A Study In Ophelia

It was J.G Millais who painted one of the most iconic paintings of Shakespeare’s’ Ophelia during the Pre-Raphaelite era. But he was not the first to depict her and he certainly wasn’t the last.Ophelia became the poster child for the beautifully insane, creating an archetype of the suicidal girl. Something which has been sexualized and…

Villa D’Este

On my trip this month to Rome, I ended up visiting Tivoli, a town in central Italy, which offers stunning views of Italian countryside, and spanning out across the Roman Campagna. A city born over 400 years before Rome, going to Tivoli is like stepping back in time, in a way dissimilar to more densely…

Yuletide Books

Thought I’d share with you all the books I recieved as gifts this year for the holidays. I shall warn you that we span a lot of genres here, apparently even the salesman in Waterstones was impressed with my eclectic taste. Clanlands Let’s start with the book I couldn’t wait to pick up and began…

From Blood And Ash

I thought instead of a standard review, I’d share with you my feelings whilst reading, breaking my reactions down into bite size chunks as I make my way through the chapters; almost like a read along. A new format might be refreshing. I will do my best to keep my notes as spoiler free as…

Horror Novels You Should Check Out 👻

If like me you appreciate the spooky, the sinister, the gothic, and the down right macabre, then these books may be exactly what you need! Horror Novels, are not just for Halloween, they’re for all year round – any time the weather turns, and a cloudy grey sky appears. Whenever the sky is red as…

More books you should read…

Circe I’ve never read a book quite like this. The writing style of Madeline Miller is unique and set in an interesting choice of person. Little did I know when I picked this book up (purely for the beautiful cover) that I was going to feel so connected with Circe as our main character. A…

Sarah J Maas

I want to start by saying I will not tolerate hate speech for Maas here, if you aren’t a fan… Then feel free to leave and keep those opinions to yourself. Valid critique is fine, personal assaults are not. Secondly, I have been putting off writing this, despite Maas being my all time favourite author……

Ellen Dugan

My witch sister Suzie introduced me to the work of Ellen Dugan, not only does she have some beautiful practical books on various aspects of Witchcraft, but she also creates works of fiction that are a pure joy. I’ll tell you right now, the best thing about her works, is they are fiction where the…

The Falconer Series By Elizabeth May

I wanted to cover The Falconer Series by Elizabeth May here, as I feel it doesn’t have a massive audience reach. And as May’s Debut novel/series I feel it deserves more love. I first found Elizabeth May through her absolutely steller photography. I always found it beautiful, and nearly Otherworld-esque. Living in Scotland she had…

House Of Earth and Blood; Crescent City Review

This is not a recommendation post, like my previous book related posts. However I 100% do recommend you go out and read it… Right now. If you have already read it, then you’re in the right place! This is a review for Crescent City, expressing my thoughts and feelings. So some spoilers may be present….