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Hello! I’m Dorothy, and I am a huge bookworm, an English Literature student, and an aspiring classicist. This blog is the home to my essays, reviews, and general literature-themed rambles (a.k.a my bookish blog posts)!
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“May I write words more naked than flesh,
stronger than bone, more resilient than
sinew, sensitive than nerve.”
– Sappho
From the blog
‘HONEST’ Review – #AD
I was very kindly gifted a copy of this book by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not influence or alter my opinions of this book. In this book, sex educator Milly Evans discusses the topics that most school sex educations (I’m looking at you, UK sex ed curriculum)…
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‘Black Cat: Discord’ Book Tour Stop – #AD
#PRproduct #AD #gifted || Thank you so much to Marvel, Aconyte Books, and to the Book Network for giving me the opportunity to take part in this Book Tour. This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review. Publication Dates: US On Sale Date: March 15 2022; UK On Sale Date: June…
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‘Time is a Mother’ Review – #AD
I’ve been a fan of Ocean Vuong’s poetry for a while now, and was delighted to hear that my Netgalley request for the ARC of his latest poetry collection “Time is a Mother” had been accepted!! Thank you very much to the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an…
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‘Gaia: Goddess of the Earth’ – Review #AD
AD/ PR product. Thanks so much to the publisher, the author Imogen Greenberg, the illustrator Isbael Greenberg, and to Netgalley for gifting me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. As an aspiring classicist, and overall classical enthusiast, I was so thrilled to discover a new children’s book about greek mythology,…
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‘Renaissance’ Review – #AD
#AD #Gifted | Thank you so much for the publisher, to Netgalley and to Amy Clennell for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Poetry has many goals and paths it can take. Some poems create, some poems mourn, some poems reach through the page and speak to you…
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‘unlock your storybook heart’ Review – #AD
#AD #gifted | Thank you very much to Netgalley and Amanda Lovelace for sending me an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Before I begin, I want to quickly discuss intellectual snobbery. Just because a piece of art is accessible and is intended for a mass, mainstream audience, it does not…
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‘Green Witchcraft’ Review
Hello all! I got this book for christmas off my mum; I’m a very spiritual person, so this was an incredible book for me to read. With the heavy emphasis on connections with the elements, inclusivity and an open-minded approach to learning, this book serves as a great introduction to green witchcraft and green spiritual…
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‘A Different Sort of Normal’ Review
Firstly, I wanted to thank both Abigail Balfe for writing this book, and one of the psychologists who diagnosed me with autism for recommending it (if either of you see this review, hello!!!). Recently, I was diagnosed with autism, and have been in the process of finding resources to help me further understand myself and…
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‘May’ Review – #AD
AD // Gifted • Thank you very much to the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. This poem is a beautiful epic of grief, life, death and youth. I am very pleased at the inclusion of an introduction and a synopsis, as it…
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About Me
Hi, I’m Dorothy, and I’m an autistic book content creator – literature and the classical world are actually two of my special interests! I aspire to continue with further education with a joint honours in Classics and English Literature, and eventually become a classics Professor.
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“You may forget but
let me tell you
this: someone in
some future time
will think of us”
– Sappho
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