Sunday 4 February 2024

Stacking the Shelves | January 2024


Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality that highlights all the books you've recently added to your shelves. Here's all the books I hauled in January! 

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Sunday 28 January 2024

Sunday Post | 28/01/2024


The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme. 


Apparently the only time I have motivation to post on here nowadays is when I have time off! I'm currently off work for two weeks and I've been reading a ton and therefore blogging a bit too. It's been so nice just relaxing in the house, although I know it's going to be killer having to go back to work. 

One of my co-workers is about to go off on maternity leave which means I'll be switching age groups in the nursery from toddlers to pre-school. I'm excited cause I love working with the pre-school, it's my preferred age group, but I'll also be going from having 5 key kids to around 18 😬 which is a bit daunting. 

I've also just booked a holiday in May. I'm going to Paris for 5 days and I absolutely can't wait! Paris has been at the top of my travel bucket list for as long as I can remember so I can't believe I finally get to go! If you've been to Paris definitely hit me up with your recommendations!  



★ I finished Me by Elton John in the early hours of the morning and absolutely loved it! So funny, Elton has really led a remarkable life and it was so interesting to see his insights into different events and public figures. An easy 5 stars. 
I'm currently making my way through Horse by Geraldine Brooks. It was a bit slow to get going but as I reach the halfway mark, I think I'm fully invested now. 




I'm watching Charmed for the first time and really enjoying it. I love 90's/early 2000s shows although the special effects are kinda funny to watch now... I'm almost done with the first season and I'm already obsessed with Leo and Piper 💕

I've literally only watched about 20 minutes of this show so far but the first two episodes of Masters of the Air was released on Friday and I'm getting stuck into it. I'm in a bit of a World War 2 obsession at the minute so this was released at the perfect time plus it's got one of my biggest celebrity crushes in it AKA Callum Turner!  

I also did my first solo cinema trip on Thursday which made me feel very anxious but I'm glad I did it. I went to see Anyone but You and was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it. It was a lot fun and made this rom-com fan pretty happy!   




I don't know what it is about this song but I can't stop listening to it. I love the original Shakira song and they've made this version so fun. It's gone straight on my running playlist. 

Let me know what you've been up to this week with a comment, whether it's reading, watching or just life, I'd love to know! Happy Reading!   
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Wednesday 24 January 2024

WWW Wednesday | 24/01/2024


WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking On a World of Words that highlights three questions:


What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you'll read next?
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Tuesday 23 January 2024

Top Ten Tuesday | Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2024


Top Ten
 Tuesday is a weekly feature that highlights ten books that all relate to a certain topic and is  hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. 

This Weeks Topic Is...


So, this weeks topic is actually to list the books you wanted to read in 2023 but instead I thought I'd do my most anticipated releases seeing as I missed it the other week. I could have added so many more books to this list, there's so many that I'm excited about being released in the upcoming months. These ten have me very excited though and I can't wait to get my hands on them!

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Sunday 31 December 2023

On My Radar | January 2024


What better time to get back in to book blogging then a brand new year? Here's all the books being released in January that have me excited to get back in to reading!

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Tuesday 13 June 2023

Top Ten Tuesday | Book Covers That Are Pure Summer Vibes


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature that highlights ten books that all relate to a certain topic and is  hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. 

This Weeks Topic Is...

So it's actually bookish wishes but that's not really one that I participate in so I just decided to do last weeks prompt instead and round up some 2023 book covers that are giving me major summer vibes. When I think of summer reading there's always bright colours (lots of yellow/pink/orange) and it's pretty much all contemporaries as well.    

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Sunday 11 June 2023

Sunday Post | 11/06/2023

 

The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme.



It's been a hot minute since I posted anything on here as life just didn't leave a lot of space for blogging over the last few months but I had a sudden spur of motivation to queue up a few posts for this week. My life has revolved around coming to the end of my apprenticeship which should be completed later this month or early July. I'm incredibly anxious about it as it involves a 90 minute discussion about everything I've been learning over the past year and I have a lot of anxiety about talking to people I don't know. I'm just gonna take it one step at a time though and remind myself that I can do it.

Otherwise, I've just been enjoying reading especially as the weather has been so lovely the last few weeks here in the UK so I've been sat out in the garden with a book and a cold drink. Bliss!

Reading The Simple Things magazine in the garden; My dad has been growing strawberries and they were delicious; We took my niece to the see the new Little Mermaid and loved it! 





I'm currently reading:

Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier - this isn't a very long book but it's the one that I only read when I get a chance as it's on Scribd so it's taking me longer than it should really. I'm enjoying it though and I'm hoping to finish it this week. A pregnant pizza delivery girl becomes obsessed with an older woman, loving the writing style.   
Just Haven't Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens, my current kindle read is a romance about a woman who takes someone else's suitcase by mistake and is convinced the owner is her soulmate. Only a couple of chapters in but it's exactly the light-hearted book I was in the mood for. 
The Princess Bride by William Goldsmith, only started this one today and it's already different to what I thought it was going to be. I haven't seen the film but I'm familiar with some elements of it and I was surprised how the book begins. Only 60 pages in so plenty of time to grow on me.



I'm currently catching up on Ted Lasso season 3 and I'm not ready for it to be over. This is such a comfort show and I love the characters so much! I'm on episode 7 of 12 so got a few to go until I'm finished. 

I also went to see the new Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse on Monday. Absolutely loved it although it was quite late so I was extremely tired! So beautifully animated and I loved all the different art styles for the different variations of Spiderman. Glad that the next film is out in 2024 so it's not too long to wait.   


I've been preparing for summer with lots of upbeat pop on my on repeat playlist especially the Jonas Brother's new album, so catchy and fun! 



Let me know what you've been up to this week with a comment, whether it's reading, watching or just life, I'd love to know! Happy Reading!  
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Monday 1 May 2023

On My Radar | May 2023

 

May looks like it's going to be a great publishing month! I've got 20 books on my list and I could've easily added more! 

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