Review: Leaving is My Colour

Leaving is My Colour by Amy Burns
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

'I'm not looking for ecstasy at the foot of an altar or some cataclysmic, earth-shattering experience. All I want is to be enough for one person. For just one person to love me best. I want for one person to like me enough not to want to put his dick into another person'.

☆☆☆☆ 4 'Dysfunctional' stars

This book appealed to my dark sense of humour so much. Rachel is smart, witty and very funny, she is lost, dysfunctional and a little bit crazy. I liked her a lot.
After her family becomes very wealthy, Rachel gets mixed up in numerous failed marriages, drink, drugs and many trips to rehab. All she wants is to escape from the pits of 'rock-bottom', but can she do this by chasing unrealistic expectations? Will she accept help from her ultimately flawed family? This is her story.

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Review: Coraline and Other Stories

Coraline and Other Stories by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

☆☆☆ 3 'Creepy' Stars

I'm going to be totally honest here...if I was just rating Coraline then I probably would of given this book 5 Stars as I enjoyed that story very much. It was creepy, atmospheric, well written and I really liked the artwork. I adored the animated film but have only now gotten around to reading the story that inspired its making. I just knew I was going to love reading the original story.
What let this book down, in my opinion, was all of the other short stories that followed. I enjoyed maybe 2 other stories but when reading the rest I was looking forward to finally finishing the book. For this reason I had to knock off 2 stars...but Coraline really was great.

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Review: Follow You Home

Follow You Home by Mark Edwards
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

☆☆☆☆☆ 5 Stars

Mark Edwards really does know how to write. This was fast, mad, gritty, suspenseful and exciting!
I decided to buy this book as I have enjoyed all of his other work that I have read so far. He did not disappoint me in the slightest.
This started as quite a light and easy going read but soon descended into something very dark and sinister. Highly recommended if you enjoy suspenseful horror stories.

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Review: You Were Made for This

You Were Made for This by Michelle Sacks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

✰✰✰✰✰ 5 Stars

Dark, crazy, intense and not for the faint-hearted

I absolutely loved this book, it truly was a rollercoaster straight to Hell and back again. It didn't let me breathe, it didn't let me catch a break, it was unrelenting in it's intensity. The book is wonderfully written from the different points of view of the main characters and is one of my favourite reads of 2018.

A family that seems so picture perfect from the outside are hiding some very dark secrets, secrets that just keep mounting up until cracks start to appear in their once unbreakable facade.
If you enjoy dark psychological thrillers then I recommend this as a must read.

I received an ebook ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.


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Review: A Murder of Magpies

A Murder of Magpies by Mark Edwards
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

✰✰✰✰✰ 5 Stars

What it felt like reading this book...



For a short story this really did pack a punch! It was non-stop action from start to finish.
Mark Edwards is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, he really is a superb writer. I enjoyed The Magpies A LOT so when I stumbled across this one I couldn't wait to get back into the world of psycho neighbours from Hell. Edwards did not disappoint and I'm very much hoping that there will be a third installment.

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Review: The Upside of Unrequited

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

✰✰ 2 Stars

Looking through the reviews for this book leads me to believe that i'm in the minority with my rating. Perhaps I'm just not the right audience for this book. I'll admit I'm not the biggest romance fan out there but depending on the individual book I have liked numerous romance novels in the past.
Whilst there were some cutesy sweet like candy moments in this book the whole thing just fell flat for me. I didn't connect with any of the characters unfortunately...I actually didn't like any of them.
I'll start with our main character Molly, the 'average, slightly overweight, awkward, teenager' who has never been kissed by a boy, despite having had crushes on about 26 different guys, and oh my days is her life ending because of it. The book is basically 300 odd pages of Molly complaining, being overly self-centred and just being annoying in general.



The diversity of the characters are great when it comes to race and sexuality so that gets a thumbs up from me. The feminist angle was a bit hit and miss, perhaps trying too hard? Someone can be a feminist AND a romantic, of course they can.
Overall, this wasn't my cup of tea but I'm glad I got to cross it off my reading list.

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Review: A Vegan Ethic: Embracing a Life of Compassion Toward All

A Vegan Ethic: Embracing a Life of Compassion Toward All by Mark Hawthorne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars ★★★★★

If I could give everyone a copy of this book to read, I would. Whether you are vegan, vegan curious, vegetarian or omni, this book is a must read. It just might change your life and also save many others.

A person's "right" to eat whatever they want ends where another's life begins.



I'm currently going through some lifestyle changes which include removing meat from my diet and reducing the amount of diary I consume considerably. My reasons for doing this is (1) for the animals and (2) for health reasons. I was introduced to veganism through my mum's partner and his brother, for this I am very grateful.
When it comes to veganism I knew the basics, not consuming any animal products, that was pretty much it...and to be honest I thought that was all of it. Oh how wrong I was...how very very wrong...and you know what? I'm glad I was wrong as I have learnt so much more. I learnt how being an ethical vegan includes not just animal rights but human rights as well, including racism, sexism, homophobia and feminism.
I feel that it's really important that we're exposed to how things work behind closed doors, how animals are really treated, rather than being lied to by the media. Oh here's an advert featuring a happy cow...umm...no, that is NOT a happy cow. That is a cow whose whole life purpose is to produce milk and end up on a plate.



This is a very well researched book which has been well thought out, the references are well organised which allows you to do further reading into veganism and best of all it's not preachy, it's factual.
In conclusion, if you were to read any book this year please make it this one.



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