I spent most of my teenage decade book-blogging on various iterations of sites, but my desire to read trailed off at around 17 and consequently so did this blog. Edging to the upper end of the teenage bracket, I was trying too hard to read books which were more literary and supposedly a better use…
“I wanted to show how hard it is for Muslims when a terrorist attack happens” || Yasmin Rahman
When the great people at @Teensgate told me I have the opportunity to interview a new author I've seen in and around the interweb, I used the event as a welcome break from being cooped up in my room since the holidays had ended (Michael Gove if you ever happen to be reading this for…
‘Sharing my poetry about Islam has helped shed light on it to readers.’ || Fida Islaih
Fida Islaih is a poet and editor. Her faith, her experiences and love for nature is the foundation of her poetry. She also loves chocolate and reading. Described as an exploration of the process of loving yourself, Blossoming Heart is an indie poetry book featured in the #RamadanReadathon To-Be-Read list. Describe yourself in 3…
The House Of Spirts A Book Review
I asked my librarian for something to read for the train over half term. She handed me a battered, torn, stained and spine-broken book. Not surprisingly, I was a bit disappointed. A quick flick through did not produce any more pleasing results. It had not been checked out of our school library since 2012 and…
‘Publishers love paying lip-service to diversity, but none of them actually mean it.’ || Sami Shah
Sami Shah has been profiled in the New York Times, ABC's The Australian Story, BBC Radio 4, NPR, TEDx, and QI with Stephen Fry. His autobiography, "I, MIGRANT" has been nominated for the NSW Premier's Literary Award, WA Premier's Literary Award, and the Russell Prize for Humour Writing.Sami has written columns for national and international…
The Hate U Give || In Conversation
They say don't meet your heroes. It's definitely a bit weird being in the same room as the author of your current favorite read but this was on a new level. I didn't just like The Hate U Give (THUG) because it was a pleasant book but I admired what the author was trying to…
Conjuror A Book Review
One of Conjuror's main strengths was its characters. The MC (called Rémy) is a black teenage boy who discovers he is a descendant of a 'Conjuror'- someone who can alter reality with music. I must admit when I first picked up the book I thought Rémy was going to be as cliched as cliched could get. The authors…
All The Truth That’s In Me
Sometimes when I read a good book I unconsciously start writing like the author. I saw this trend when I was deep within my obsession of Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter series. But now my eyes are wide open and The Mortal Instruments seems generic and dreary compared to All The Truth That's in Me Julie Berry's…
The Bone Season || Book Event
At first I didn’t realize that Samantha Shannon was The Author. I don’t quite know who I was expecting but my little experience with the person behind the books involved Rainbow Rowell and Leigh Bardugo equipped with their own American bodyguards. And Shannon looked quite young to already have an up and coming septology published…
Radio Silence a Book Review
It doesn't matter that I know the novel may not make much sense come 100 years because this simpleness in voice and words creates something very easy for me to lose myself in; a fiction that seems realer than reality can be. 5/5
We Are All Critics 