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Sims-a-thon Readathon TBR || Starting Challenges

Sims-a-thon Readathon TBR || Starting Challenges

I am immensely excited for this readathon, because it gives an amazing opportunity to get through a lot of the fabulous books that are waiting on my TBR. It also accommodates for a lot of mood reading so it offers a flexibility that I really need in my reading life. This TBR might change slightly as the months go by, but I’ll be sure to post about any adjustments in the weekly wrap ups that I’ll…

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Readathon announcement: Sims-a-thon round two (October 1st-31st)

Readathon announcement: Sims-a-thon round two (October 1st-31st)

Sul sul!

Welcome to the second round of the Sims-a-thon, hosted by the wonderful Kara. When a call was put out for co-hosts to help run it, I jumped on the chance immediately and I am so happy to say that I am one of the co-hosts, working alongside wonderful people to create this fabulous readathon! There are a lot of us working on it this time around, and I am over the moon to get to work…

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August Wrap Up

This month has been a fabulous reading month for me! My reading has felt rather slow so far this year, but this month really picked up and has thrown me into a rather brilliant reading mood.

American Panda by Gloraia Chao ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) by Rachel Caine ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Second Act (Second Glances #2) by Nancy Herkness ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (NetGalley)

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Paper Avalanche by Lisa Williamson || Review

Paper Avalanche by Lisa Williamson || Review

For my full spoiler review please go here.

This took me pleasantly by surprise! I have loved Lisa’s previous works and expected to enjoy this one too, but because I didn’t know too much about it I didn’t anticipate to love it as much as I did.  This review does have some spoilers here and there; larger ones are marked, but some slight ones may still be present.  This story is…

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Goodreads challenges

I spent a large portion of yesterday reading, and after finishing the book and marking it as read on goodreads, I caught sight of my reading challenge for the year and my heart sank a little. Every time I’ve been on goodreads on my laptop and seen “behind schedule”, I’ve felt my heart drop a little and my motivation to read has shot straight out of the window. I’ve had a few years of successful…

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The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli || Review

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli || Review

There are one or two direct quotes in this review so consider the likelihood of spoilers. I was initially hesitant to read this because the first time I tried reading it I just couldn’t get into it. But thankfully, the more I read this the more apparent it became that it was due to my mood that I wasn’t enjoying this book. I can, without a doubt, say that I loved this book a lot more than I…

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A Prince on Paper (Reluctant Royals) by Alyssa Cole || Review

A Prince on Paper (Reluctant Royals) by Alyssa Cole || Review

This one wasn’t quite as good as the previous book! That being said, I did really enjoy it and it was a load of fun. It made me laugh, swoon, and made my heart immensely happy! This will definitely be a part of my reread in the future because there were a lot of specific quotes which I highlighted and tabbed and I can’t wait to flick through and read them again. Alyssa Cole truly does craft some…

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Wrong to Need You (Forbidden Hearts #2) by Alisha Rai || Review

Wrong to Need You (Forbidden Hearts #2) by Alisha Rai || Review

This was a brilliant book. Though admittedly not quite as good as the first, it still blew me away and gave me every single feel imaginable.  The beginning was a little slow because I struggled to get into it, though I really do think that was because I was in a slight book hangover thanks to the first book! So be warned when you pick this series up that it might not be the best series to…

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Second Chance by Nancy Herkness || Book Review

I haven’t read the first book in this series, but I didn’t find it hindering to my experience. I imagine that it would be nice to go back and read the first book though!

These two characters were absolutely… there are no words with strength enough to describe how much I loved them, both separately and together. I adored Jess’ character — she was resilient, strong, courageous and funny. I also…

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May 2019 Wrap Up

May 2019 Wrap Up - the one where I read 19 books!

I have had a brilliant reading month! I’ve read some brilliant books (and some less so), and I am so happy with this month because I read 19 books!

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Managing Anxiety with CBT for Dummies by Graham Davey ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | review

Floored by Sara Barnard (and others) ⭐ | review

Just One Damned Thing…

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Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey || Book Review

Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey || Book Review

Synopsis: Georgette Castle’s family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven’t taken her seriously since. Frankly, she’s over it. Georgie loves planning children’s birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. She’s determined to fix herself up into a Woman of the World… whatever that means. Phase one:…

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A post about bookmarks (or the things we use instead). Bookworms are blessed to follow a questwhenever they open a book. But when the need arises to pause amidst the surprises…

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My Blog's Name in Books || Tag

My Blog’s Name in Books || Tag

I couldn’t resist doing this tag because it looked like a lot of fun! If this is something you want to do, please take this post as an invite to do it!

Rules: 1. Spell out your blog’s name 2. Find a book from your TBR that begins with each letter NOTE: You cannot ADD to your TBR to complete this challenge – the books must ALREADY be on your goodreads TBR.

R – (The) Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan E

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Unpopular Opinions Book Tag

Unpopular Opinions Book Tag

I’ve seen this tag circulating a lot, and thought it would be interesting! I’m not going to tag anyone in particular, but I tag everyone that’s currently reading this to do the tag!

1. A popular book or series that you didn’t like

A Series of Unfortunate Events! I managed to get through the first few books and decided that I just couldn’t carry on with it. It’s not that it’s a bad series…

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reading slump vs reading challenge

reading slump vs reading challenge

I think I might be in a reading slump. Every book I pick up and start to read I feel inherently “meh” about and eventually put down, reasoning that I will come back to it later. I decide I’m not in the mood and stand in front of my bookshelves, agonising over which one to pick next. I pick another and start it, and then put it back. The cycle goes on, and on, and on until I eventually give up…

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Beat the Backlist 2019

Beat the Backlist 2019

Happy New Year to all of you lovely bookworms! I hope you have an amazing start to the year!

This year I am going to be partaking in the Beat the Backlistchallenge. I have so many books on my shelves that I’m overflowing with excitement to get to. I’m notorious for always missing off the books that have been on my TBR the longest, even though I’m excited for them. I’m rather hoping that I’m…

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tbr tensity

As readers, one of our biggest problems is the looming reality of our ever climbing to be read shelves. I’ve found that in recent years people are putting an increasing amount of emphasis on narrowing down on unread books and eliminating those that we worry we won’t get to any time soon.

Earlier this year, I was getting increasingly concerned that my shelves were stocked with unread books and I…

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