24/09/2026
I WASN’T EXPECTING
A BOOK TO MAKE ME
QUESTION THIS.
Land — Maggie O’Farrell
Christ on a bike, I found the first half a hard slog. At times I genuinely felt like I needed a dictionary beside me to read it. BUT the latter half was brilliant and I’m glad I stuck with it. I loved so much about it, but far too long for me
The Correspondent — Virginia Evans
Such an easy, lovely read. It flowed so naturally that I absolutely flew through it, and then the fecking thing made me cry. Sometimes a good cry is needed.
Currently reading and it’s so easy to get absorbed into anything Kristin Hannah writes, I love how her books bring me to different ears and learn new things.
The Names - is on my to read list, should I read it next?
Also on my reading list are Dungeon Crawler Carl and Whistler! I CANNOT wait to read Dungeon Crawler Carl it sounds so unlike anything I’ve ever read, it’s meant to be completely unhinged, hilarious and a pager turner.
Fruit Fly — Josh Silver
This made me laugh SO much. dark and funny, but somehow had me hooked at every stage. Also Josh Silver is a little bit ridy in his bio pic - Just saying girls!
THE NOT ONE BUT TWO THAT FU**ED WITH MY HEAD.
She Who Remains — Rene Karabash
Short and beautifully narrated.. A coming-of-age story shaped by mistakes, gender, and the society you’re born into. I’m not sure why I loved this so much but it was a peek into Albanian life and I do love a book which sends me on a google deep dive, in this case it was all things Albania.
I Who Have Never Known Men — Jacqueline Harpman
Also short. Also completely fu**ed with my head. I genuinely cannot stop thinking about this book. It made me question how naturally hopeful we are as humans, that instinct to keep going, searching and believing there must be something ahead of us.
I think about it a lot because maybe hope is wrong?
Bleak, strange and fascinating.
My friend Deirdre - Wedding Photographer Dublin & Ireland hated it, so PLEASE tell me your thoughts if you’ve read it 😂