Reviews and ramblings from my pages…
I love when a book cover matches the title, and this scrapbook style cover is gorgeous! You’re a 15-year-old schoolgirl who has big dreams of becoming a pop star, and then one day you get your lucky break. Polydor records sends you to Copenhagen to make pop music - to make you a recording artist. … Continue reading Nonfiction Book Review: Scrapbook of an Unfound Songstress by Vicky Nolan
It’s time for the November Ninja Book Box unboxing. Ninja Book Box features books from indie publishers across a variety of genres, and source their bookish items from small businesses. This particular box is special for a few reasons - firstly, it's Ninja Book Boxes second anniversary box; also, the first time a nonfiction book … Continue reading Book Box Unboxing: Ninja Book Box (Inspiration) #ninjabookbox
And the audiobook of the year goes to..... Trevor Noah!! One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. As host of the US … Continue reading Nonfiction Audiobook Review: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
‘Movie Night’ is the theme for this month’s BookBum Club – read a book that was adapted into a movie. When I first watched Girl, Interrupted, I didn’t know it was based on a book, let alone a true account, so this is one of those rare instances where I saw the film before I … Continue reading #Nonfiction Book Review: Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
*Thanks for the free book, Crown Publishing; it’s my pleasure to be a part of your monthly book send programme and provide honest reviews for the titles chosen* A story of war and what comes after. "The plot provided by the universe was filled with starvation, war and rape. I would not--could not--live in that … Continue reading #Nonfiction Book Review: The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya & Elizabeth Weil
NON-FICTION When I published my top books of 2017 earlier this month, it was surprisingly easy to pick my top 3 non-fiction books because I only read 7 in total - I couldn't have done a top ten if I wanted to. I was quite disappointed when I realised how much non-fiction I'd read; I … Continue reading From the Unread Shelf: Non-Fiction
*Thanks for the free book, @CrownPublishing; it’s my pleasure to be a part of your monthly book send programme and provide honest reviews for the titles chosen* As it’s Non-fiction November, I thought it the apt time to read The Last Girl. From the back cover: In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad #nonfictionnovember
