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  • Happy New Year! | January TBR πŸŽ†πŸ₯‚

    Hope you’ve all had a fantastic holiday season. Mine has been very chilled out though didn’t exactly go according to plan. I ended up with symptoms of Tonsillitis on Christmas Eve but couldn’t get antibiotics until Boxing Day, so have… Continue reading

  • NetGalley Update | Nov 2024

    After taking a little break from reviewing over the summer (and most of Autumn, oops) I’ve started requesting books to review on NetGalley again! I tried logging back into my account but it seems to have vanished (can’t remember if… Continue reading

    NetGalley Update | Nov 2024
  • Turns out I own 308 Kindle books πŸ˜΅πŸ“‘

    I can’t remember the last time I went through my Kindle library and actually paid attention to the amount of eBooks I owned on the device. Usually I just see “99p Kindle deals” pop up on my Twitter feed and… Continue reading

  • Every Book I’ve Read This Year… So Far | Jan-Mar 2024

    This post started out as a January Wrap Up that I never finished! 😬 I have no idea how it got lost in my draft folder. Does this happen to any other book bloggers or am I just disorganised? Anyway,… Continue reading

  • NetGalley Update | Feb 2024

    This feels very much like a nothing update because I have nothing to update you on. I’ve barely started the first (and only) book I need to review and have been rejected from another. But hey, I just want to… Continue reading

    NetGalley Update | Feb 2024
  • Review | Twilight by Stephenie Meyer πŸŽ

    I haven’t read Twilight since I was 12 years old but for some strange reason at 26 I decided it was time for a reread. The Twilight Saga had a little resurgence in popularity again in the Autumn of 2023,… Continue reading

    Review | Twilight by Stephenie Meyer πŸŽ
  • NetGalley Update | Jan 2024

    I’ve been reading “NetGalley Update/Check In” posts for the majority of my time in the book blogging community but never done one myself as I didn’t use the book reviewing site. I wanted to get back into reviewing ARCs but… Continue reading

    NetGalley Update | Jan 2024
  • My Bookish Goals for 2024

    Read 36 Books Last year I read 21 books, even though I had two whole months where I read nothing at all! In 2024 I plan on increasing that number a little bit with an ambitious 3 books per month.… Continue reading

    My Bookish Goals for 2024
  • Happy New Year! πŸŽ‰πŸ₯‚ | Jan 2024 TBR

    Happy New Year everyone! Hope you had a good NYE celebration, I was definitely a little hangover the next morning. πŸ˜… Last year I was terrible at sticking to any kind of reading schedule but this year I certainly need… Continue reading

    Happy New Year! πŸŽ‰πŸ₯‚ | Jan 2024 TBR
  • What I Read in 2023 | StoryGraph Stats πŸ“Š

    Welcome to to my 2023 wrap up! I read 21 books this year though I’m actually pretty disappointed with this, despite smashing my yearly reading goal. I originally set my challenge to 12 as I did not complete my 2022… Continue reading

    What I Read in 2023 | StoryGraph Stats πŸ“Š
  • What I Read Last Week | 21/08/2023 πŸ“š

    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Changing bookish habits

    Hello! Long time no reading, how is everyone? I have been absolutely swamped with work and haven’t had any time to blog, or read, or write, or well… exist. I definitely never used to appreciate how much time off I’d… Continue reading

  • [Book Tour] MORODA by L.L. MacRae

    Huge thank you to Escapist Book Tours & L.L. MacRae for a copy of Moroda to review! I am absolutely delighted to share my review for Moroda! MacRae has been one of my closest bookish friends both online and when… Continue reading

  • [Book Tour] SPOTLIGHT + GIVEAWAY – Perception Check by Astrid Knight πŸŽ²

    I’m currently reading Perception Check by Astrid Knight, a fantasy novel where reality and the world of Dungeons and Dragons collides! I absolutely love DnD and its helped me a lot with my mental health. Not long after my Mum… Continue reading

  • [Book Tour] NO GODS, ONLY MONSTERS by Steve McHugh

    Big thank you to Escapist Book Tours & Steve McHugh for the ARC copy to review and letting me be apart of the blog tour! Book Blurb: Diana, the Roman Goddess of the hunt, lives alone on the far edge… Continue reading

  • [Review] Gallant by V.E. Schwab

    Firstly, a huge thank you to Titan Books for sending me an ARC to review! Pages: 310Publisher: Titan BooksGenre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult ⭐⭐⭐ “Sixteen-year old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father and a voice. Her… Continue reading