Beauty & The Books

Milk and Honey - Rupi Kaur Genre: Poetry Pages: 208 Format: Poetry Collection in four parts Rating: 4.5/5 Rupi Kaur has been commonly named the ‘voice of this generation’ and I for one would agree with that, as a woman from an ethnic minority background, I am proud to see Rupi doing well within the literary world. This poet started her career on Instagram, hence her common title of ‘ Insta Poet ’, this new generation of poets allowed for a new element of creativity within the poetry world, through the use of unique forms and artwork; as well as an easier way to show expression and thought. Two themes that this collection explores very well. Before I get into the nitty gritty aspects of the review, here is a short summary courtesy of Waterstones.com: Canadian poet Rupi Kaur’s poetry started as a series on Instagram before Kaur self-published a collected volume, Milk and Honey, which quickly became a US bestseller. The book is divided into four ch...

The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern  Genre: Fantasy  Pages: 387 Rating: 3.5/5 Format: Fiction Organised By Dates  _________________________________________________________________________________ *WARNING THERE MAY BE SPOILERS IN THE REVIEW, APPROACH WITH CAUTION* _________________________________________________________________ I went into this novel with high expectations and excitement but I was left somewhat disappointed, so much so that I did not even finish the novel. I loved the idea of the story and the plot and I feel like it had great potential! It was just the fact that the plot took time to develop fully that I had a problem with, it became something that I did not want to pick up anymore.  BUT... Here are some of the things that I loved about this novel! First of, I loved the detail in setting and the time period that it was set. A lot of the novel focuses on different places and setting and Morgenstern does not...

Heart Of Darkness - Joesph Conrad Genre: Novella Pages: 72 Rating: 2/5 Format: Messy _______________________________________________________________________________ Do not be deceived by the length of this book, despite its mere 72 pages it has taken me over a week to get to where I am at  (I managed to get to just over 1/2). I feel like this story has so much going for it, reading the overviews and summaries online I was really intrigued but the way that Conrad has chosen to write this ruins it  for me. Following the lecture that I just had on this, I definitely feel that this is almost biographical of Conrad's own experiences, using this reading it is understandable why the format is so messy. It can be suggested that his language use is there to accurately represent the events of the novella. If you are someone that likes the more challenging reads than this is definitely for you, I just could not get to grips with his modernist style. I l...

I was a bit skeptical at first but the free UK delivery and cheap books hooked me straightaway! They have a wide range of books including a few classics and a section of rare books which I thought was really good. The website was easy to use and searching for books was well organised and user friendly, the covers to vary as stated and there is a bundle section!! The bundle section is where I got the Noughts and Crosses series, they were around £6 I think but they are no longer on the website. (Disclaimer: all of the books are used and the website does tell you the condition of them) An example of the book's information that should be checked. I always look at the CONDITION section (4th row) The only downside I have to this website is that the delivery takes a while and the books come separately depending on which warehouse they are stored in, this information is not easily found on the website because I had to email them to find out. As well as this they do...

Check out my first EVER YouTube video  here I really hope you enjoy and I'll be posting more in the future! xoxo P https://www.instagram.com/_beautyandthebooks_/