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TBR Thursday
TBR Thursday is one of my favorite weekly posts from Bionic Book Worm’s lovely blog, so I thought I’d try my hand at it. If you aren’t following her yet, well, you really should be. Not only does she do great reviews and bookish posts, she’s an all-around lovely person. You can find her blog here!… Continue reading
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Cover Love
Anyone who has spent time on this blog knows that I am an absolute sucker for a gorgeous cover. I’ll always pick up a beautifully designed book, and the cover will sway me to purchase a book about 80% of the time. Continue reading
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July TBR Strategy
So I’ve been doing these monthly TBR strategy posts since April. I find they’re really helpful for organising my thoughts and tackling small-term reading goals. Here’s my strategy for July. Continue reading
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June Reading Round-Up
The sun is shining, everyone is sneezing, and June is coming to a close. It has been a very gross and sweaty month here in the UK, but has at least resulted in a lot of indoor reading time for me. Let’s take a look, shall we? Continue reading
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Discussion: Genre Binge
So, I have a problem. When I like something, I’ll go completely overboard and love it to death. If I like a song, I’ll play it on repeat until I cannot stand to listen any longer (1997 was a tough year – to this day I cannot listen to ‘My Heart Will Go On’ because… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books Read in 2017
I don’t often participate in memes, but I thought this was one was a great idea! It’s a mid-year look at the best books I’ve read in 2017. Some of them are new, some are older, but they’re all fantastic reads! You can see my full reviews by clicking the links. Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up #11
Another week is in the books, and it’s time for the weekly wrap up! Books I read Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle Lost Boy by Christina Henry Raven Stratagem (DNF) by Yoon Ha Lee This was a great week for reading because both books I finished were wonderful. Spellbook of Continue reading
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ARC Review: Raven Stratagem
I recently read and reviewed Ninefox Gambit, the first in the Machineries of Empire trilogy. It had been getting great press, was nominated for some of the top honours in science fiction, and has a stunning cover. I picked it up despite it not being my usual taste in sci-fi Continue reading
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Discussion: Series or Standalone?
Series are popular for authors and publishers, every genre book that’s released lately seems to be part of a series. But what do readers prefer? Continue reading
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Review: False Hearts
Conjoined twins! Cults! Dystopian San Francisco! Murder! I took one look and realised that this would be a unique read and just ticks so many boxes for me. I was really impressed by this book — I ended up really enjoying it and am officially a Laura Lam fan. Continue reading
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