Oh dear, is it really week 10 of the weekly (reading) update?? That’s absolutely crazy! I spent the whole day today in the garden, clearing out the outside lounge area, ready for me to start garden reading time very shortly. It’s the little things in life, huh 🙂 I’m so happy that the outside space is starting to come together, ready for the bright summer evenings. Judging how quickly the first 10 weeks have gone by, summer will be here before we know it. BOOKS This week has been pretty good! I’ve finished two books! First one was Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams; Queenie is a woman with many problems and…
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Weekly (Reading) Update | 2021 | Week 9
Happy Sunday! This week has gone so quick, I’ve finally managed to wash down the garden lounge chairs ready for March warmer days and lunchtime reading time in the sun. So exciting. This week I have almost nothing to report. for the weekly (reading) update.. Sorry! There will be more to say in my monthly wrap up next week though, so do check back in. I’ve also got exciting announcement at the end of this post, so do keep reading! BOOKS I’ve had little motivation to read recently and the majority of the books that I do have on the go at the moment are audio books. I did manage…
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Weekly (Reading) Update | 2021 | Week 8
Hi friends! We had glorious weather this weekend, albeit I enjoyed it from the comfort of my living room, but it’s comforting to see the change in season and know I’ll be able to spend the majority of the time out in the garden very soon! Cannot believe it’s week 8 of my weekly (reading) update post already. Time sure does not seem to be slowing down! BOOKS It’s been an odd week. I’ve found it incredibly hard to concentrate and my mood shifts almost on an hourly basis, which has made sticking to a book incredibly difficult. I am therefore still slowly creeping through Home Before Dark by Riley Sager…
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Thursday Quotables | Long Way Down
Every once in a while, a book comes along that literally blows you away and doesn’t leave you. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds is one of those books that have made a lasting impression on me and I find myself thinking about it almost on a daily basis. It was also my first experience with verse novels and had completely opened my heart to a whole new reading world I didn’t know I needed. Thursday Quotables is the place to highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week. Whether it’s something funny, startling, gut-wrenching, or just really beautifully written. Thursday Quotables is where my…
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Book review | The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand
Happy Tuesday, friends! I don’t know how you feel about audio books, but I love to listen to a few every now and again. Last week I found a copy of The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand on BorrowBox, This book has been on my wish-list since last year and I was so excited to finally get around to reading it now! The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand Rating /5 Published in 2016 by HarperTeen You can order a copy from Amazon, Bookdepository There’s death all around us. We just don’t pay attention. Until we do. The last time Lex was happy, it was before. When…
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Weekly (Reading) Update | 2021 | Week 7
Happy Sunday and HAPPY VALENTINES DAY, friends! Hope your other halves, best friends or who ever is dear to your heart has checked up on you today to show you how much you are loved 🙂 It’s another Weekly (reading) update from me today: BOOKS I finished two books this week, both a BorrowBox library audio books. The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand and The Evidence Against You by Gillian McAllister. Both really enjoyable audio experiences. Full reviews will be up at some point this month 🙂 I’m also slowly working my way through Home Before Dark by Riley Sager and 11.22.63 by Stephen King. Although admittedly very…
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Thursday Quotables | Half a World Away
Hi friends! It’s been a while since I did a Thursday Quotables post, hasn’t it? Today’s quotes are from the first book that made me sob my eyes out in 2021 – Half a World Away by Mike Gayle. You can read the full review here. Thursday Quotables is the place to highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week. Whether it’s something funny, startling, gut-wrenching, or just really beautifully written. Thursday Quotables is where my favorite lines will be, and you’re invited to join in! Created by Lisa, over at Bookshelf Fantasies, and joined in by, well, me! It doesn’t matter how often I’ve been…
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Weekly (Reading) Update | 2021 | Week 6
Another Sunday, another Weekly (Reading) Update friends! I’m getting a little fed up with the fact I can’t fly home, and have been feeling incredibly homesick this past week. Fingers crossed I’ll be able to see my family soon.. But, that’s not what I wanted to talk to you about, today’s post is again my weekly (reading) update: BOOKS Oh boy did I finish The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah, finally! It was WILD; so wild! You can read the full review here. I also finished (re)reading Sleep by C.L Taylor. It’s a funny story. Sleep is @abookloversdiary February pick for her Thriller book Club and I was approx.…
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Book review | The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
Hello friends! What’s been happening? I finally finished The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah yesterday. It was a very warm recommendation by my boyfriend’s cousin and she did NOT prepare me for what I was about to experience.. so, without further ado, here’s the book review for The Coldest Winter Ever. The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah Score /5 Published in 2005, by Washington Square Press Get your copy from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookdepository. I came busting into the world during one of New York’s worst snowstorms, so my mother named me Winter. Ghetto-born, Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug-dealing family. Quick-witted, sexy, and business-minded, she knows and…
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January Reading Wrap Up | 2021
Congratulations, friends! We made it! We made it to the end of the longest month of the year and isn’t it just lovely that spring is quietly starting to show us it’s on it’s way? I ventured out into the garden earlier today trying to figure out where to plant my herbs and vegetables this year and I could already smell spring in the air! It’s lovely 🙂 Anyway, it’s time to do a quick January Reading Wrap Up for 2021. I promised myself that I would be taking it slow this year and as it turns out, I started the year doing just that. In January I read 4…
