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Book Review: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. I Who Have Never Known Men is dystopian/speculative fiction. The Narrator, Child, is a young girl living with 39 women inside an underground cage, guarded by a rotation of guards. With no recollection of the past, she is different from the women. The story is bleak and there are a lot of questions which are left unanswered. Some questions Child struggles with is…
Book Review: The Wall by Ant Middleton
Read: 17/02/2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. I was first introduced to Ant Middleton through his programme, SAS: Who Dares Wins and I instantly loved him. He was impressive. My mom, a superfan, wanted to read his books. There was one problem, she couldn’t find a translated copy or maybe she hadn’t looked. At first, I was planning on translating one of his books myself, but after a quick search,…
The Reality of Buying a House in Ireland
Last year, with a budget of €420 000, my partner and I decided to look for a house. We are at a stage in our life where we want to get married and have children. The bank told us people usually find a house within 6 months. We were optimistic. The house hunting started in Maynooth, a location we both know well. Big mistake. Pretty quickly, we realised Maynooth wasn’t in our budget. Houses with an…
Short Story Collection Review: Hunter i Huskvarna by Sara Stridsberg
Read: 07/02/2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. This is my first read of 2026. After reading 51 books last year, I promised myself to take it slow this year. But wow what a start. I bought this book on a whim a few years ago during a summer in Sweden. My mom and I had finished our four books we brought with us for the beach holiday, so we went book shopping. The truth is, I wasn’t familiar with…
Book Review: The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. TW// This novel contains descriptive imagery of self-harm & suicide. Section 1947 – Ch 3. pp. 153-155 & Section 1941 Ch 1. pp. 483-493. Summary: The Night Watch explores how the 4 characters, Kay, Viv, Helen, and Duncan navigates through their lives during the 1940’s London. The novel is divided into 3 sections. It starts in 1947 and ends in 1941, at the…
Book Review: Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Summary: Thomas McNulty, a 17 year old Irish boy signs up for the US army in the 1850s with his beloved John Cole to fight the Indian Wars and the Civil War. Both have a hard past, and even through the hardships, the gruesomeness, and the violent acts of the wars, they are able to have days filled with wonder. They meet and take care of an Indian girl and it changes how…
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Social Injustice in 19th Century Manchester: Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Be prepare for a long discussion about this novel. Summary: Set in Manchester between 1837-42 the novel explores the differences between working-class and middle-class life. The reader follows Mary Barton, a working-class woman, through her life of hardship, social injustice and love. Mary’s father, John Barton, is an active participant in the worker’s movement,…
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Book Review: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Summary: Proctor Bennet is a ferryman in Prospera. The citizens have monitors in their forearms that measure their mental and physical wellbeing. Proctor, as a Ferryman, helps people with the retirement process, and sometimes enforces it. If your monitor goes underneath 10% you will be enforced to retire. Once they retire they get sent to the island Nursery by a ferry.…
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Book Review: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Summary Set in 1800s England the young boy, Oliver Twist, tries to navigate through life without parents, in a world full of homelessness, criminals and unempathetic people. Review Please, sir, I want some more. Oliver Twist is supposedly a children’s book, which shocked me since there are explicit scenes in this novel that revolves around death and cruelty. Dickens…
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Book Review: 'Villette' by Charlotte Brontë
⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Summary Villette was published by the English author Charlotte Brontë in 1853. The protagonist, Lucy Snowe, leaves her tragic past in England when she sails for Villette. Villette offers opportunities, jobs, and even love. Review I finished Villette on the 14th of August, exactly two months after I started it. It was a slow read for me. I went from reading 11 books in…
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Currently reading: 'Villette' Volume III
Finally finished reading Volume II of Villette. My summer reading is going slower than expected but I’m enjoying the book! Happy summer reading ❤
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Currently Reading: Chapter IV of 'Villette' by Charlotte Brontë
To be honest, I have no clue what Villette is about, and I don’t want to Google it. I like the mystery. What will happen? What is the plot? What characters are important? It makes it more fun! I’m enjoying it so far. I’ve always loved classics! Happy Reading ❤
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Book Review: 'The Travelling Cat Chronicles' by Hiro Arikawa
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Summary The Travelling Cat Chronicles follows the cat Nana on a road trip with his owner Satoru through Japan. Nana doesn’t know the purpose of the road trip, but he loves sitting in the front seat of the silver van. He can experience new scenery and new experiences with the person he loves. Together they meet Satoru’s friends, Yoshimine, Sugi and Chikako, and Kosuke.…
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I'm back
I’m back after my reading break. I’m still reading The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa. I’m reading outside, in the sun. There are three baby rabbits in the garden. Two are eating grass. One rabbit is enjoying the sun and listening to the chirping birds, just like me. The breeze is a little cold, making me want to go inside, but the heat from the sun makes me stay. The reading…
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Books in May: Recap
The month of May has been a very productive reading month. In total, I read eleven books. Certain books, such as Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift and Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham had been started before and I finished reading them. I re-read one book, The Escape by David Baldacci. Otherwise, all the other books were new. The average book rating of May is four stars. I have…
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Currently Reading: 'The Travelling Cat Chronicles' by Hiro Arikawa
The Travelling Cat Chronicles is set in Japan and is about a stray cat. He was given the name Nana by his adopter Satoru. They go on a road trip together, but Nana doesn’t know why, and Satoru doesn’t tell him. Yes… This is another one of my unfinished reads. I bought it because the concept is so cute. The book is written from the perspective OF A CAT!? Say less. Obvious buy. I’m a sucker for…
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Currently Reading: 'Midnight in Chernobyl' by Adam Higginbotham
Midnight in Chernobyl is one of my unfinished reads. It’s about the nuclear plant, reactor 4, that exploded in Chornobyl in the 1980s. Higginbotham retells the story of firefighters, officials, workers at the plant, and more by describing how the event unfolded. I’ve been reading this book for about two years, or maybe more. It seems to be a book I can only read outside. The book is heavy,…
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