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This month has been so stressful, the last two weeks has been so ugh and books have been an escape (and if you're disabled and live in the UK, we are treated terribly in a system that makes you seem like a bad person for being unable to do things, things you probably would want to do and it sucks). My anxiety has been out of control so finding places to go in books has been a rescue this month.

This month I've read 38 books that cover novels, poetry, manga and novellas finally that really have given me new places for my mind to wander and ways to keep me up that aren't 'oh my god what if the government hates me?' - Enjoy the reviews.

Blue Exorcist Vol. 9 & 11 by Kazue Kato - A manga i've been trying to keep up with so much more recently, Blue Exorcist tells the story of Rin who finds out he is the son of Satan when his father figure gets murdered by his father, leading him to New Cross Academy, a school for exorcists. Volume 9 is the end of the first ARC and I feel 11 is the beginning of the next one as we see Rin have growth in his powers and then really becoming part of a team. Konekamaru is one of my favourite characters and has so much growth in 11, and I just really loved reading this, this month. I highly recommend it.

Orange & Pink Sunset by Ivy L James - You can find a review of this book on my blog, so I won't dwell on writing too much on this however I really enjoyed this collection. There's a real sensuality and a deep feeling to this collection that makes for lovely reading and I want to read from this author. Highly recommend looking it up and taking in some of James' work.

The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 2 by Natsu Hyuuga & Nekukurage - Another fantastic manga series (but also manwha) The Apothecary Diaries follows Maomao as she becomes part of the King's Court with her impressive ability to make medicines and aphrodisiacs. It's a hyped series and for a reason with fantastic characters, fast plots and an art style that I wish I could emulate (I wish I could draw so bad, and yes I know practice). I am currently waiting for number three to be available at my library and I can't wait to continue with this series.

As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh- A beautiful story about the decisions we make in horrific situations, this book tells the story of Salama as she figures out her life, love and health in war-torn Syria. If you want to be emotionally devastated, this is the book for you, incredibly written with turns that leave you breathless and ending that leaves you dropping back on your bed emotionally spent, I'm slightly concerned for all the friends who made me read this book to be honest.

Enter Ghost by Isabel Hammad - Set in Palestine as we follow Sonia as she returns to her family after a painful romantic dalliance, Enter Ghost sees her find herself again thanks to a performance of Shakespeare. Beautifull written and crafted from beginning to end, Enter Ghost gives you a new perspective on how we react to the world we live and what it means to be under regimes where one life holds more value than others by power of passport. A timely novel that I'd recommend to everyone right now.

What have you been reading this month? I always loved to hear what you're reading.

I hope you had an enchanting April and your May is wonderful!

Vee xo.

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From Everyone Sang edited by William Sieghart.

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“He had loved the library, and had felt, as a boy, as though it had a kind of sentience, and perhaps loved him back. But even if it was just walls and a roof with papers inside, it had bewitched him, and drawn him in, and given him everything he needed to become himself.” ― Laini Taylor, Strange the Dreamer.

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This weekend's classic.

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Interesting things I read this week.

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Book haul from the Amnesty bookshop and the charity shop I work in from today.

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Does anyone have a favourite song inspired by a book?

Personal favourites are:

wuthering heights by kate bush.

voldemort by with confidence.

songs inspired by authors:

the lakes by taylor swift

what are yours?

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Next pick for the book club I am a member of!

(Also shout out to my friend for getting these booksleeves made for us!)

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“I had lines inside me, a string of guiding lights. I had language. Fiction and poetry are doses, medicines. What they heal is the rupture reality makes on the imagination. I had been damaged, and a very important part of me had been destroyed - that was my reality, the facts of my life. But on the other side of the facts was who I could be, how I could feel. And as long as I had words for that, images for that, stories for that, then I wasn't lost.” ― Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

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I just really enjoy this series.

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Daffodils by William Wordsworth from Everyone Sang by William Sieghart.

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Beautiful books are a weakness.

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I like to collect classics, and I realise now not all classics are written equal.

What are your most disliked books that are considered classics?

(mine is personally a diary of a country priest, I put myself to sleep reading that book).

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Interesting things I read this week.

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“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” ― Victor Hugo.

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Listening to this today.

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Review: Every Time I Go On Vacation Someone Dies by Catherine Mack.

Eleanor Dash, author of the Vacation Mysteries series, is on a book tour on the gorgeous Amalfi Coast when she finds life imitating art as her ex-boyfriend is targeted by a killer. Eleanor’s sleuthing skills are about to be put to the ultimate test as, among the literary rivals, rabid fans, a crazed stalker and former flame Oliver, suspicions on tour are flying faster than paperbacks off a bestseller shelf. But who is really trying to get away with murder?

Reading the premise, I knew this was a book I'd dive headlong into and I certainly did!

I will say this, I am a sucker for footnotes. If you have footnotes and use them well (like this does) I am going to be there reading that thing til the very last page, no exception. The narrative voice in this book is so good and made me want to keep reading - I also really appreciate the characters and there were moments I was like, yeah I get it. I often find characters tend to be unrelateable, here not the case.

This book also has such a great pace, we do not hang around to find out what's going on and we are taken straight into the story that makes this book when you begin difficult to put down. I finished this book not long ago and with that ending, how am I meant to sit here and wait for the next one? I can't wait for more from this series for sure.

Funny, gripping and relateable for a murder mystery (they don't happen in real life to me, at least) I would definitely recommend this for every vacation you're planning to take this year, it's the perfect beach read.

(thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC for review!)

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