January Wrap Up

News Guess what? NEMO GOT A JOB! Almost ten months after I showed up to work and was made redundant, one day after being forced to move house because my husband came out of a two month stay in hospital permanently disabled, I have finally secured a non-temp agency position. And guess what? It pays […]

Top Ten Books I Can’t Believe I Read (all of)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It’s all about bookish lists! Share your lists and remember to stop by That Artsy Reader Girl to add your link and The Broke and the Bookish to see where it all began. Top […]

Culling the TBR Pile 7

A blogger called Lia from Lost in a Story created a kind of meme thingy called Down the TBR Hole that aims to cut your TBR pile of the books you no longer want to read and remind yourself of the ones you do want to read. The process: Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf. […]

Avenged by Amy Tintera

I absolutely adored Ruined, the first book in this series, so when Avenged came up on Edelweiss to review, I jumped at the chance. That was in 2016, ahead of the May 2017 release date. That was before my life changed forever and I only read 12 books in 2017. Unfortunately Ruined was not one […]

Waiting on Goodbye Perfect by Sara Barnard

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine. It’s all about spotlighting upcoming releases we’re eagerly anticipating. Share your books and remember to visit Breaking The Spine for more great books! This week I’m eagerly waiting on: Goodbye Perfect by Sara Barnard Expected publication: 8 February 2018 Publisher: Pan Macmillan From […]

Culling the TBR Pile 6

A blogger called Lia from Lost in a Story created a kind of meme thingy called Down the TBR Hole that aims to cut your TBR pile of the books you no longer want to read and remind yourself of the ones you do want to read. The process: Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf. […]

Waiting on The Hazel Wood

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine. It’s all about spotlighting upcoming releases we’re eagerly anticipating. Share your books and remember to visit Breaking The Spine for more great books! This week I’m eagerly waiting on: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Expected publication: 30 January 2018 Publisher: Penguin From […]

Why I Won’t Make Bookish Resolutions in 2018

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday was supposed to be Top Ten Bookish Resolutions. I decided not to do it as I have not made any resolutions this year. When I make resolutions I tend to fail them. It’s no fun seeing a list of things you wanted to achieve and then failed at, especially when you […]

Culling the TBR Pile 5

A blogger called Lia from Lost in a Story created a kind of meme thingy called Down the TBR Hole that aims to cut your TBR pile of the books you no longer want to read and remind yourself of the ones you do want to read. The process: Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf. […]