It's been years since I read Wilde and I'd forgotten how wonderful a writer he is. Sharp, funny, off the wall and so elegant. Love. I seriously need to get my hands on more of his plays and short stories.

A shocking, powerful and emotional page-turner - CJ Skuse's best book yet. Wow.

*4.5 stars*

Holy crap. Another epic ride from this series with so many twists and turns I got whiplash. And after that killer cliffhanger I'm already desperate for the final instalment.

I didn't enjoy this and I really don't know why. Sex, murder and destructive relationships should be fun, sad and completely compelling but I just found Therese and Laurent seriously annoying.

Beautiful writing, chilling atmosphere and genuinely scary - Shirley Jackson is a wonder.

Holy. Crap.

I was really intimidated but the crazy hype surrounding this book, but now I totally get it. Dark, compelling and shocking, 'The Graces' has thrown me for a loop. What a twist!

*3.5/4 stars*

My first Agatha Christie! I was a little hesitant initially, but I ended up really enjoying this! I especially loved the twisty final reveal.

I'm looking forward to delving into more of Christie's books.

It took me ages to read, but I loved this funny, sassy and clever alternate history. Definitely one of my favourite reads of the year and I so hope these three team up again.

This quiet, clever collection shows all types of women of all ages, situations and personalities during the Second World War and I really enjoyed it.

This quiet, clever collection shows all types of women of all ages, situations and personalities during the Second World War and I really enjoyed it.

I totally loved this! A fresh new take on a beloved story, but still keeping Austen, her characters and her world at its heart.

I DID IT!

This really is an extraordinary novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Though long, it's much more accessible than I had imagined and the journey these characters go on is really something else. Very much worth the effort.

It took me a while to settle back into the story and I had a few niggles, but overall I really enjoyed the fifth instalment of this series. Bring on the finale!

Woah. That was so powerful. Thought provoking and bursting with rhythm. I'm going to have to read everything by Kate Tempest now.

My second Sherlock Holmes and I enjoyed it a lot more than A Study in Scarlet, but I just can't ignore the racism, sexism and casual cocaine use enough to fully enjoy the story.

Fun, charming and hugely enjoyable start to a middle grade mystery series. Boarding school, a circus, a mean girl and a curse - it couldn't not be brilliant.

I really enjoyed Daisy Miller so I was eager to read more Henry James, but this was so disappointing. There wasn't a single character in this book that I liked or was worth getting behind; the way that Catherine was treated by Morris and her family was despicable; and the severe lack of agency in Catherine bothered me so much.

Is Henry James worth carrying on with? Or does he treat all his female characters like that?

Oh man, did I love this book. Violent, sexy, funny and utterly captivating fantasy. I want more.

I am loving this SO MUCH.

*3.5 stars*

Donna Tartt is an extraordinary writer and her atmosphere and sense of place is second to none, but it just didn't live up to 'The Secret History' for me. It felt a bit long and rambly in places and I didn't whole connect with Harriet and her family. Luckily, I know lots of people feel the same so I'm still excited to read her third novel, 'The Goldfinch'.

This book is covered in praise, but though I enjoyed the writing and the vibrant sense of place, it didn't blow me away. Solid collection, though.

Clever, terrifying and horribly, horribly plausible dystopia, but man, that ending is INFURIATING. I'm so mad.

I find Virginia Woolf endlessly fascinating, and while I never fail to appreciate the skill and vibrancy of her fiction, I just never enjoy it. I do believe I'm done trying to make myself like it. (I do really enjoy her letters and essays though!)

I'm completely besotted with this series. A gorgeously warm and sweet middle grade series all about love, friendship and growing up. Gadsbys forever.

As ever with Woolf's fiction, I admire and appreciate her writing and storytelling, I just don't necessarily ENJOY reading her. I really want to like her fiction!

Holy crap. This was a tough read, but a beautiful one. 'Undying' is bursting with love and anger and grief. Such brutal honesty about cancer and death that is took my breath away.

This was so good I read it all in one sitting! I loved the drama and tragedy of Ethan and Mattie's forbidden love and I was completely taken by surprise with the ending. I'm so looking forward to reading more of Edith Wharton's novels.

Though many people are whinging about this. I was lucky enough to see the play before reading the script. It brought me another dose of magic and wondrous flashbacks to the best thing I've seen on stage. Love.

*3.5/4 stars*

I did it!

