by lauralizbuckley | 11 May, 2021 | Book Reviews
It’s national Mental Health Awareness week. Because of that, I wanted to take a look at some of the books I’ve read in the not-too-distant past that centre mental health, or characters who are dealing with mental health issues. Some of these books I enjoyed more than...
by lauralizbuckley | 8 May, 2021 | Book Reviews
I Wish You All the Best plot summary Ben knew their parents weren’t likely to respond well when they came out as nonbinary. They weren’t expecting to be cast out onto the street. With no keys, no money, no shoes, Ben doesn’t have many options. They do the only thing...
by lauralizbuckley | 1 May, 2021 | Book Reviews
Charity blurb Edith, an elderly widow with a large house in an Islington garden square, needs a carer. Lauren, a nail technician born in the East End, needs somewhere to live. A rent-free room in lieu of pay seems the obvious solution, even though the pair have...
by lauralizbuckley | 24 Apr, 2021 | Book Reviews
Plot summary of Strange the Dreamer Lazlo Strange has always had a dream: to travel to Weep, the Unseen City, whose name was snatched from his mind when he was a child. Nobody knows anymore what it used to be called, or even whether it still stands, since nobody has...
by lauralizbuckley | 17 Apr, 2021 | Book Reviews
Plot summary of the Cursebreaker trilogy In another world, running alongside ours, magic has a hold of the kingdom of Emberfall. One of the last remaining magic users has trapped the castle in a curse. Prince Rhen is doomed to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year...
by lauralizbuckley | 3 Apr, 2021 | Book Reviews
Darius the Great is Not Okay plot summary Darius feels like a constant outsider. At school, where being half Persian marks him as different. With his mum and sister, who are able to talk Farsi fluently while he only understands fragments. With his dad who, despite...
