Reading round-up: My October shelf
A question I’ve been asking myself this month: if you don’t have heaps of bubbles, a glass of prosecco and a good book—is there even any point having a bath? (Answer: nope.) As this October chill has […]
Books
How to start a revolution from your bedroom
Being a feminist (which I hope you all are now after my post on why you should be) can be a bit of an emotional roller-coaster. Some days I feel like punching the air in […]
So what exactly did gender-swapping ‘Twilight’ achieve?
When Twilight first came out, and captured the hearts of teenage girls across the world, I flat-out refused to read it. I mean, it was a story about vampires—and I was trying to be one […]
Hang on, did ‘Northern Lights’ predict emojis?
We all have those magical inventions in books that we just wish would come true (hello, invisibility cloak, I’m still waiting for you). And anyone who read Northern Lights 20 years ago and says they didn’t […]
Louise O’Neill is speaking and we all need to listen
At 4:30 yesterday afternoon, I began reading Louise O’Neill’s Asking For It. I finished it at 11:59 that same night. Completely drained, I felt like bursting into tears of rage and helplessness. For the entire […]
Reading round-up: My September shelf
September has probably been my favourite month so far this year, because it was the month I finally got back into reading. Having read around three books a day for pretty much my entire life, 2015 suddenly […]
4 reasons ‘Matilda’ isn’t as feminist as you think
Daring to diss Matilda is about as terrifying as criticising Beyonce or One Direction; either move puts you at risk of being attacked by an army of full grown women who wouldn’t hesitate to rip […]