If the lockdown has had any positives, it has been that due to everything taking place on Zoom, it doesn’t actually matter that much what country you are in and therefore I am able to join in activities with friends across the globe. One such activity has been various Book Groups, which has helped refocus … More Books | The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle
Yes, I know it’s incredibly cliché these days to love Autumn and Halloween but honestly, I just do. Therefore, I knew it was high time I settled myself down to read A Discovery of Witches as I had a sneaky feeling it would provide me with the perfect Halloween vibe that I was desperately seeking. … More Books | Autumn Reading List Update | A Discovery of Witches
Now, I’m incredibly late to the party on all things Eve of Man and that is entirely my own doing. I follow both Giovanna and Tom Fletcher on Instagram and I enjoy their YouTube content and Giovanna’s romantic fiction novels are some of my favourites to curl up with on a cosy day, or get … More Books | Eve of Man by Giovanna and Tom Fletcher
Oh it’s been a while since we did one of these, hasn’t it? A good old fashioned book post. I love a book post, it’s back to my first cosy days in the world of blogging. So, this week’s reading material of choice was “Under Your Skin” by Belfast based Rose McClelland. You may recognise … More Books | Review and Interview – Under Your Skin by Rose McClelland
I have to be brutally honest – when it comes to YouTuber books I have been burned before, one way or another, and my expectations are now shockingly low. Pushing that to the back of my mind I picked up a copy of Louise Pentland aka “Sprinkle of Glitter“‘s new novel, Wilde Like Me. Sometimes, … More Book Review | Wilde Like Me – Louise Pentland
“The truth is that you don’t think a girl would have been clever enough!” Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Everybody holds dear to them a character they encountered as a child who they connected with and for millions of people, the Potter generation, that character was Hermione Jean Granger and her creator, … More Her, Hermione & Me | 20 Years of Harry Potter
Over the last few weeks I have heard an awful lot of chatter and controversy about one particular book – South of Forgiveness. Billing itself as an “unprecedented collaboration between a survivor and a perpetrator”, South of Forgiveness details the communication and collaboration of Thordis Elva, an Icelandic writer and the man who raped her 20 … More Books| South of Forgiveness
Somehow, and don’t ask me how, I had made it all the way to 2016 having only read The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Then, struck by inspiration in Waterstones, I picked up a copy of Oryx and Crake and delved into an unrecognisable yet eerily familiar world. That is Atwood’s greatest strength in my opinion, … More Books| ‘Oryx and Crake’ – Margaret Atwood
My family has always enjoyed two big book buys a year. That’s not to say we don’t buy the odd book at other times, but at the start of Summer and at the start of January we have always enjoyed a trip to the bookshop and bought armfuls of books to enjoy. These days about … More Summer Reads Part 1|2016
I’ve wanted to do this kind of post for a long time. A summary of the books I’ve read and am planning to read this season! I finally found the time to watch The Martian, and absolutely loved the film. A friend then recommended I read the book as it offers more detail and insight … More Book Bag: Spring 2016
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