A controversial topic, book adaptations! Thank you ever so much to The Bookish Mutant for nominating me and letting me talk about book adaptations! Her posts are always brilliant and you can find the her take on this tag here. What is the last book adaptation movie you saw? Aside from the new Matilda theContinue reading “The Book Adaptation Tag 🎥 🎞️”
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WWW Wednesday: What Am I Reading?
What have I been reading this week? WWW Wednesday is hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. All you have to do is answer these three questions: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading At the moment, I’m reading Virginia Woolf’sContinue reading “WWW Wednesday: What Am I Reading?”
🥳 Celebrating Black British History: ‘My Name Is Leon’ Book Review 🥳
Heartbreaking and tender, My Name Is Leon is my favourite of the new AQA texts. Here’s why. Name: My Name Is Leon Author: Chinoyerem Odimba Published: 2016 Did you know that AQA are updating their modern drama set texts for the GCSEs in 2025? The Princess and the Hustler is one of the proposed textsContinue reading “🥳 Celebrating Black British History: ‘My Name Is Leon’ Book Review 🥳”
🥳 Celebrating Black British Identity: ‘Leave Taking’ Play Review 🥳
I’m reading the new AQA texts to see if as with Leave Taking, these plays are well chosen and an insight into Black British identity… Name: Leave Taking Author: Winsome Pinnock Published: 1987 Did you know that AQA are updating their modern drama set texts for the GCSEs in 2025? The Princess and the HustlerContinue reading “🥳 Celebrating Black British Identity: ‘Leave Taking’ Play Review 🥳”
🥳 Celebrating Black British Families: ‘The Princess and the Hustler’ Play Review🥳
I’m reading the new AQA texts so that you don’t have to! To see if, as with The Princess and the Hustler, these plays are well chosen and an insight into Black British identity… Name: The Princess and the Hustler Author: Chinoyerem Odimba Published: 2019 Did you know that AQA are updating their modern dramaContinue reading “🥳 Celebrating Black British Families: ‘The Princess and the Hustler’ Play Review🥳”
Worth The Hype? ‘The First To Die At The End’ Book Review
How would you live if you knew you were going to die? A thought provoking and timely ethical dilemma spun with human storytelling and even more beautiful characters. Name: The First To Die At The End Author: Adam Silvera Published: 2022 In a prequel to They Both Die At The End, The First To DieContinue reading “Worth The Hype? ‘The First To Die At The End’ Book Review”
The Book Club Book Tag
Are you part of a book club? If so, do you actually discuss books? At least for me, ‘book clubs’ tend to deteriorate into chatting and eating and the book is never mentioned. But if you love a good book club, then this is the tag for you! Read on to find what personalities IContinue reading “The Book Club Book Tag”
A Chilling Classic: ‘I’m The King Of The Castle’ Book Review
Set back from the turmoil of the 1970s, the author of The Woman In Black triumphs with another chilling classic – this time on the devastating consequences of parental blindness. Name: I’m The King Of The Castle Author: Susan Hill Published: 1970 One of my New Years Resolutions (which you can find here!) is toContinue reading “A Chilling Classic: ‘I’m The King Of The Castle’ Book Review”
WWW Wednesday: What Am I Reading?
What have I been reading this week? WWW Wednesday is hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. All you have to do is answer these three questions: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading One of my New Years Resolutions (whichContinue reading “WWW Wednesday: What Am I Reading?”
Must Read New Mystery: ‘Five Survive’ Book Review
Nerve-wracking and claustrophobic. Five Survive has of the most unique premises I’ve ever read – six friends, trapped in an RV with a sniper outside. The only way out to reveal their secrets. Name: Five Survive Author: Holly Jackson Published: 2022 There’s an excellent Alfred Hitchcock analogy for mystery writing: suspense comes not from havingContinue reading “Must Read New Mystery: ‘Five Survive’ Book Review”
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