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Weekly Reading Wrap-Up: 11 January 2019
Happy Friday! It has been a roller coaster of a week and while I’ve been reading loads, I didn’t manage to finish anything (I shall explain in a moment). Things might get a little erratic here on the blog as Scottish Fiance and I get all of the planning wrapped up for our wedding (just… Continue reading
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Blog Tour: The Girl King by Mimi Yu
Welcome to my stop on the Girl King blog tour! This highly anticipated YA fantasy novel hits shelves on 10 January of this year. I was lucky enough to get my paws on an early copy of this book, and while it wasn’t necessarily my cup of tea I think a lot of readers are… Continue reading
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Book Review: Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
I am not much of a contemporary YA reader, however I fell in love with the trailer for Dumplin’ on Netflix. I watched the film and absolutely adored it, so I naturally decided to read the book that it is based on. For me, this is one of those rare instances of the film adaptation… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
I’ve been on the hunt for a great thriller ever since finishing up The Girl on the Train back in 2015. I don’t read thrillers to often, but the ones I’ve read lately have felt like a letdown. Enter The Hunting Party, a twisted tale of murder amongst friends in the Scottish highlands. I was… Continue reading
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Reading Wrap-Up: 04 January 2019
The first week of January is nearly over, and I’m still not out of holiday mode. I’ve been back at work for a few days now and my brain is still at home in front of the fire with a dog and a book. Boo. Books I read The Girl King by Mimi… Continue reading
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Announcement: The Off the Grid Readathon is Back!
Hello pals! I’m so happy to announce that the Off the Grid Readathon is back! Shanah from Bionic Bookworm came up with this fantastic quarterly readathon in 2018, and the time has come for our second round! We had such a good time running this readathon last time and invite you to join us! Throw… Continue reading
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December 2018 Reading Wrap-Up and Year-End Reflections
Happy New Year! I cannot believe how quickly 2018 has flown by. I usually only do a wrap-up for the month, but I thought I’d reflect a little on the past year as well. Let’s get to it! Continue reading
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Reading Resolutions for 2019
Happy New Year everyone! I love this time of year when I can sit back and reflect on everything that has happened over the past 12 months, as well as make plans for the upcoming year. Last year I wrote a post about my 2018 reading resolutions, some of which I stuck to and others… Continue reading
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Book Review: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
Empire of Sand was one of my most highly anticipated books of 2018. It sounded like it would be the perfect book for me — it ticks so many of my reader boxes. When I finally got my hands on a copy, however, I found that the reading experience wasn’t quite what I had expected. Continue reading
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Book Review: Pages and Co. by Anna James
I had heard so much hype for this incredibly sweet middle grade novel and knew I had to have it. I love books about books so I was bound to fall in love with Pages and Co., but I don’t think I could have anticipated how much I’d adore it. Continue reading
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