Reading this at the moment and it's lovely and magical.

New purchase train reading. Damn you, Foyles. (Kidding. Ily.)

Treated myself for the journey on to a friend's wedding today #trainreads

Payday book treats

At the grandad's, in case anyone ever wondered where I got my book boarding habit from. Doesn't cover bookcases in four other rooms...

I loved this so much. Mieville's imagination is a constant source of awe.

A book so good, I ordered the next two before I'd finished. It's a classic tale of revenge blended with a philosophical look at the nature of selfhood and humanity in a refreshingly original way.

Um... I accidentally read this in one sitting as it got dark. Sweaty, tense, and disturbing, but also quite brilliant.

Did the old forgot I preordered something surprise #bookpost thing today.

Starting this tonight, in between writing projects.

The solution was somewhat signposted, but lord, what an atmosphere Thomson creates in the grounds of St Saviours hospital. I loved Jem as a main character too, a nice lens through which to explore Victorian London as a woman in a man's guise. Clever stuff, looking forward to the next one.

One advantage of being ill is having the chance to sit and read a book in one sitting. This was a lot of fun; great concept, solid characters, and if you've ever worked in retail, a couple of recognisable things.

Absolutely love the book design too. Such a neat parody.

Not at all what I expected, but quite lovely and clever all the same.

Saturday morning reading 😊

I find that first paragraph very comforting.

Finished this on my lunch break and absolutely loved it. Takes "high school is hell" as a metaphor and runs with it. Hendrix is occasionally a little heavy-handed with the referencing, but there's a great pay off to be had. Heartily recommend.

1. Cheshire, UK
2. The Gallows Pole - Benjamin Myers
3. The Summer Book - Tove Jansson
4. Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve
5. The Princess Bride
6. The Thorn of Emberlain - Scott Lynch
#letstalkaboutbooksbaby

Book and cricket. Love this front cover so much.

Ahhhh this collection is so good. Williams' use of language is astonishing and some of those stories are among the most heartbreakingly romantic ones I've read. Highly recommend.

This is such a beautiful piece of work, pulling together various disciplines, people, and events into a patchwork exploration of Germany's Baltic coast. It's appropriately haunting and reflective.

I thought this was a bittersweet tale that's not necessarily the one the blurb promises, but one that is great nonetheless. I liked the Don Quixote links a lot and the forays into fantasy were cleverly done.

Love it already.

Current potential holiday reading stack. Subject to change because I'm indecisive #LeasDoIreland #bookstagram #holidayreads

"The sparrows are flying again."

Train reading.

This ended up being a great, albeit bittersweet, read. Gray captures Leia so well, it was impossible not to hear Carrie Fisher's voice. Also, proves Galactic Senate politics can be interesting.

Lunchtime reading. Leia's such a badass.

This is just brilliant. Gritty, rich, and evoking such a sense of place, Myers crafts a fascinating folkloric tale of criminality in the face of the oncoming Industrial Revolution.

The landscape descriptions in this are so often astonishing.

Tonight's reading. I've been looking forward to this one for ages.

This is a truly fantastic piece of writing. Brutal, honest, relevant... all of these things and more. Really recommend.

More #bookpost. Really excited about reading The Gallows Pole especially. Benjamin Myers' Pig Iron is my favourite library find.

#BookPost

Long overdue a re-read and I've seen lots of Garner mentions recently so taking it as a sign.

#Riotgrams Day 29: #AFavouriteHobby I spend a lot of my time watching films and writing about them, so here are some of my film book collection.

#Riotgrams Day 28: #SpinePoetry

#Riotgrams Day 27: #RetroCoverFun Picked these up at a local charity sale. Spent ages rummaging to grab as many as I could.

This was really fascinating and some of the stories present interesting twists on the genre and the country's potential destination. Highly recommend.

#Riotgrams Days 24 & 25: #TinyBooks and #TrueStories

Morning reading.

Hard to grade as a pick or so-so because I really enjoyed aspects of it; Burton's style, the female characters. But I've read so many dual timeline books that I'd pieced together the plot within the first quarter and given it's quite a slow burn, it left me a little impatient.

#Riotgrams Day 23: #bookiveownedthelongest Not technically the longest, but this is the first book I bought with my own money (Q9 in the library sale). Remains one of my favourite Point Horrors.

#Riotgrams Day 22: #CurrentRead Lunchtime shot!

I loved this. Really interesting to get a "ground's eye" view of the original trilogy and explore the morality of the Rebel Alliance and the Empire a little deeper.

#Riotgrams Day 21: #animalcover One of my very favourite fairytale reworkings.

#Riotgrams Catch-up! Day 16-20 #BookSetNearWhereILive (local treasure Alan Garner) #GetCrafty #BookThatMadeMeCry #Opposites #Celestial

#Riotgrams Day 15: #FavouriteTwist Can't beat Daphne.

#Riotgrams Day 14: #Cookbook #Food themed books for today. Rick Stein's book makes me feel hungry just thinking about it. Made a couple of recipes so far and they've been divine. The Vegetarian is less relaxing, but easily one of my favourite reads from last year.

#Riotgrams Day 13: #Freebie This was part of a deal from the Folio Society years ago when my dad was collecting books. He's not the biggest Austen fan...

#Riotgrams Day 12: Some of my planned #SummerReads

#Riotgrams Day 11: #FreeLittleLibrary Had a wander up to this phone box, which is now a community book exchange, this morning. Picked up The Years, The Rotters' Club, and a collection of Jhumpa Lahiri's short stories.