My Favourite Manson Girl – Alison Umminger

I came across this book whilst looking at Atom Books' website. It really jumped out at me. Partly because I had just read Emma Cline's The Girls and was still fascinated by the Manson Girls and partly because of the cover. The title My Favourite Manson Girl in bright pink writing, with some quirky sunglasses. The cover gives off mixed messages. The Manson …

Shelfie!

I don't have much to say in terms of bookish stuff today. I'm still on my current read which is My Favourite Manson Girl by Alison Umminger (Atom Books), I'm really really enjoying it. I will definitely be posting a review when I'm done. So for now, here is a picture of my library/spare room. …

The Girls – Emma Cline

  I'm not really sure where to start with this novel. I was so utterly blown away by it in the first few pages, and continually throughout, that I feel like anything I say will pale in comparison to Cline's overwhelmingly beautiful way with words. However the world needs to know about the beauty of …

The Ghost House – Helen Phifer

I bought this book purely for the cover, its gorgeous and the fact that it had the word Ghost in the title, well I just had to buy it. I didn't even bother to read the back before I bought it, and I was pleasantly surprised by the story. The Ghost House actually came out in 2013, …

The Secrets of Blood and Bone – Rebecca Alexander

Okay, I have been seriously neglecting this blog I know. I have been sucked into the wonderful world of Bookstagram and that seems to be taking up all of my time. Combined with the fact that it took me two weeks to read The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (dissertation read), I haven't really had …