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    3 YA books TBR in 2018

    January 6, 2018 /

    This is a post dedicated to the top 3 YA books that were talked about all over the bookish community that I didn’t get chance to read in 2017. They are below with front covers and synopsis’s’ so you can see if you want to read them too… I’m sure you will! Turtles all the way down – John Green The story centers around 16-year-old Aza Holmes, a high school student living with multiple anxiety disorders, and her search for a fugitive billionaire. The only other details of the plot known to the public before release were that it contains, either literally or figuratively, tuatara, Star Warsfanfiction, an unexpected reunion,…

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    buying or borrowing books…

    December 31, 2017

    Short post about Goodreads (2018)

    February 25, 2018

    [FILM REVIEW] The Mummy Returns (2001)

    January 25, 2018
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    Goodreads 2018 + fave book

    December 24, 2017 /

    Hello all, As you may have noticed I done the Goodreads Challenge this year and set the bar low. This was because I was restarting reading a lot again after about 10 years away from books. I plan to do 2018’s challenge and up the book count and higher my reading limit. I am hoping to read 50 books next year max but if I get through 25 I’d be happy enough! Also, I want to read this list in 2018.. Old Classics Game of Thrones Series Italy-based novels Non-fiction -Romans Contemporary classics My A Level set list ARCs and Review Copies As it’s coming up to the end of…

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    [REVIEW] The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – John Boyne.

    July 4, 2017

    [REVIEW] #ad Cold Feet: The Lost Years – Carmel Harrington

    November 17, 2017

    [REVIEW] Wicked – Gregory Maguire

    December 13, 2017
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    Making lists & buying books..

    December 21, 2017 /

    To Read or Not To Read; That is the question! Okay, so I started out this year with an aim of getting out more; meeting friends, etc. It’s now half way through the year and I want to spend more time alone. Sound crazy? Hear me out! I have finally compiled a reading list & it just keeps getting longer! It’s now nearly 300 books long. I started out as “I’ll add just one or two so I know what to read next”, Before I knew it, there were too many books on the list. To add to this I have accepted the “GoodReads 2017 Challenge” of reading 12 books in 2017.…

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    [REVIEW] Thirteen Reasons Why – Jay Asher.

    May 21, 2017

    [REVIEW] #ad Pigeon Blood-Red – Ed Duncan

    May 23, 2018

    [REVIEW] The Colour of Magic – Terry Pratchett

    May 16, 2017
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    [REVIEW] Wicked – Gregory Maguire

    December 13, 2017 /

    All about Politics, Witches and Wizards. I want to say I am reviewing this book after not reading in ages! Now that I think of it, I really should do a re-read at the end of the year when I get some time out of my busy reading schedule. This book is my all-time favourite book and it’s pretty good if I may say so myself. On my first read, I dived right into and it took me about 3 days to finish it. I really loved it. It is basically the backstory of who the “Wicked Witch of the West” in “The Wizard of Oz” is; where she came from,…

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    Christmas Reads? 2017

    December 6, 2017

    [REVIEW] Sherlock Holmes & the Titanic Tragedy – William Seil

    May 18, 2017

    [REVIEW] #ad Pigeon Blood-Red – Ed Duncan

    May 23, 2018
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    Christmas Reads? 2017

    December 6, 2017 /

    As you are probably already aware, by the date this was posted, that Christmas isn’t far away. This is the closest I get to being festive online and I am getting excited to have lots of fun with family and friends! I am doing my top 3 reads that I think you could read this Christmas (2017). As always it is your choice on what you read but I think these are some brilliant suggestions to get you in the Christmas mood… Harry Potter – JK Rowling – Yes, there are scenes where the characters are around at Christmas but it is not a festive book as such but when…

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    [REVIEW] Deal Breaker – Harlan Coben

    June 15, 2017

    [REVIEW] Girl, Interrupted – Susanna Kaysen

    November 5, 2017

    Why I cancelled my readathon last year // Why it’s back!

    September 1, 2019
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    GoodReads Reading Challenge 2017.

    November 25, 2017 /

    I am finally coming up to the end of my GoodReads Challenge in 2017. As you might have noticed I upped my amount of books to 15 as I went over 12 earlier in the year. This may seem quite small but it is because I am going from; A person who would not touch a book, in months, to; A girl who is now reading pretty much all my free time (when not sleeping, volunteering at a library – with free access to more books, learning a language or studying at home.) The reason I choose the GoodReads Challenge was that I needed the motivation to read again. I…

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    [REVIEW] Harry Potter 2 (&tCoS)

    July 2, 2018

    [REVIEW] #ad Pigeon Blood-Red – Ed Duncan

    May 23, 2018

    [REVIEW] Harry Potter 1 (atPS) – J.K. Rowling

    August 15, 2017
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I’m 30 something years old, from South Wales, (near Cardiff) UK.

I volunteered at the library 2017-2020, then re-joined as a volunteer in 2022, after Covid & Lockdown ended.

I started this blog in May 2017.

Full-time Creative, who loves pasta & eating freshly cooked food while drinking lots of coffee & alcohol…
*Favourites include Costa, Nescafe | Gordons (pink), Smirnoff & Carling*

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