Here's something that looks like it could be fun - The Bedtime Book Tag. I've seen a few of my fave bloggers - A Little Haze Book Blog, Reading at Teatime and Reader Gal - do this one so I thought I'd give it a try. What book kept you up all night reading? Erotic … Continue reading The Bedtime Book Tag
Monthly bookish wrap up: January 2020
Isn't it crazy that January is already over? How is everyone going with their new year's reading resolutions? I've gotten off to a spectacular start reading 7 books towards my Goodreads Reading Challenge goal this month. I'm aiming to read 75 books this year so I'm already off to a flying start. YAY!! With most … Continue reading Monthly bookish wrap up: January 2020
Top 5 Tuesday: Top 5 Anticipated Books for 2020
Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the lovely Shanah at Bionic Book Worm. This week's topic is the Top 5 Anticipated Books for 2020. There are so many books I'm longing to read but here's 5 on my TBR list that haven't even been released yet. The Switch - Beth O'Leary...ever since … Continue reading Top 5 Tuesday: Top 5 Anticipated Books for 2020
The Sunshine Blogger Award
I was nominated by the ever so lovely Emer @ A Little Haze Book Blog for the Sunshine Blogger Award....my first nomination for anything ever!!! Thank you so much Emer for thinking of me x What is the Sunshine Blogger Award? The Sunshine Blogger Award is given to those who are creative, positive and inspiring … Continue reading The Sunshine Blogger Award
Book Review: A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
The Blurb: In Oak Knoll, a verdant, tight-knit North Carolina neighbourhood, professor of forestry and ecology Valerie Alston-Holt is raising her bright and talented biracial son. Xavier is headed to college in the fall, and after years of single parenting, Valerie is facing the prospect of an empty nest. All is well until the Whitmans … Continue reading Book Review: A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
Book Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
The Blurb: With the opening line of Silver Sparrow, "My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist," author Tayari Jones unveils a breathtaking story about a man's deception, a family's complicity, and the two teenage girls caught in the middle. Set in a middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta in the 1980s, the novel revolves around James Witherspoon's two … Continue reading Book Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Book Review: Forever Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Blurb: Have you ever heard of supernovas? They shine brighter than anything else in the sky and then fade out really quickly, a short burst of extraordinary energy. I like to think you and Ben were like that . . . in that short time, you had more passion than some people have in … Continue reading Book Review: Forever Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
My Bookish Year: Wrapping up 2019
And that's a wrap!!!! My first full year as a book blogger. As a complete newbie to this whole blogging scene, I am pretty pleased with what I have achieved so far and I wanted to share with you the highs and lows of my bookish year. The Highs: The most high 'high' was reading … Continue reading My Bookish Year: Wrapping up 2019
Weekly bookish wrap up: 15/12/2019
Not lots of reading happening this week. With the working year coming to an end, reports sent out and Christmas crafts a-plenty; there have been many early nights. I'm excited though that I managed to finish one book that I have been plugging away at for weeks. Books read: Quiet by Susan Cain ★★★ - … Continue reading Weekly bookish wrap up: 15/12/2019
Book Review: The Confession by Jessie Burton
The Blurb: One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned into a major Hollywood film. Elise follows Connie to LA, a city of strange dreams and swimming pools and late-night gatherings … Continue reading Book Review: The Confession by Jessie Burton