The Reading Rush: Day 4

Hello bookish friends! We're at the halfway point now, so it's coming to make or break time. Only the strong survive from here on out! Thursday Reading Goals: A Phoenix First Must Burn p.132 (47 pages) Somewhere Only We Know p.101 (73 pages) Little Black Book p.43 (43 pages) The Weight of Our Sky p.41…

The Reading Rush: Day 3

Hello bookish friends! Day 3 is usually the hardest for me and generally determines how the rest of the week will go, so I'm hoping I can stay motivated by reading my third audio book. After I've finished that, I'll probably struggle a little until the weekend, but I'll try to push through! Wednesday Reading…

The Reading Rush: Day 2

Hello bookish friends! Day 2 already and I'm feeling confident about my reading progress. Although I'm working during the day, I've been able to multitask and listen to audio books at the same time, so I'll probably end up reading most of the printed/e-books at the weekend. I've been enjoying everything I've read so far…

The Reading Rush: Day 1

Hello bookish friends! Hope you've all had an enjoyable day of reading. Similar to previous years of The Reading Rush, I'll be doing daily updates of my reading progress. I'll be writing down my reading goals in the morning of each day and coming back to that same post in the evening to see if…

The Reading Rush 2020: TBR

Hello bookish friends! It's that time of year again! This will be my fourth year participating in The Reading Rush. Last year was the first year I managed to actually complete all 7 books, so I'm really hoping I can do that again this year. That being said, I just started a new job last…

Book Review – Girl, Serpent, Thorn

Title: Girl, Serpent, Thorn Author: Melissa Bashardoust Pages: 336 Genre: YA fantasy Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5 Synopsis on Goodreads: "A captivating and utterly original fairy tale about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch, and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse... There was and there was not, as all stories begin,…

Book Review – Cinderella Is Dead

Title: Cinderella Is Dead Author: Kalynn Bayron Pages: 400 Genre: YA fantasy Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Synopsis on Goodreads: "It's 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over. Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. Because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she's tiny until the night she's sent…

WWW Wednesday #2

Hello bookish friends! Before I get into this post, please make sure to continue checking back in with the Black Lives Matter carrd here and sign any petitions you haven't yet. If you can, please also continue to donate to much-needed bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organisations here and to Black trans…

WWW Wednesday

Hello bookish friends! Before I get into this post, please make sure to continue checking back in with the Black Lives Matter caard here and sign any petitions you haven't yet. If you can, please also continue to donate to much-needed bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organisations here and to Black trans…

Pride TBR

Happy Pride everyone! Before I get into this post, I just want to remind people that Pride was a riot and it is thanks to Black trans women that we owe our rights (you can read more about STAR here, and watch a short film created by and starring trans woc called Happy Birthday, Marsha!…

Book Review – Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody

Title: Ace of Shades Author: Amanda Foody Pages: 459 Genre: YA fantasy Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5 Synopsis on Goodreads: "Welcome to the City of Sin, where casino families reign, gangs infest the streets…and secrets hide in every shadow. Enne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of…

Magical Readathon TBR

It's that time of year again! Happy OWLs! If you're not sure what the Magical Readathon is, you can find out all you need to know from G at Book Roast's video here. This year I'm being ambitious with my career prospects and my TBR seeing as we have to stay inside for the foreseeable…

My Reading Year So Far – Jan-March

Welcome back to my blog! Sorry I've been gone for a while - it's been a lot these past few months with work. But, now that I'm at home 24/7 and on furlough leave, there's nothing much to do apart from read and blog. Hence why I'm back! I used to do these round-up posts…

DIY – Festive Candles #blogmas

Merry Christmas Eve everyone! I hope you have all had a peaceful and festive day. I've been busy helping my Mum out and planning for tomorrow and also decided to re-watch Lord of the Rings so it's been quite a long day! For my next DIY post, I'll be writing about how I made Christmassy…

DIY – Festive Hamper #blogmas

So I've fallen really behind on Blogmas (shocker!) but I'm still going to post when I can. It seems like no matter how far in advance I start planning, it always just catches up with me and I fail at it. One of these years I will post every day in December, I promise! My…