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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] #ad Born Bad – Marnie Riches.

    June 1, 2017 /

    GIFTED* As I am drawing close; finishing this book, I have grown attached to the characters and storyline. I don’t want to ruin it for people but there are some OMG moments throughout. The book is based in Manchester and it is about the underbelly and “gangsters” of the city. Many reviewers have said it is gritty. I don’t think it is that dramatic if you take into account the actual storyline. Although at the beginning I was just asking for someone to take this book off my hands, by the middle I decided it is a slow burner and take a while to acclimatise yourself to the people in the book…

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About Me

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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