Hello everyone, This month marks five years since I started book blogging! In January 2018 after I had set myself a Goodreads Challenge for the first time, I decided to repurpose my existing miscellaneous blog and focus primarily on books - which was the right decision for so many reasons. In that time I have … Continue reading Five Year Blogging Anniversary – Top 10 Books
Pages: 372Published: 1st June 2021Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Terminal illness storyline, child death Life is short. No-one knows that better than seventeen year old Lenni living on the terminal ward. But as she is about to learn, it's not only what you make of life that matters, but who you share it with. Dodging doctor's orders, she joins an … Continue reading Book Review – The One Hundred Years Of Lenni And Margot by Marianne Cronin
Image credit: ITV/Drama Republic Hello everyone, Back in the summer of 2020 I read The Confessions Of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins. It was a remarkably powerful and moving character portrait written with immense depth, also containing a forbidden romance and an intriguing murder mystery. Frannie Langton herself has such a unique and sophisticated voice, and her … Continue reading TV Adaptation Review – The Confessions Of Frannie Langton
Pages: 408Published: 15th September 2022Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Suicide, drugs references It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline, and soon the gang are hot on the trail of two murders, … Continue reading Book Review – The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
Hello everyone, Happy New Year! I hope 2023 turns out to be a special and rewarding year for you ✨ In terms of reading, I am super excited for what I have planned for the year ahead and after all the books I was either gifted or treated myself to over the festive period, my … Continue reading Goodreads Challenge 2022 Summary And Stats
Hello everyone, I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season. Today I am sharing my final post of the year and it is time for THE list - the top 10 books I have read in 2022! While I have had fewer five-star reads than in previous years, it feels like I have … Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read In 2022
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 2022
Hello everyone, As we all know, the ending to a book is vitally important. It goes a long way towards determining our overall thoughts on the book, and depending on whether it is good or bad, can affect the star ratings we award it and just how fondly we think back on it. In this … Continue reading Top Five Memorable Endings I Read In 2022
Hello everyone, Every year I do all of these countdown posts, and this one is quite possibly my favourite. I love a good twist - one that I do not see coming, improves the story, or even changes the entire complexion of the plot. When something like this arrives, it is a unique feeling of … Continue reading Top Five Most Dramatic Twists I Read In 2022
Hello everyone, My next look back at all the books I have read in 2022 is all about which ones have been the most compellingly character-driven. This is always an interesting category to focus on, as it makes me consider certain reads in a slightly different way to what I did at the time. It … Continue reading Top Five Character-Driven Books I Read In 2022
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