First line Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Wandering Words. The premise is all around judging a book by its first sentence rather than its cover. Simply choose a book from your TBR or one you're currently reading and copy the first line(s), just enough to try and hook the reader, then reveal the… Continue reading First Line Friday ~ 13th December
Twas the Night Shift Before Christmas ~ Adam Kay
320 pages ~ ★★★★☆ ~ Hardback</p> For a longer than I should have younger me lived in completely oblivious that not everyone is off work on Christmas Day, coming from a family of teachers I just assumed everyone had the day off, then one year in response to a comment I can't remember my Aunt… Continue reading Twas the Night Shift Before Christmas ~ Adam Kay
Very Merry Readathon 2019 ~ TBR
A couple of weeks ago I went searching for readathons happening in December and discovered the Very Merry Readathon, running for the fourth time this year from 15th - 21st December hosted by Hannah at Tiny Book Dragon; I thought I'd share the details here along with what I'm planning on reading ahead of time… Continue reading Very Merry Readathon 2019 ~ TBR
Christmas Gift Guide 2019
Just like my bookish themed gift guide all of the items linked below I have purchased either for myself/someone else or even been given at somepoint. Again, I'm in the UK so depending on where you might want to hunt down a more local seller to save on postage. If you have any other ideas… Continue reading Christmas Gift Guide 2019
Christmas Gift Guide 2019 ~ Book Lovers
With Christmas shopping in full swing I thought I'd share a couple of ideas and suggestions for gifts for the book lovers in your life; all of the items linked below I've purchased for myself or someone else or even been given at somepoint; I'm from the UK so depending on where you might want… Continue reading Christmas Gift Guide 2019 ~ Book Lovers
Christmas Tea O’Christmas Tea
Something a little bit different today, a non-bookish post! Hopefully you'll still find this interesting as if you're anything like me one of the few things better than curling up on the sofa with a book with curling up on the sofa with a book and a cup of tea. Over the last few years… Continue reading Christmas Tea O’Christmas Tea
November 2019 ~ Wrap Up
A bit of a mixed bag this month, I've struggled a little bit with finding time to dedicate to reading but I did listen to three(!!) audiobooks via my library, something I'd forgotten I had access to but I can see becoming a handy way of getting to books I've been putting off. Five Dark… Continue reading November 2019 ~ Wrap Up
December 2019 ~ TBR
Happy (nearly) December! I'm throwing in a single month TBR for December, mainly to get in those slightly festive reads but also to set myself up for the new year. I'm planning some extra posts this month and shocker, not all of them are book related! Twas The NightShift Before Christmas ~ Adam Kay's festive… Continue reading December 2019 ~ TBR
WWW Wednesday ~ 20th November 2019
This post runs weekly on Sam's blog but I'm using it as a mid-month check in. What are you currently reading? I've just started Cilka's Journey, the follow up to The Tattooist of Auschwitz and am still reading You Look Like a Thing and I Love You, a book about some of the challenges and… Continue reading WWW Wednesday ~ 20th November 2019
Hard Pushed ~ Leah Hazzard
356 pages ~ ★★★★★ ~ Kindle As I mentioned when I reviewed The Prison Doctor earlier this year my husband has discovered that one category of book he can't put down is a medical memoir so I'm continually on the look out for another one to force into his hands. I'd previously seen this… Continue reading Hard Pushed ~ Leah Hazzard
