princessjasminefliesaway's reviews
88 reviews

After reading the Princess Diarist, I found a three for two sale in HMV and bought three of her other books. Wishful Drinking, Shockaholic and Postcards from the Edge and they remained on my bookshelf for the next two years. What I wanted after the Princess Diarist was simply more of Fisher’s past, so when I finally stepped up and picked out one of her books, I was shocked that I managed to pick up the only fiction one.

But this book doesn’t feel completely fiction, not when you know some of Carrie Fisher’s past. It feels like a dive into some of her thoughts through a character very similar to her. These thoughts and opinions on rehab, the Hollywood industry and depression, Fisher shares possibly more than she would in an ordinary biography through hiding behind Suzanne Vale and to a lesser degree, Alex and Jack Burroughs. It makes for a short, interesting read and I recommend it to anyone who loves Fisher’s work.

after being up to date with lovelace’s and kaur’s work, i was on the hunt for similar poetry styles. this is how i found lang leav and she came highly recommended.

sea of strangers was the first book i picked from my shelf and i found it easy to step into. i didn’t feel the need to go back to her other poetry books to be introduced to this couple. within pages, i found something relatable in the two complicated themes of love and loss. with interesting points of view, beautiful language and too close to home words, i recommend this one and will keep a look out for more of leav’s work.

Am I well-spoken enough to portray how I felt about this book in an intellectual way? No. So I won't, I shall simply leave my few sentences with no great claim of being an expert in American classics, literature or the English language.

It was a short, easy read and I compare it to reading an old diary. It held my interest and surprised me but it felt like I had to wade through the chapters for the plot. I told someone I didn't actually like any of the characters and their reply was 'that's the point' so at least it gave me something to think about after finishing it. If that truly is the point, then Fitzgerald nailed it - showing the grey area of each person from the narrator to the merely being mentioned in a paragraph characters and if we are to take anything from this review, at the end of the day, it's a classic, a book ticked off your reading list and something you'll know more about if it comes up in conversation.

A definite keep to one day read to your children, it's beautiful design and little interactive features makes it a lovely addition to any bookshelf. I bought this when I was in Paris in the stunning Shakespeare and Company Bookshop so it held more meaning to me than if I picked it up from Waterstones, it's beauty and the fact it was a collection of fairytales drew me in to buy it.

My Favourite Fairytales (in order from best to 'worst'):
1. The Snow Queen
2. Thumbelina
3. The Princess and the Pea
4. The Little Mermaid
5. The Little Match Girl
6. The Nightingale
7. The Swineherd
8. Tinder Box
9. The Ugly Duckling
10. The Red Shoes
11. The Steadfast Tin Soldier
12. The Emperor's New Clothes

Sweet, wholesome and a constantly makes you squeal graphic novel. It's realistic, has great LGBTQA+ representation and is an easy read. It's a simple love story that doesn't need to be complicated because it's perfect just the way it is.

Continuing to keep up its reputation of being wholesome, simple and realistic, Volume 2 introduces more amazing LGBTQA+ characters, gives us further good character exploration and development and does something that I haven't seen in a LONG time; honestly and openly talk about homophobia within Britain (sadly it does exist). Can't wait for Volume 3!

I read this in 3 hours (maybe not as quick as some of you but for me, it definitely means I loved it!) and I can say this book has humour, fantasy, HUGE characters, a great one book story and only four stars for it's nature of ending. It ruined it slightly for me as I prefer a rounded ending but I can understand why Stevenson decided to go for that.

not only was this another of amanda lovelace's books that i never saw marketed but found on a waterstones shelf but it also seems to have appeared out of nowhere which is fitting for it being ghost-themed.

however, this book has been the first that didn't completely stick with me. it took me a while to finish and though lovelace's style and flourish has remained consistent, there seemed to be no powerful, gut-wrenching, inspiring poetry that drew me in. i worried, when starting the series, that the theme of dark creatures would put me off but it was actually the lack of magic that put me off this one. the ghosts seemed to shadow in the work but never truly feature.

i'll remain optimistic for the next one.

After devouring Lovelace's and Kaur's work last year, I looked for similar poetry writers as I knew it was something I enjoyed reading. This is how I found Lang Leav, who came highly recommended on Tumblr. I bought three of her books at once; Lullabies, Sea of Strangers and The Universe of Us.

While Sea of Strangers flowed, Lullabies felt stilted. I found it difficult to read, despite being a poetry book that could literally have been written for me, Lullabies just didn't have that same feel. The themes by the end of each part felt overplayed, there were no interesting points of view or beautiful language. The only thing that saved this book was when Leav experimented with short storytelling in between, which I flew through.

Maybe my opinion about Leav will change again when I read The Universe of Us but currently, I feel underwhelmed and a little disappointed in her books.

How to describe this book? A Star Wars parody book; taking lines and scenes from the films and turning them to a parent's point of view? A small, delightful graphic novel that can be speed through in one sitting? A book that is the perfect stocking filling/on the coffee table/light reading on the toilet book for grown-up Star Wars fans?

It's all of them put together. Thoroughly enjoyed the illustrations, gags and Star Wars references, a perfect addition to my bookcase.