Ramblings of an over-caffeinated nerd

Alice

  • What I Read Last Week | 18/09/2023 📚

    Last week was very quiet and uneventful. I managed to incorporate some reading into my bedtime routine every day which is probably why I managed to finish a book in 5 days! I finish reading Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn, a… Continue reading

  • I completed my Goodreads Reading Challenge for 2023!

    Before anyone gives me judgement for only setting my reading goal to 12 books a year, let me explain. The Goodreads Reading Challenge, in general, doesn’t matter. I set it to 12 because that’s 1 book per month. This is… Continue reading

  • What I Read Last Week | 04/09/2023 📚

    Of course as soon as I start a weekly post schedule I miss the second week! Apologies for no update last week, time just got away from me. Unfortunately I was unable finish any books the past couple weeks but… Continue reading

  • End of Year TBR 📚 Will I read it this year?

    With only 4 months left of 2023, lots of readers are starting to panic over how their yearly reading goal is going and usually, how they can catch up. This year I set my Goodreads Reading goal to only 12… Continue reading

  • What I Read Last Week | 21/08/2023 📚

    One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2023 was to be more consistent with my blog but unfortunately, I have been unsuccessful so far. There’s a couple reasons for this. The first is due to the nature of my job… Continue reading

  • Review | Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    “I’ve gone from “sole-surviving space explorer” to “guy with wacky new roommate.” It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.” – Ryland Grace, Project Hail Mary Continue reading

  • Books I’m giving a second chance

    I try and avoid DNFs. I don’t like leaving bo0ks unfinished or giving up on them because it feels a little bit like failure. I’ve found I’m quite intuitive when it comes to choosing books to read and often hit… Continue reading

  • Back to Blogging

    How is it August already? I feel like I haven’t read enough books yet! I’m back at work and for the next few months in Falmouth, which is a small coastal town in Cornwall, UK. It’s a beautiful little place… Continue reading

  • Read-a-long announcement | V.E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic trilogy

    “Bad magic, Kell had called it. No, thought Lila now. Clever magic.And clever was more dangerous than bad any day of the week.” V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic A Darker Shade of Magic was one of the first… Continue reading

  • Review | Horseman by Christina Henry

    Book Information:Horseman by Christina HenrySeries: StandaloneGenre: Fairy tale, horrorPages: 351Published: September 28, 2021Publisher: Titan Books Book Blurb: “Everyone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the Horseman, but no one really believes in him. Not even Ben Van Brunt’s grandfather, Brom Bones, who was there when it… Continue reading

  • Review | Shadowless by Randall McNally

    Thank you to the author for providing me a free eBook in exchange for an honest review! Book Information:Shadowless by Randall McNallySeries: StandaloneGenre: Fantasy, GrimdarkPages: 499Published: December 6, 2017Publisher: Self Published Book Blub: “What if the gods themselves wanted you… Continue reading

  • Review | Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    I am very out of practise for writing reviews (it’s been like three months lol). This is less of a review and more of a thought dump. It’s not spoilery but unless you’ve read it you probably won’t understand what… Continue reading

  • Wrap Up | July 2022

    July ended up being the most successful reading month I’ve had all year. I finished three books and started another two. Definitely could’ve get a little more reading done, as I had a bit of time off work but ended… Continue reading

  • Mid Year Freak Out Tag 😱

    Happy Sunday, everyone! I feel like I haven’t done a proper tag post since 2020. Its that time of year when everyone looks back at their bookish goals for the year, or Goodreads reading challenge, and begin panicking because they’re… Continue reading

  • [Review] Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

    Heartstopper is so cute!! Boy meets boy, the crush begins. I am very late to the Heartstopper train, I haven’t even watched the show! I love the simplified art style and that its in black and white. The art communicated… Continue reading

  • [Review] Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao

    Ok, so not only did I burn through Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor in 2 days, I also read the acknowledgements and started crying 😭 (RIP Kazuki Takahashi). If you grew up loving Yu-Gi-Oh! you NEED to read this… Continue reading

  • A late TBR | July 2022

    So I completely forgot to post my TBR at the beginning of the month. Here’s my (very) late July TBR! Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan If We Were Villains by… Continue reading

  • Book Haul 📚 + Attending YALC 2022

    Last weekend I attended the largest book convention in the UK: the Young Adult Literature Convention. Its been running for a few years now and runs alongside London Film and Comic Con at the Olympia, London. I had previously attended… Continue reading