The WWW tag runs weekly on Sam's blog, each W stands for a different 'What' to summarise you're last week in books. What are you currently reading? I have finally started The Book Thief! I'm around 150pages in and so far I'm really enjoying it. I'm also reading a collection of short stories, Tell… Continue reading WWW Wednesday ~ 19th February 2020
Podcast Recommendations – Feb 2020
Podcasts have taken a little bit of a backseat recently as I've really been enjoying audiobooks but I still wanted to share some that I've really enjoyed lately.As usual all the links below are for PocketCaster which is my preferred podcast app for android and desktop, but all episodes should be available for whichever your… Continue reading Podcast Recommendations – Feb 2020
Big Girl, Small Town ~ Michelle Gallen
320 pages ~ ★★★☆☆ ~ Netgalley eARC Twenty-seven year old Majella lives in a small close knit border town in Northern Ireland; she lives with her ma and works in the local chip shop. Her life is all about routine, at home and at work; she knows what time to expect her regulars and she likes… Continue reading Big Girl, Small Town ~ Michelle Gallen
Beat the Backlist Bingo 2020 ~ Update 1
Beat the Backlist is a year long reading challenge focused on reading your way through your backlist, this fits in perfectly with my 2020 goal of reading my way through the books on my shelves. To make things more interesting there's a mini challenge where you can join a team and earn points for every… Continue reading Beat the Backlist Bingo 2020 ~ Update 1
Can You Hear Me? ~ Jake Jones
304 pages ~ ★★★★☆ ~ Netgalley eARC Can You Hear Me? is a new medical memoir written under the pseudonym Jake Jones of the experiences of a UK NHS ambulance paramedic. Each of the twenty-seven chapter covers a memorable encounter Jake experienced, sometimes as part of an ambulance team but also as a first response… Continue reading Can You Hear Me? ~ Jake Jones
WWW Wednesday ~ 5th February 2020
This post runs weekly on Sam's blog; I usually post as a mid-month check in but I've really enjoyed some of the books I've been reading and want to speak about them. What are you currently reading? Currently, I'm reading Winter by Ali Smith - I'm trying to read the quartet when it's seasonably appropriate. … Continue reading WWW Wednesday ~ 5th February 2020
Top Ten Tuesday ~ 4th February 2020
Top Ten Tuesday is a tag hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each Tuesday there's a different topic up for discussion; you can see a full list of topics on her blog. This week it's Books On My TBR I Predict Will Be 5-Star Reads. I actually struggled to pull together a list of ten,… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday ~ 4th February 2020
Six for Sunday ~ 2nd February 2020
Six for Sunday is a weekly prompt hosted by Steph over at A Little But A Lot, each week there's a new bookish topic to post about. This week the topic is six favourite blogs/booktubers/bookstagrams to follow. Over the last few years, book-related content I'm following has slowly grown across most channels, below are six… Continue reading Six for Sunday ~ 2nd February 2020
January 2020 ~ Wrap Up
A new year, a new Goodreads goal and I'm actually really happy with the way I've started my reading this year; one of my goals for this year is to listen to more audiobooks and I've listened to four this month, all non-fiction, all of which I've quite enjoyed. The Year of Less ~ My… Continue reading January 2020 ~ Wrap Up
Podcast Recommendations ~ January 2020
I've neglected my podcast recommendations lately, some of the recommendations below are a little belated but really that's one of the beauties of podcasts, they're there when you have time to listen to them. All the links below are for PocketCaster which is my preferred podcast app for android and desktop, but all episodes should… Continue reading Podcast Recommendations ~ January 2020
