INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS | SEVEN BOOKS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY

I love me some misery in my books. I love heavy topics and the weight of the world, and I'm not afraid of a book that's going to make me sad or angry.

However, today is the International Day of Happiness, and on this day I thought I'd compile a little collection of the books that make me smile. While I love hard hitting topics and a good dollop of 'the world is an awful place', each of these books fills me with hope and joy, and are a great reminder that it's okay if a novel's only job is to make its readers happy! Enjoy! 

RECOMMENDATIONS | CLASSICS BY AND ABOUT WOMEN

Penguin have recently released the Sisterhood collection - six beautiful editions of classic novels, all written by and about women. I was lucky enough to be gifted a copy of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and it's inspired me to put together a post honouring three of my favourite women writers of classic literature.

Each of these women gets a bit of a raw deal by the 'literary canon' and gets lumped into writing straight romance (by people who think romance is bad) when their work has so much more to offer. So I wanted to make the case for each of them, and hopefully inspire you to check them out if you haven't! 

Review | The Familiars by Stacey Halls

The Familiars by Stacey Halls - Published February 2019 by Bonnier Zaffre - ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

"If the Devil is poverty, and hunger, and grief then yes, I think they know the Devil."

WORLD BOOK DAY BLOGHOP | TOP FIVE CHILDHOOD READS

Happy World Book Day! It's a day for bibliophiles of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate their love of reading. I've teamed up with some amazing bloggers to bring you a round-robin bloghop, in which we talk about books that have shaped us as readers. Please do check out the other posts in this series, and I hope you have a lovely WBD and have the chance to enjoy some reading yourself.

My post is coming between Vicky and Connie, so definitely go on over to their profiles for more World Book Day goodness!