Hello everyone, It is time for an award tag post! A number of months ago I was nominated by Darina, one of my best book blogging friends. Thank you so much, Darina! Make sure you give her a follow, as her posts are always wonderfully written. What is The Sunshine Blogger Award? The Sunshine Blogger … Continue reading The Sunshine Blogger Award #3
Hello everyone, It is time to return to the ABC Book Challenge, where I take a tour of some of my memorable reads and look ahead to the many, many books that are on my TBR. Some of my all-time favourite books begin with 'H', so let's take a look! My Most Memorable Reads – … Continue reading ABC Book Challenge – H
Pages: 447Published: 28th February 2017Genre: Young Adult ContemporaryContent warnings: Drug use, racism, sexual references Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands … Continue reading Book Review – The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Happy Saturday everyone, My TBR currently stands at a fairly intimidating 152 books. Many of them have been there a long time, but here are some of my most recent and most eagerly anticipated additions! The Passengers by John Marrs I have heard an unbelievable amount of great things about this book. It sounds like … Continue reading Five Books on my TBR – August 2019
Hello everyone, One of the fun and perhaps lesser known features of a Kindle is the Vocabulary Builder, which is a perfect tool for people like me who enjoy learning new words and vocabulary! It allows you to store all of the words that have looked up the definition for while reading. They automatically appear … Continue reading Kindle Vocabulary Builder #5
Pages: 252Published: 29th April 2009Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Sexual content, racism Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the hard years following World War Two. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America -- to live and work in a Brooklyn neighborhood "just like Ireland" -- she decides she must go, … Continue reading Book Review – Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Hello everyone, Welcome to my second author Q&A! I was beyond delighted that Cara Hunter agreed to answer some of my questions, and I am really excited to share it all with you. Cara is the author of the DI Adam Fawley series of crime thrillers, set in Oxford. They are all compelling page-turners, full … Continue reading Author Q&A – Cara Hunter
Hello everyone, The end of another month! Can you believe that we are almost halfway through 2019? It is just moving into summer in the UK and I am looking forward to spending lots of time reading outside. May was my busiest and most productive month of the year so far. I read a total … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – May 2019
Pages: 422Published: 18th April 2019Genre: Legal ThrillerContent warnings: Drug references It's the day her father will be released from jail. Izzy English has every reason to feel conflicted - he's the man who gave her a childhood filled with happy memories. But he has also just served seventeen years for the murder of her mother. Now, Izzy's … Continue reading Book Review – The Evidence Against You by Gillian McAllister
Hello everyone, I have finally written another bookish poem! It has felt like so long since my last one, because I found it hard for ideas and motivation, but I'm really excited to share this one with you! It is based on how it feels when you read a truly amazing book that you just … Continue reading Poem – Every Word
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