If any of you are familiar with Sophia Amoruso, the ‘#Girlboss’ movement/Insta hashtag and/or Nasty Gal, you are probably aware that Nasty Gal is a clothing brand, originally on eBay, that enjoyed one of those meteoric rises to fame that puts its founder on the Forbes front cover and wields legions of loyal fans. Said […]
Tag: book blogging
Read, If You Like… The Midnight Fox, by Betsy Byars
As you read this I’m probably staring at my newly-carpeted bedroom, sighing in happiness and planning the perfect way to display my MCR CDs. Operation Instagramable Bedroom will be in full swing, ladies and gents, and there will be fairy lights. Anyway, this week’s Read, If you Like… is something I’ve had on my shelf […]
Read, If You Like… Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson
This is the second in a series. Possibly I am onto a good thing here. It helps I can write them in ten minutes, but let’s not be picky… Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (2015) Read, if you like: Shapeshifting Heroes versus villians Male characters with beautiful flowing hair Female characters who don’t have beautiful flowing […]
Introducing Read, If You Like… The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins
Me: [sits down to write a blog that isn’t about Asia or coming home} Me: [gets up for a jumper, looks at BuzzFeed, brews a coffee] Me: nope, got nothing [cont. for three weeks] In light of my resolution to blog frequently/do interesting things/get my shit together, I’ve been brainstorming blogs I could do regularly, […]