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Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto #bookreview #phoenix #crownoffeathers

Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto – 4.5 Stars 

Blurb: I had a sister, once… 

In a world ruled by fierce warrior queens, a grand empire was built upon the backs of Phoenix Riders—legendary heroes who soared through the sky on wings of fire—until a war between two sisters ripped it all apart.

I promised her the throne would not come between us. 

Sixteen years later, Veronyka is a war orphan who…

Web of Darkness by Bali Rai #BookReview #social media #onlinesafety

Web of Darkness – Bali Rai – 4 STARS

Blurb: When the incredibly attractive Benedict befriends Lily online, she is thrilled. He is so much more mature than boys her age and he seems to know exactly how she’s feeling. She finds herself opening up to him, telling him things she wouldn’t tell anybody else.

 And she needs someone to confide in more than ever before as a spate of apparent suicides…

A Holiday to Berlin... Or Hell? #summerholiday #berlin #heatwave

To begin with, I want to point out that I have no problem with Berlin or Germany. I just experienced one of the worst holidays of my life and it happened to be in Berlin. Poorly timed booking and circumstances completely out of my hands led to one of the worst weeks. I’m sure Berlin is lovely, I just didn’t manage to see much of it.

The week from Hell began last Sunday the 23rd June 2019. It was…

Living the Good Life - Gaining My Independence #movingout #newjob #lifeisgood

It’s definitely been a while since I wrote anything on here (except for the blog I wrote last Sunday). There is a good reason for that, which I shall explain in full for you now. Just give me a minute to read what I wrote in my last blog so I know where to start from!

Well, that didn’t help much, so I’ll just let you know why I haven’t written anything since March. On the 1st April, myself and my…

Game of Thrones Season 8 - My Predictions #GoT #Gameofthrones #youknownothingjohnsnow

**PLEASE DON’T READ THIS BLOG IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED  GAME OF THRONES EPISODE 4 OF SEASON 8 YET! THERE WILL BE SPOILERS ALL OVER THE PLACE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. ALSO, I WON’T GET TO WATCH EPISODE 5 UNTIL MONDAY EVENING (13TH), PLEASE DON’D SPOIL ANYTHING FOR ME!!**

Photo Courtesy of HBO

Yes, I’m aware that I haven’t written anything on here for a while, but I have a good reason for that which…

Mobile Apps - An Addiction #addiction #mergedragons #wordswithfriends

[Everything in this blog is my opinion and based on my personal experiences. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t download these games, I’m just saying that they weren’t great for me.]

There are so many things that I could be doing during my lunch break and spare time at home – writing, blogging, book cover design, reading – and yet I sit and play games on my phone for hours on end, wasting my life.…

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge - Book Review #bookreview #franceshardinge #thelietree

the lie tree – frances hardinge – 3.5 stars

Blurb: Faith’s father has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, and as she is searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree.

The tree only grows healthy and bears fruit if you whisper a lie to it. The fruit of the tree, when eaten, will deliver a hidden truth to the person who consumes it. The bigger the lie, the more…

Book Cover Design - Finding My Style #bookcover #graphicdesign #littleredridinghood

It’s been a little while since I wrote about my new found love of designing book covers, and things have definitely changed a bit since then. Before, I was mainly using stock photos to create bold book covers, but now I’m attempting to create my own artwork with Photoshop.

It’s something that I always thought was out of my skill set, but it turns out it’s a lot easier than I ever imagined, and…

Beautiful Boy by David Sheff - Book Review #bookreview #beautifulboy

Beautiful boy – david sheff – 4 stars

Blurb: What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and…

60 Miles in One Week - Final Update #walking #challengecomplete #fitness #zizzis

For those of you who are reading this for the first time, you can read all about this challenge by following these links here, here and here. However, if you don’t have that much time on your hands, and don’t want a truly fabulous reading experience, I’ll give you the short version – my boyfriend challenged me to walk 60 miles in one week for a night out at Zizzi’s (96.56km).

The last blog I…

60 Miles in One Week - Update 2 #walking #zizzi #fitness

A quick update again for those of you that haven’t read my previous two blogs – I’ve been challenged to walk 60 miles in one week, approximately 96.56 km. My boyfriend challenged me, I’m not entirely sure why, I have a feeling he thinks I can’t do it! Anyway, if I complete the challenge, he’ll take me out to eat at Zizzi’s. You can read my previous blogs here and here.

I left the last blog…

60 Miles in One Week - Update #fitness #walking #fitbit

So, if you’ve read my previous blog, you’ll know what all of this is about. If you haven’t read it, I suggest you go here and have a quick read to familiarise yourself. If you don’t want to go there, I’m walking 60 miles in a week for free pizza – that’s the short version.

I’m only three days in, but I feel like I’m doing ok. The majority of these miles are going to have to be done at the…

60 Miles in One Week - A Challenge #walking #fitness #zizzi

My boyfriend has set me a challenge to walk 60 miles in one week. We both like walking, and our weekends together tend to turn into one big walk, so he decided to set a challenge for me. It’s going to be tricky, but I’m sure I’ll step up to the challenge. (Pun officially intended.)

I’m quite looking forward to it actually. Obviously, there is one big incentive for me – dinner out at Zizzi’s. I’ve…