I received The Schooldays of Jesus by J M Coetzee as an e-book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The book was on the Man Booker Prize Long List, which was my first fascination to read it. My next interest was the cover (yes, I know you shouldn’t judge a book … View Post
Archives for February 2017
Uptown Oracle reads… Revenger
I received Revenger by Alastair Reynolds as an e-book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I was completely and utterly entranced by Revenger. After reading multiple books which were kinda ‘eh’ I was thrown out of my reading habit because I was bored. Revenger manged to reel me straight back … View Post
Handy Hair Products | Finding The Perfect Haircare Routine For My Fine, Thing and Straight Hair
My all time favourite shampoo and conditioner are the Luscious Long Aussie ones! I’ve been getting them for Christmases for the past 3 years because my family know I use them so often. This shampoo is always used, although I’ll often change conditioners depending on my mood/hair knots. I also have the 3 Minute Miracle … View Post
Uptown Oracle reads… Beat the Rain
I received Beat the Rain by Nigel Jay Cooper as an e-book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to John Hunt Publishing and Nigel who I also spoke to! “Louise, grieving the death of her lover Tom, does the only thing she can think of to make the … View Post
Banish The Heat | Why I’m Not Using Heat on My Hair & Why You Shouldn’t Either!
Blowdrying. Curling. Straightening. It’s something that many girls do every single day and yes I admit that used to be me. Although my hairs naturally straight, 13 year old me was still using the straighteners everyday before school which lead to awful split ends because my hair just wasn’t being taken care of. Now I’ve formed … View Post
Anarchy Street Haul
Recently I saw that Anarchy Street wanted some brand ambassadors and I jumped at the chance. As someone who doesn’t like a lot of jewelry, their simple minimalist collection is perfect for me. I’d also been seeing their pieces or pieces very similar on Instagram a lot, so I was excited to get my first order … View Post