Literature of the Emerald Isle

Sligo, Dublin, Belfast and Galway. Don’t mind me, I’m reading my way through Ireland one book at a time…

Author Crush- Jojo Moyes and her band of heartfelt reads…

Once I find a truly amazing read, I cannot stop talking about it, referring others to read it or sneakily take photos of it…

Tell tales of the old school yard- ‘The Teacher’s Secret’ by Suzanne Leal and ‘Big Little Lies’ by Liane Moriarty

Australian author’s Suzanne Leal and Liane Moriarty tackle ethical issues within the school yard…

Listening to stories- Reading ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ by George R.R. Martin as an audio book

Don’t have time to sit down and read? Try an audio book version of a beloved tale…

Single sit reads… the solution for the busy bibliophile.

Don’t want to commit to a long term relationship with a series? Have fling with your reads instead…

Reading experiment gone wrong: Intervention of the ‘Young Adult’ Novel

Subject started off reading all three styles of books- poetry, novels and audiobooks. All reading material was recorded on the Goodreads app with a star rating out of 5. However, the subject started to lose motivation to read after about the first six weeks of the challenge. They reported not having the three factors of time, energy and excitement to attempt to add more books to their 2016 total. Subject appears to be caught in a ‘reading slump.’

Note: Interestingly, subject took the procedural advice of ‘book buying’ quite literally, with countless books being purchased without any of them being read…

Tea Cup Review of ‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tartt

I’ve just finished reading Donna Tartt’s novel ‘The Secret History’ and I can’t stop talking about it…

Autobiographies and memoirs- jumping head first into a new literary genre…

As an individual who prides herself on a deep love for reading, there has been one genre which I have blatantly been walking passed in the bookstore for 23 years of my life. That section happens to be Autobiographies, Biographies …

Mindfulness Reading Challenge for 2016

I am still in shock as to how much faster each year seems to travel than the one before. My 2015 was definitely travelling faster than 88 miles per hour back to the future style for sure. Reflecting back on …

Historical fiction spotlight- Mary Shelley and her bad ass Romantics…

I love reading Mary Shelley’s #Frankenstein just as much as I love learning about her scandalous life..