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With a few days left in the year, I have already met my new goal to read 60 books in the year. It is now exactly a year since I stopped teaching and I do not think that it is a coincidence that my ability to read more is a direct result of having more… Continue reading 60 Books in 2024
I picked up this book at Chatsworth last year, drawn by the beautiful Angela Harding cover and the autumnal theme. I have read with Austin a couple of Katya Balen's shorter books, Birdsong and Nightjar. These books are published by Barrington Stoke and are dyslexia-friendly with a specific font and cream pages. Austin is not… Continue reading Autumn Reads: How I Fell in Love with Katya Balen’s Beautiful Books
As we are almost halfway through the year, and I am doing pretty well with my reading challenge, I thought I'd share the five books I have enjoyed the most this year. The Outsider by Stephen King - I hadn't read any King for some time and this book made me want to fill my… Continue reading Five Best Books So Far
I read 46 books last year. This means I did not meet my 50 book challenge target but I am really happy with this number nonetheless. I have updated my Reading Challenge page so you can see what I read last year. Here are my top ten books for 2023: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross… Continue reading Reading in 2023
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - a fantasy romance with dragons. I haven't read much fantasy this year but this felt very easy to get into with excellent world-building. I read it very quickly. Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak - so so creepy! I devoured this in a day (half-term reading for the win!). A… Continue reading 5 Books I Have Loved This Year So Far
As someone who loves to read but also loves to keep track of things, I enjoy logging my reading in a number of ways. The most faithfully updated log is on goodreads.com - this is where my reading challenge is set and so long as I log a finished date for every book, it will… Continue reading How I Log My Reading
It is only relatively recently that I have allowed myself to put down a book I am not enjoying rather than power through to the bitter end. I find this harder to do the longer that I have invested in a book. The cover of my current Kindle read promises an autumnal New York romance… Continue reading Did Not Finish
These gems have been on my TBR for way too long. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson - I borrowed this from a friend an embarrassingly long time ago. I started it but need to finish it. Jackson's writing is phenomenal. The Whispering House by Elizabeth Brooks - recommended by Anne Bogel on… Continue reading 5 Books I Want to Read this Autumn
So far this year I have read five books. Three of these were on Kindle (Below Zero, Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour and Reminders of Him), one was a physical book (The Lost Tide Warriors) and one an audiobook (The Office BFFs). According to Goodreads, I am ‘on track’! My favourite book so far is… Continue reading Reading Round Up
Book 1 of 2023: Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson. Although I love writing and I love reading, I do not really enjoy writing book reviews. I think I find it difficult to convey my thoughts about a book without spoiling it and I tend to only want to write about the books… Continue reading Tiny Book Review
Notes From My Day 