LAST BOOK I READ: The Brides by Charlotte Cross. It was a completely disappointing Victorian gothic that was supposed to be a sapphic prequel to Dracula but left me profoundly bored.

A BOOK I'D RECOMMEND: A Gracious Plenty by Sheri Reynolds. it's an odd little gem about a woman badly burned in an accident as a child who can see ghosts. i love a weird book and something a bit outside the box, and i think the way she writes the connection between life and death is perfect - not too sentimental, or cliche, but really lovely.

A BOOK I COULDN'T PUT DOWN: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due. there are some stories that stick with you forever and i know this will be one of them.

A BOOK I'VE READ TWICE OR MORE: The Wonder by Emma Donaghue. i have my gripes with donaghue's works but i really love how she wrote this one. found family never fails to get me and i'll always love irish famine stories.

BOOKS ON MY TBR: i have so many on my shelves and my bedroom floor. i want to get round to The Five by Hallie Rubenhold soon, especially since I borrowed it. more on the list would be The Great Hunt (if I ever get around to finishing it...) and Rottenheart by Kat Dunn, which is a top priority.

A BOOK I'VE PUT DOWN: i do this all the time but recently, it was Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson. i found it irritating, dull and badly written.

A BOOK ON MY WISHLIST: Murder at the Spirit Lounge, by Jess Kidd. i always enjoy her books, they're wonderfully humourous, and this will be the second in her detective series. i'm mad to read it.

FAVOURITE BOOK FROM CHILDHOOD: i loved a lot of series, but if i was to narrow it to one single book i'm going to say Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson. i loved a lot of her books but that one fascinated me and i owned it so reread it a lot.

A BOOK I'D GIVE TO A FRIEND: depends on the friend, but generally maybe a Discworld book because it's my favourit series i'm always trying to indoctrinate people into, or maybe Victorian Psycho, because I love the insanity of it.

BOOK OF POETRY OR LYRIC THAT I OWN: i am not much of a poetry person but i have a collection of Eavan Boland and a couple of Emily Dickinsons.

WHAT I'M CURRENTLY READING: i am always reading at least 3 books at once because i am a psychopath. right now i'm about to start The Children by Melissa Albert, I'm a bit into Mrs March by Virginia Feito, and I also have Brigid by Kim Curran untouched for the past couple of months because it was boring me, but might get back to it.

WHAT I'M PLANNING ON READING NEXT: could be anything, but probably Rottenheart or Murder at the Spirit Lounge, whenever i can get my hands on them. i also want to give Yesteryear a go.