When I was younger, there were two types of gifts someone could get me that were guaranteed to make my entire year: Barbies and books. And if you got me both, you were essentially raised to the figure of a saint in my eyes. Receiving a good book as a gift or sharing a wonderful … Continue reading Booked Up: Gorgeous Gifts
This post will contain major spoilers for episode 3x09 of How to Get Away with Murder. I will talk at length about this season's 'Under the Sheet' reveal so if you don't want to know yet, don't read on. I've honestly been dreading writing this recap since I watched the midseason finale, 'Who's Dead?'. It … Continue reading How to Get Away with Murder (Midseason Finale Recap 3×09)
This post will contain spoilers for episode 3x08 of How to Get Away with Murder. Apologies for how long it's taken me to upload this recap. I travelled back home for my graduation and was fairly busy for the few days I was there, meaning that all the drama within the Keating House was not … Continue reading How to Get Away with Lying (HTGAWM Recap 3×08)
This post will contain spoilers for episode 3x07 of How to Get Away with Murder. Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina opens with the line: "all happy families resemble one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." It's certainly true that the Keating home houses a very unhappy, very messed up family of sorts. … Continue reading How to Get Away with Family Feuds (HTGAWM Recap 3×07)
By now most people know about Gone Girl, after Gillian Flynn's wickedly amazing bestseller was turned into a Hollywood blockbuster – if you don't, where have you been? It's a satisfyingly twisted, shocking story and there's just something about these types of suspenseful books that dig their hooks into you and reel you in, leaving … Continue reading Booked Up: Twisted Tales
This post will contain spoilers for episode 3x06 of How to Get Away with Murder. Look, we've all probably exclaimed "oh my god, I'm going to kill you" at some point in our lives. Maybe your friend tagged you in a horrible photo on Facebook when she knows you're trying to keep up appearances for … Continue reading How to Get Away with the Blame Game (HTGAWM Recap 3×06)
This post will contain spoilers for episode 3x05 of How to Get Away with Murder. With every season of HTGAWM, you can tell the really good stuff is starting when the weekly cases become much less important, if even visible, and we get to spend extra time with our favourite Murderous Breakfast Club and their … Continue reading How to Get Away with Bad Wigs (HTGAWM Recap 3×05)
I've loved books for as long as I can remember. I almost used to devour them when I was younger - taking them out while I had my lunch and being more likely to eat up the black-and-white, illustration-infused pages rather than the food in front of me. Over the years, I've read some great … Continue reading Booked Up: WoC Wonders
This post will contain spoilers for episode 3x04 of How to Get Away with Murder. I'm not someone who loves surprises. It's just not in my nature – I'm a curious person and I want to know what's going on all the time. I guess I wouldn't object to being thrown a surprise birthday party … Continue reading How to Get Away With Throwing a Surprise Party (HTGAWM Recap 3×04)
"Where are you from?" It seems like a simple enough question, doesn't it? But no other four words in the English language have such an automatic ability to strike me with anxiety. What does this question mean? Where was I born? Where do I live? Where do I consider home? When put like that, I … Continue reading On Identity and Belonging Nowhere
