When I tell people I’m an English literature student I’m met with one of two reactions: they’ll laugh, or they’ll be compelled by the strange desire to list off every book they have ever read to demonstrate that they in … Continue reading Book Recommendations from my ex-situationships
Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, the global success of the billion-dollar blockbuster Barbie and Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album GUTS – it certainly has been a year for the girls. A year of attentive reflection and the eager celebration of girlhood. … Continue reading Book Recommendations Containing the Remnants of Despondent Girlhood
Whenever I’m looking for an idea for a novel, the first thing I do is open a newspaper. This is because, when it comes to spies, reality is far stranger than fiction. In recent years Britain has seen an attempted … Continue reading Real Spies Inspired My Novels Feature by author Ava Glass
There is at least one moment in everyone’s life that they would like a second chance at, whether this is a horrifically life-altering event or something as small as remembering to take out your toast so you actually got a … Continue reading A Multiplicity of Mirages Review of Children of the Sun by Beth Lewis
Youth throws us into the lives of four teenagers for a brief but tumultuous couple months as they try to navigate their way through adolescence. Angel and Princess are both nearing the end of their secondary school days; Angel must … Continue reading Alright Our; A Review of Youth by Kevin Curran An engrossing depiction of contemporary Balbriggan and a new generation of Irish young people.
Three Things About Elsie has an unconventional narrator. Meet 84-year-old Florence Claybourne. She lives in a nursing home with her best friend Elsie. The novel opens with Florence lying on the floor. She’s fallen over and is waiting for someone … Continue reading Meditations on life and friendship: Three Things about Elsie by Joanna Cannon A book to read in one sitting. It will warm your soul and make you cry … Elsie, Jack and Flo will not leave your imagination for quite some time after reading the heart wrenching final pages.
●●●●○ If you don’t know what a tuatara is or have never come across the abundance of Star Wars fan fiction available online, then reading John Green’s new book, Turtles All the Way Down, will soon teach you. Though the … Continue reading Turtles All The Way… Up? John Green climbs bestseller list with long-awaited new novel Turtles All the Way Down.