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We are one month down of 2024 and I’ve had a BUSY reading start to the year. Its been an unhealthy obsession this month which several series just taking over a little bit more than is reasonable. I read 24 books in January so lets just get into it. House of Earth and Blood – Sarah J Maas 5 Star Rating Despite already LOVING SJM’s other two series’, this took me a minute to properly get into it…

It was my busiest month of reading in 2023 which was partially down to my new kindle unlimited subscription and partly down to finishing early for Christmas. I took hibernation really seriously and just read books for basically the entirety of 2 weeks. It was great. A real mixed bag of quality this month, let’s dive in. The Serpent and the Wings of Night – Carissa Broadbent This was an…

Clearly I had nothing better to do this month because I racked up those numbers! I read 14 books this month; there were some HITS and there were sadly some severe misses. Diary of an Oxygen Thief – Anonymous Such an odd book. This was a recommendation from a friend. Is it weird to say that I liked it? I have a thing for hateful characters with all the red flags and our narrator is definitely…

As the temperature drops and the nights draw in much earlier, its hard to ignore the fact that we’re well on our way into winter. This can only mean one thing…that my Christmas decorations have already been up for a week! I am feeling particularly smug as I have already completed all my Christmas shopping for the season through meticulous planning and outright competition with 2022 me. There is…

It’s been a hot minute since we’ve done a normal post. I’ve been wrapped up in work and reading and starting to spend time with my favourite people as the festive period starts back up again.  As you’re probably aware, I’ve taken a deep plummet into the world of fantasy books this year and my word, its really got a choke hold on me. All this to say, any spare moment I’ve had over the past few…

The Course of Love – Alain de Botton This is an odd one. I read this book back in 2021 and rated it 5 stars. I read it again this time and have slightly different feelings, somewhat mixed. Although the concept is still exceptional and I love it still (and also haven’t read anything else like it), I didn’t feel like I was as captivated this time round. What I don’t know is if that’s just because…

It’s been an emotional month of reading, meaning, dear lord I finished the Throne of Glass series and it broke me into a thousand pieces. I tried to fill the gap with other books, which is why we stand at the end of September with 10 books read. Spoiler alert, I am still broken, no other book filled the gap and I’m still in a dark place about it. Empire of Storms – Sarah J Maas So much going…

I’m painfully aware that the blog has been neglected a little over the past month or so, but I’ll be honest guys, I’M TIRED. After so much travel and socialising through Spring/Summer, its been so nice to hunker down a little and spend time at home. I’ve been on such a reading binge and have already completed my book target for the year, 55/55 books baby! After getting into some fantasy fiction,…

If you aren’t a fantasy reader, or like Sarah J Maas then this months reading isn’t for you! After my obsession with ACOTAR, I had to see if the Throne of Glass series was equally as good…spoiler alert, its amazing. Overkill – Sandra Brown Unfortunately this book did nothing for me; it wasn’t fully formed, it was quite predictable and was incredibly cringey throughout. It has a superficial…

ts funny how in the moment the travel and different countries feels like the time of your life. And over spring and early summer, it definitely felt like that. Now that we’ve both been home for weeks now, and with no more travel plans for the remainder of the year, I let out a sigh of relief.  We’ve been incredibly lucky this year with our travel plans, the places we got to visit, the weather we…

Started this month by flying through the last two books (for now) of the ACOTAR series, and then tried to mix it up a little. I needed a little break from the fantasy world I had been living in! A Court of Frost and Starlight – Sarah J Maas For me this book, of the entire series, was a bit of a let down and also a little unnecessary. I felt like it didn’t add much to the storyline and was…

Not something I ever thought I’d be writing, but here’s how I spent 24 hours in Marbella, Spain. Tuesday 18th July England Temp: 15 degrees Marbella Temp: 33 degrees • 6am departure to Malaga Airport • 10am arrival in Malaga Airport • 45 minute bus journey to Marbella bus station • 15 minute walk to HOTEL RESTAURANTE BAVIERA After, luckily, checking into our hotel early and freshening up,…

Over the course of two weeks in June, we had the trip of a lifetime. Cruising the Norwegian fjords has been a bucket list holiday and it was as surreal and beautiful as we hoped it would be. Let me walk you through it. We boarded P&Os Aurora in Southampton which, can I just say was super easy and chilled out, and headed up to explore our balcony room. First port of call was to unpack and explore…

Its been a monster of a month with a staggering 11 books read, much in thanks to our 2 week holiday where I sat and made my way through lots of books being a happy girl. Too much to say so lets get into it. Somebody to Love – Alexandra Heminsley This hit me in all the feels. What a journey this woman had up until the point in writing the book. I felt for her throughout – she was constantly…

Can we talk about how frustrating it is to pack for a holiday where you will likely experience all four seasons in a day….for 2 weeks? I can’t pack concisely or in line with a weight limit for that! But that’s what you get when you agree to a  Norway cruise. When researching blogs and forums of those who have previously done the trip, they all say (in a word) “take everything”. Wear layers, take…

It has been a busy month of reading by dedicating some time to it most evens to ramp up my game. We’re talking strictly fiction this month, which is rare but I definitely got sucked into a BookTok phase. I was mostly pleasantly surprised with all of these books, and enjoyed spending some time in the fiction world which, as a teen, I was so heavily invested in. A Court of Thorns and Roses – Sarah…

Today kicks off the first of the holidays for 2023 and I am SO excited. Due to my husbands 40th, 2023 became a year with a focus on travel. Starting with a trip to San Sebastian for a long weekend with friends – a place where my husband has previously visited and explicitly said it was a beautiful place, and great if you are a foodie. When we heard that friends were travelling there during May,…