haunting, magical and full of surprises.’ S.J. Watson ‘Fabulously gripping.’ Observer ‘Powerful and richly imagined.’ Sunday Times After reading reviews online, I decided to purchase The Miniaturist and see if it lived up to the…