Happy Tuesday Bibliofriends, I hope your week is going well so far. A big thank you and shout out to Amy from A Fangirl’s Opinion who tagged me in this Meet the Book Blogger tag! It’s been quite a while since I’ve last done a tag like this so I was really excited to share... Continue Reading →
Happy Tag Tuesday Bibliofriends! I’ve been running out of inspiration or tags to do lately but I came across this really fun Characters of the Year tag over at Zezee with books. Characters can really make or break a book for me so this seemed the perfect way to reminisce about all of my reads... Continue Reading →
Hi Bibliofriends! How are we all coping with Lockdown 3.0? Remote teaching is so intense that sometimes I can't even bare to look at a screen when I come home - and I completely drafted this Tag then forgot to post it! 🙈 The fabulous Riddhi at Whispering Worlds is definitely holding my tag game... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday Bibliofriends, Hosted by Freda’s Voice, the Friday 56 is a weekly bookish prompt. It’s quite easy to do and could cover no end of different books and genres so seems great if you’re looking for a quick snippet to discover something new! Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or... Continue Reading →
Onyx and Ivory by Mindee Arnett Series: Rime Chronicles #1 Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 12th 2018 Publisher: Balzer & Bray (Fairyloot Exclusive Edition) Pages: 512 Rating: 4/5 Shelfie Stacks 📚📚📚📚 Onyx and Ivory is the first in a series of books by Mindee Arnett called The Rime Chronicles. Synopsis from Goodreads They call her... Continue Reading →
To me, myths and legends form the absolute baseline for the tradition which today we call storytelling. I recently listened to Stephen Fry’s Mythos audiobook and it has reignited my love all things mythical. I was so excited when Umairah @Sereadipity tagged me in this Greek Mythology Tag that she found Lau Reads’ blog, that it... Continue Reading →
It's World Book Day everyone! Working as a Year 6 teacher in a primary school we get to have loads of fun by dressing up as our favourite book characters. I always dread the drive to work, just in case you get pulled over or have an accident and end up having to explain your... Continue Reading →
Umairah @ Sereadipity celebrated reaching 100 followers with a special Bookish Adventure Tag. This is my first tag and I had such a lot of fun! Here are the rules: Write about one place mentioned in a book you wish you could visit and why. List 3-5 things that you would do there. Mention which... Continue Reading →
After a year’s hiatus I’m finally getting back to the blog! These last twelve months have been one hell of a bumpy ride and reading dropped off my radar so much that I didn’t even meet my reading challenge target for 2018 which I usually always exceed. So now, after getting to grips with the... Continue Reading →
I have a heart for every year I’ve been alive. There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. Every so often, I claw through the shingle, just to check they’re still there. Buried deep and bloody. I count each of them, so I can be sure none were stolen in the night. It’s... Continue Reading →
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