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The Five by Hallie Rubenhold: Reclaiming the Women Jack the Ripper Erased
This book came highly recommended by my sister, so when I got round to reading it I wasn’t sure what to expect (we don’t normally have the same taste in books). However, The Five by Hallie Rubenhold was such a welcome surprise. I went in thinking I knew the infamous Jack the Ripper story –…
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Tart by Slutty Cheff: Raw, Unfiltered and Deliciously Fun
I picked up Tart by Slutty Cheff without knowing much about it (aside from some buzz and those cheeky cover quotes from Lena Dunham and Dolly Alderton), and I’m so glad I did. This memoir is an absolute riot – a no-holds-barred through the life of an anonymous young chef in London’s restaurant underbelly. It…
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July Reading Wrap-Up
I’m not entirely sure how we’ve reached the end of July already, but somehow here we are – and I managed to read 7 books, and a grand total of 2,326 pages along the way. There was true crime, feminist non-fiction, memoir, forensic science, historical fiction and bit of literary fiction for good measure. A…
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The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates: A Powerful Call to Action
From page one, Bates’ warm-yet-urgent tone pulled me in like a late-night conversation with a friend – a friend bringing some serious truth bombs. (If her name sounds familiar, it’s because she’s the bestselling author of Everyday Sexism and Men Who Hate Women). I thought I was pretty informed about misogyny, but nothing prepared me…
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All Fours by Miranda July: Wild, Weird and Unapologetically Honest
You know when you finish a book and just sit there like…huh. That was a lot. That was me with All Fours. It’s sharp, messy, clever, and undeniably Miranda July – which is to say, it will either completely click with you or leave you frustrated. For me, it was both. I gave it four…
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This Is Not A Game by Kelly Mullen: Chaos in a Locked-Room Whodunnit
You know when a book just delivers exactly what you hoped for – clever, cosy, a little bit camp, and absolutely cramped with red herrings? This was This Is Not a Game for me. A classic murder mystery in a snowed-in mansion, but with a quirky modern twist (and a lot of martinis). What’s it…
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Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall: A Cosy Whodunnit Worth the Wait
Let me start by saying Death at the White Hart was a slow-burn mystery – and I absolutely savoured it. You know those books that feel like curling up by the fire on a rainy evening? This one had that vibe in spades. It’s not a thriller that grabs you by the throat; instead it…
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The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden: Sensual, Suspenseful and Simmering with Secrets
I finally picked up The Safekeep after seeing it buzz around the Women’s Prize shortlist – and I’m so glad I did. This one’s not just a historical novel, or a slow-burn romance, or a psychological character study. It’s all three – and then some. We follow Isabel, who lives alone in her dead mother’s…
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The Seven O’Clock Club: A Gripping Tale of Grief and Healing
Every so often a book sneaks up on you in the best possible way – and The Seven O’Clock Club absolutely did that for me. I went in expecting something soft and comforting, maybe even a cosy tale of community and healing. What I got was a story that’s layered and emotional. And no, I…
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Good Girl by Aria Aber: What it Means to Be Seen
Let me start by saying Good Girl absolutely wrecked me. Not in a sobbing-on-the-floor kind of way, but in that deep, disorienting, quietly-knocks-the-air-out-of-you way. I picked this up because it was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize and I was intrigued, given how much I loved the other longlisted and shortlisted books that I’d read. Aber…
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