Hello friends! Today’s blog tour post is dedicated to Annabel Fielding who’s historical fiction Lying with Lions I read over the course of this past week. When Fielding contacted me to consider becoming involved in the blog tour, of course I was quick to say yes. Historical fiction is something I really enjoy reading and the premise of the book sounded so good! I’ve been in a reading slump for the past few months so I was afraid I won’t even be able to get through the book. Not through the fault of anyone else but my own. Fortunately I was able to honour my promise! Yay me. Lying with…
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Quarterly Reading Stats & Update | 2021| Q2
See I promised, and finally also delivered! Today’s post talks about the stats for the quarterly reading update from April to June 2021. Can you believe it? I’m ON TIME! To be honest, as you will see shortly yourself as well, I fell off the wagon. Ouch! My concentration levels hit an all time low and I literally crawled through the books 10-20 pages at a time. Over the past three months I only managed to get through 9 books; however they were very enjoyable. So, without further ado, here’s the quarterly update you’ve been waiting for 🙂 What did I read? Although my pace was much slower than when…
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Book review | Ascent into Hell by Fergus White
Hello friends! Couple of weeks ago I stumbled across Everest. No, not the actual mountain *insert smug face* but the movie on Amazon Prime. It’s based on the true events about the storm on Everest in May 1996 that sadly cost the lives of 8 climbers in one of the worst mountaineering disasters in history. Absolutely incredible movie, highly recommend. I quickly sought out literature to feed my curiosity about mountaineering further and that’s when I found Ascent into Hell by Fergus White. Blurb There is but one aim: the summit, the summit of Mount Everest. What starts with a trouble-free trek into the Nepalese highlands explodes into a gripping…
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Quarterly Reading Stats & Update | 2021 | Q1
Morning friends. I’ve been meaning to get around to post my first quarterly reading update since.. well beginning of April. No idea where the time flew but we’re now well into July and I’m also due to bring you the reading update for the second quarter of the year! Sit tight, I will get the results out very shortly for the most recent stats too! Meanwhile, here’s what I got up to between January and March in 2021. What did I read? 8 out of the 18 books I read between January – March 2021 were paperbacks, 5 were eBooks and 5 audio books. Note: I also re-read Sleep by…
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The Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag | 2021
Hello friends, can you believe we’re on the third year of the Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag? I certainly cannot! Although I am still working from home and have a lot of free time on my hands before and after working hours, I have found reading extremely strenuous this year. Reading slumps seem to hit me almost monthly, weekly even. I have lost count of the books I’ve started and read approx. 20 pages from before moving onto the next one. I am feeling very anxious about the world opening up again and I guess that’s been on my mind for quite some time. In addition, I am missing my family…
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Weekly (Reading) Update | 2021 | Week 10
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…
