Title: Love for Imperfect Things Author: Haemin Sunim Publisher: Penguin Random House Genre: Non-Fiction (Self Help) Firstly, I would really like to thank Penguin Random House for sending me this copy of Love for Imperfect Things in exchange for a post on their blog tour. In a wonderful case of irony, I am highlighting myContinue reading “Love for Imperfect Things – Blog Tour”
Author Archives: thebookishlinguist
5 Ways to Read More Books
Most book lovers want to read more books. It’s not all about the numbers, but when there are hundreds of books floating around social media – from the ones that have been published for years and are earnestly loved by many book bloggers to the ones just about to be published. This creates a never-endingContinue reading “5 Ways to Read More Books”
Lullaby – Review
Title: Lullaby Author: Leïla Slimani (translated by Sam Taylor) Publisher: Faber & Faber Genre: Psychological Thriller Rating: ★★★.5 “The baby is dead. It only took a few seconds.” Lullaby was a different take on the traditional thrillers that I am used to. From the very first page the crime has been committed and the killerContinue reading “Lullaby – Review”
How I Plan to Cut my TBR in Half in 2020
Before joining bookstagram in July 2019, I had exactly no books on my TBR. A big fat zero. I received a couple of books for my birthday as I knew I wanted to get back into reading, but I had already read those before starting my bookstagram page. I remember ordering And the Mountains EchoedContinue reading “How I Plan to Cut my TBR in Half in 2020”
Before the Coffee gets Cold – Review
Rating: 3.5 stars I thought the concept of this novel was amazing, and unlike anything I have read before. I had seen some amazing reviews and recommendations for this, and I think I let the hype lead my expectations too far, and so the novel fell a little short for me. It is a shortContinue reading “Before the Coffee gets Cold – Review”
The Nightingale – Review And Buddy Read
“In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.” Rating: 5 stars This novel was devastatingly beautiful and utterly heartbreaking. It was a tale of love and loss, and it blew me away. This book was never on my radar until it was suggested as theContinue reading “The Nightingale – Review And Buddy Read”
My Best Charity Shop Finds #1
For me, there’s nothing better than finding cheap books, and donating to charity at the same time! Not long after discovering bookstagram, I discovered that quite a lot of people bought their books from charity shops. I thought I would give it a go, and quickly fell in love with browsing rows of previously lovedContinue reading “My Best Charity Shop Finds #1”
Red, White and Royal Blue – Review
For my first review, I felt it had to be a book I really loved, and there’s no book that I’ve loved more than Red, White and Royal Blue. Rating: A MILLION STARS You know those books that you think about constantly even when you’re not reading? The books that make you get up halfContinue reading “Red, White and Royal Blue – Review”
Books I Want To Get To In 2020
2019 was the year that I really renewed my passion for reading. I’ve mentioned it before, but I really lost my passion for reading over the last few years, due mostly to the compulsory reading I was forced to do for GCSEs and A Levels. Although I really did enjoy A Level English Literature, itContinue reading “Books I Want To Get To In 2020”
2020 Reading Goals
I know some people are against New Years’ Resolutions, but I actually really enjoy goal-setting at the beginning of the year. Is anyone else the same? The new year is a great time to think about what you have been enjoying, what you’d like to do more of, and even what you’d like to doContinue reading “2020 Reading Goals”