There were moments during this that I got sluggish and bored, but switching between audio and print for the latter half of the book really helped. I grew to love these characters and know them as if they were friends and I'll be genuinely sad to see them go.

Aside from that, I feel like finishing this was a genuine achievement, haha!

I've had some gorgeous book post over the last week or two! What should I pick up first?

This was a fun read, but it was essentially a rehashed version of Abigail Haas's 'Dangerous Girls', only not as well done. I couldn't get involved as I knew what was going to happen - there was no tension or surprise for me, unfortunately.

I love the Jefferson's and would gladly read about them forever so I'm rather sad this is the finale. I actually got a little emosh during the epilogue! I really do hope they'll be back again.

I finished my July #2016ClassicsChallenge read last night and I really enjoyed it! Though I knew DH Lawrence was tried for indecency for this book, I still didn't expect it to be that scandalous. It was! Lots of fun to read.

*3.5 stars*

I'm a big fan of Kody Keplinger, and while this was as easy to read as her previous books, I didn't quite connect with it on the same level. I never felt hugely compelled to pick it up again, unfortunately. Still enjoyable while I was reading though!

Perfect ending to a brilliant trilogy. I completely loved it! Though I'm totally gutted it's over :( This trilogy is full of forbidden love, angst and high drama - it'll be one I'll re-read often.

I saw parts 1 and 2 today and my mind is blown. I'll of course #KeepTheSecrets, but oh man it was incredible. Mind. Blown. So eager to relive it all with this book in a few weeks!

This novella was so much fun! It was so nice, and so weird, to read an epistolary story from Austen and one that I didn't know the story of. Brilliant!

"...they were just as good as the men themselves: only better, since they were women." Ha! Think I'm going to like this one.

New proofs from the lovelies at Chapter 5 from their #proofparty last night! I'm super excited to dive into Caraval - it's been compared to The Night Circus AND Daughter of Smoke and Bone!

The latest additions to my Penguin Clothbound Classics collection! I'm reading Middlemarch for the #eliotalong at the moment and I'm really enjoying it. Taking such a huge book in small sections and reading with a group makes it so much more accessible!

My weekend reads! Got a busy weekend ahead so I'm picking 'Under Rose Tainted Skies' and then I'm listening to '1984' on audiobook and it's feeling scarily relevant in the UK at the moment...

There's no doubt that this book is amazing. It's brave, bold, beautifully written and goes in unexpected directions, but it also made me uncomfortable. I had to force myself to pick it back up! But one thing's for sure, Lisa Heathfield is an incredibly powerful writer - a force to be reckoned with.

I actually really, really enjoyed this, even though I didn't expect to. The simple, straightforward style grew on me and I love the atmosphere of writing and reading in 1920s Paris surrounded by literary royalty - the Fitzgeralds, Ezra Pound, James Joyce, TS Eliot - it's kind mind-boggling really.

*4.5 stars*

This is a punch-in-the-throat powerful collection of poems about abuse, love, healing, sex and the marvel of being a woman, even when society tells you that you're being a women wrong. Beautiful. Totally gobsmacked.

I really, really enjoyed that - I'm so glad it lived up to the hype! I have to admit that it didn't destroy me like I expected it to though. I mean, there were definitely tears, but it wasn't as bad as I expected! I'm really intrigued to see how Lou's adventures play out in After You.

*4.5 stars*

Wow. I really didn't expect this book to be such a punch in the heart. Loved it!

The only reason it didn't get a full five stars was because of the outdated (and offensive) language used to talk about LGBT people and attitudes towards women and marriage. A brilliant read, otherwise!

I originally abandoned this for two weeks after only 50 pages mid-reading slump, but decided to see if it was worth carrying on with this afternoon. I ended up reading the rest in one big gulp! Funny and heartwarming - proper UKYA.

This is my favourite Austen novel. I love Anne and how she still manages to be wonderful in a horrible family. I love the themes of second chances and first loves. And I love the letter that Captain Wentworth writes to Anne. I couldn't leave the Jane Austen House Museum without this necklace.

*4.5 stars*

Completely and utterly loved it. Not just a love letter to London, but to friends and people and embracing yourself. Plus, there were cameos from Jeane from Adorkable and Molly from Guitar Girl - I love it when authors do that!

June is here! This is my (scary/ambitious) TBR for June. All of these are review copies apart from The Scarlet Letter which is my #2016ClassicsChallenge pick for this month.