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Rape Culture & How We Normalise It

Trigger Warnings // Sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, stalking, suicide “Like a compass needle that points north, a man’s accusing…

Abuse, Domestic Violence, justice system, mental health, misogyny, rape culture

Diversity and Representation in Books and Publishing – Why is it Necessary?

“Diverse books aren’t just for the diverse. They are for all of us. Books are more powerful than just a…

books, Diverse books, Diversity, Marginalised authors, Publishing, Representation

A Collection of Cultures: An Interview with Osi // Guest Post (2)

“We’re not voiceless. Pass the mic.” With an especial focus on mental health, music, and celebrating black love, without further…

A Collection of Cultures, Black community, black love, dating, diverse bloggers, Guest Post, Interview, mental health, music, Poetry

Why the Sansa vs Daenerys Feud is not Anti-Feminist

Harper’s Bazaar recently labelled the feud between Daenerys Targaryen and Sansa Stark as “gendered and regressive”. Another publication, Buzzfeed, criticised…

Daenerys Targaryen, game of thrones, Game of Thrones Season 8, gender portrayal in TV, Sansa Stark

Look Around You, Incels Are Everywhere

Your friendships, your relationships, your relatives, even WordPress; incels crop up even in the unlikeliest of places. Chances are, if…

Alek Minassian, article, dating, entitlement, Friendship, incel, incel movement, incels, Love Island, male entitlement, misogyny, nice guys, nice guys finish last, opinion, opinion piece, slut-shaming, Toronto, toxic culture, Wordpress

What You Need to Know About Trauma – The Body Keeps the Score (Part One)

‘The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma’ is a reassuring and gentle, loving…

books, substance misuse, the body keeps the score, trauma, triggers, victim blaming

An Interview with Bethany Mangle, Debut Author of ‘Prepped’

Talking doomsday community, difficult relationships with parents, a heartwarming YA love story plus an older sister-little sister relationship that will…

Author interview, Bethany Mangle, Prepped, runaway teen fiction, YA, YA romance

ARC Review: Prepped by Bethany Mangle

“I know for a surety that no one, not even Dad, has ever loved this girl as much as I…

book review, books, doomsday, Family, Prepped, runaway teen fiction, sisterhood, YA romance

Top 10 Bollywood Films of All Time // Part Two

Moving on to the long-awaited part two of the top 10 Bollywood films of all-time, and this time, we’re throwing…

best bollywood films, bollywood, films, Jaane tu ya jaane na, kabhi khushi kabhie gham, Kal Ho Naa Ho, kuch kuch hota hai, Mohabbatein

ARC Review: Mr Pink by Patrick Hjertén

“The conversation sort of stopped naturally because of two men who in that moment were defined by fear and nothing…

book review, books, LGBT romance, mlm, Mr Pink, Mr Pink Book Review, Patrick Hjerten, thriller

ARC Review: The Ninja’s Blade by Tori Eldridge

“A warrior’s heart is full, and her capacity to feel is great. You fight to protect others out of fierce…

adventure books, book review, commercial sexual exploitation, Mystery books, ninja, The Ninja's Blade, thriller books, Tori Eldridge, trafficking

“I Don’t Want Mulberry School for Girls to Be Thought of as a Failing School.”

With the recent news that many A-Level students in the UK from lower-income areas have received downgraded results, many students…

A Level results, education, Guest Post, Ofqual, Students, Tory government, UK Politics, Working class

Top 10 Bollywood Films of All Time // Part One

I love Bollywood. I always have. Granted, I haven’t watched some of the more recent releases of the past year…

Barfi, best bollywood films, bollywood, films, Highway, Hum Tum, Jab We Met, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

ARC Review: The Weight on Skin by Beena Khan

“A hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you.” – The Weight on Skin The…

Beena Khan, book review, books, bullying, Literary Fiction, mental health, romance books, south asian books, the weight on skin

Top 10 Characters I’d Be Friends With From the Last Books I’ve Read

It’s been a while since I wrote about the ‘Top 5 Characters I Want as My Best Friend’, three years…

book characters, book characters I'd be friends with, Book Lists, book memes, books, fictional characters, top ten tuesday

Book Review: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

“[Black Lives Matter] isn’t putting black lives on a pedestal, I don’t even know what that means,” I said, my…

Adult Fiction, book review, British literature, Candice Carty-Williams, Contemporary lit, Queenie, Queenie Book Review

Top 10 Books on My Summer TBR

So, a year or two ago, I staunchly declared: “Bankruptcy! No more official TBR’s!” in my post ‘The Readers’ Existential…

Book Lists, books, Summer TBR, TBR, top ten tuesday

May Wrap-Up – Books, Shows, Life Updates and Sharing Links

May has been an interesting month, an important month. We have seen people from different races, religions and backgrounds uniting…

black lives matter, BLM, books, June Wrap Up, Love Island, New Girl, TV

eARC Review: The Name of Red by Beena Khan

“He brought up her old scars again, and now he couldn’t leave them on the shelf like books to gather…

#OwnVoices, Beena Khan, book review, Literary Fiction, romance, The Name of Red

April Wrap-Up – Books, Lilo & Stitch, The Sims & Ramadan

Look at me, finally dragging myself to open my laptop and write this wrap-up and feeling overwhelmed because I’ve kept…

April Wrap Up, books, films, games, mental health, Ramadan, TV

Book Review: It’s Not About the Burqa

“And if they do not give us the mic to speak, we build our own stage – I was never…

book review, books, Diverse anthologies, It's Not About the Burqa, Mariam Khan, Muslim rep

Book Review: Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

“It’s not enough to find someone you love. You have to be ready for that love, and ready to make…

#OwnVoices, Ayesha at Last, book review, books, Diverse books, Pride and Prejudice retelling

March Wrap-Up – Talking Stats, Books, Shows and a Mental Health Check-In

Today, as well as talking about books, TV, stats and dropping links, I’ll be doing a mental health check-in and…

Blogging Stats, books, March Wrap-Up, mental health, Pandemic, pictures, Stats, TV

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