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Hearts and Diners Book Review
Hearts and Diners Blurb Heather Sand has always given 100% at doing the right thing; from being the perfect big sister to the girlfriend who wears a loving heart on both sleeves. After the passing of her father, a measuring stick for perfect, she’s met with the not so...
Books by Authors of Colour
This week, I’m trying to think more about a lot of things, including the books I read. I decided to have a look through my recent reads, and my to-be-read list, and see how many were written by authors of colour. The answer is: not enough, and I need to pay more...
The Guest: Book Review
The Guest Blurb She told him to make himself at home. He did. Life has been good to Ellie – she owns a successful art gallery, is deeply in love with her husband, Seth, and has two beautiful children, Brandon and Simone. But not everything is perfect… Lately,...
The Beginner’s Guide to Foreshadowing
Ah, foreshadowing, the bane of all students of English literature! If you hate foreshadowing, or think you do, I’m hoping my handy beginner’s guide to foreshadowing can change your mind. And if you’re here because you like it, and want to know how to do it...
Queenie: Book Review
Queenie – Plot Summary Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman. Having just broken up, sort of, with her long-term boyfriend, Queenie launches herself into a series of terrible decisions. As her self-destructive behaviour starts to catch up with her,...
How to Write an Unlikeable Character
Okay, you might be wondering, “Why do I want to know how to write an unlikeable character?” Surely the point of developing and writing characters is to get the reader to like them? To root for them? To suffer with their failures and celebrate their successes? Well...