Hello everyone, One of the absolute gems of reading is that it can transport you to absolutely anywhere in the world - or to a different world entirely, courtesy of its setting. As well as being something fun, exciting, and potentially new, it allows you to really immerse yourself in a different culture or experience … Continue reading The Best Settings I Read In 2024
Hello everyone, One of the absolute gems of reading is that it can transport you to absolutely anywhere in the world – or to a different world entirely, courtesy of its setting. As well as being something fun, exciting, and potentially new, it allows you to really immerse yourself in a different culture or experience … Continue reading The Best Settings I Read In 2023
Hello everyone, When I read, I love to find great quotes or beautiful, thoughtful passages of writing. On my Kindle, I highlight these and they get stored for me to revisit at my own leisure. One of the main times I do this is in the run up to Christmas, when I look back at … Continue reading Top Kindle Highlights of 2023
Hello everyone, The next stop on my look back over my reading in 2022 is to look at all the books I have read on my Kindle and the best quotes I have picked out. One of the many useful features of a Kindle is the ability to highlight words and passages. It can be … Continue reading Top Kindle Highlights Of 2022
Hello everyone, Back in July I took a short holiday in Cornwall, which is the most south-westerly county in the UK, known for its rural and coastal landscapes along with its many beaches. Although I only spent two days there, I managed to do a lot of things and so it felt like I was … Continue reading A Trip To Cornwall
Hello everyone, Today I have quite an unusual post, as it is not about books. In April, I was lucky to spend a week away in Edinburgh, and it turned out to be the most wonderful holiday. It was my first time visiting the city and indeed Scotland as a whole, so I was very … Continue reading A Holiday To Edinburgh
Hello everyone, If you own a Kindle, there is fun little Easter egg hidden away in its depths. Highlight a single word, and the dictionary definition pops up, along with possible translations and a Wikipedia article where applicable. Then, if you press the three dots at the top of the screen, a menu appears. Select … Continue reading Kindle Vocabulary Builder #10
Hello everyone, We are coming up to the end of another year, and as I look back on it, a lot of things happened in my life in 2021. It began with the UK being put back into lockdown, but after things started to open up again in the months that followed, it certainly became … Continue reading Review Of 2021
Hello everyone, Yesterday I posted a list of nine other book bloggers who have become or continued to be amazing friends to me in 2021, and today I have nine more! I adore all of the content they post and in general they just epitomise why I love being part of an online bookish community. … Continue reading Best Book Blogging Friends Of 2021 – Part Two
Hello everyone, One of my absolute favourite things about being a book blogger is that there are so many wonderful people to interact with! I am grateful for everyone I have been able to connect with in the past few years and it is those interactions which more than anything, have made blogging so rewarding. … Continue reading Best Blogging Friends Of 2021 – Part One
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