Tag: book reviews

  • Review: ‘The Stranding’

    Review: ‘The Stranding’

    We’re told not to judge a book by its cover but we all do it, at least in the literal sense. Why else is Waterstones full of vibrant, juicy covers begging to be picked up and admired? So, when I saw a whale on the front of this book, it enticed me enough to read…

  • Review: ‘If Women Rose Rooted’

    Review: ‘If Women Rose Rooted’

    I couldn’t help a slight eye roll when I read the shower of adjectives on the cover reviews of this book: “powerful… inspiring… mind-blowing…” But it actually ended up being all of those things for me, even the last one. If Women Rose Rooted is a combination of three topics I care strongly about: nature,…