It’s no secret that Fredrik Backman is one of my favourite authors – everything I’ve read of his so far I have thoroughly enjoyed. Therefore, when I saw My Friends was out, it was getting rave reviews and then someone recommended it as a book I must read in 2026; it was the easiest “add… Read more: My Friends by Fredrik Backman book review

V for Vendetta is the first standalone graphic novel I’ve read. I know it was initially released as individual issues but it’s since been encompassed into one whole story and this is why I deem it a “standalone” now. What a start it is to my graphic novel reading journey! Just a heads-up, this article… Read more: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore review

My story behind reading James is that I wanted to read James as I liked the front cover and saw it had rave reviews. I then read that it’s based on a character from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, so I then bought and read that first to help better understand the context. Just a… Read more: James by Percival Everett book review

One Day by David Nicholls was a book that had such a lasting impact on me after finishing it. I was so deeply invested in Emma and Dexter’s story that when it all concluded, I was still thinking about them for weeks. So when I saw Nichols had a new book out and people were… Read more: You are Here by David Nicholls book review

The book I chose to read in July, after you lot recommended it, was Justin Cronin’s The Ferryman. All I knew about this book was that it was science fiction/fantasy and that it had been picked as a book of the month at Waterstones once and so I went into it very excited! Just a… Read more: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin book review