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Hi there, my name is Marelda, and I’m a writer. In 2024 I began querying my debut novel. This blog came about around the same time, as a place for me to talk about writing, the publishing process, and what I’m reading. As well as trying to get my own writing career off the ground, I am fortunate enough to work for a Big 5 publishing house as an Archive & Library assistant. This gives me some insight into the world of books, and access to a lot of exciting advanced reader opportunities! On this blog you’ll find book reviews, chatty posts about writing, and the occasional foray into Literary Criticism.

Professional Reader Reviews Published 25 Book Reviews

  • Review : The Call-Up by K.C. Carmichael

    I did not read the first book in this series (The Kennedy Rule) and I appreciate that a deep love of the first novel in a series can sometimes carry someone through the more lacklustre titles… I think you can see where I’m going with this. The Call-Up had a good premise, but Carmichael’s weak…

  • Review : Operation Boyfriend by Zarah Detand

    A fun, flirty, fake-dating romcom, packed with communication and overflowing with reasoned decision-making, Zarah Detand’s Operation Boyfriend is the perfect holiday romance read for those who detest an incompetent lead.

  • Review : How to Fake It in Society by KJ Charles

    As is her trend, KJ Charles delivers another emotionally complex, witty, and thoroughly researched historical MM romance in How to Fake It in Society.

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Image titled : Bandontwerp voor: Boekennieuws: uitgever L.J. Veen, c. 1930 (c. 1930). A 1920s styled woman, with sleek black bob reads a book with a red cover. The red and black are points of contrast in an otherwise grey / beige image.
Cropped from vintage cover of The Yale record. A white owl bends to his work, in one talon he holds a quill, with the other he steadies his writing paper, Beside him, on his orange desk, an Arab-style lamp, like from Aladdin, steams.
Image titled : Vrouw bekijkt de rug van een boek (in or before 1897) by anonymous, Joseph Henri Georges Meunier and Librairie E Flammarion et A Vaillant. A woman in Georgian style dress, with a curled hairstyle under a busy bonnet, looks at a red book in her hands. The image is vibrant, with a yellow background, and the woman's outfit is a mix of white, black, green, and red.
Cropped from Mr Bunny, his book by Adam L. Sutton. Illustrated. A white rabbit in an elegant yellow and blue house coat, and yellow cravat, reads a book titled 'Mr Bunny' . He is sitting in a blue armchair, and wears a pair of oval glasses on his nose. The word 'Illustrated' floats beside him. The figure of the bunny is encapsulated by a mustard yellow circle.