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 →
Friday 56 – Circle of Shadows
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 →
5 Biblioshelf Musings about…Onyx and Ivory [Spoiler Free]
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 →
Greek Mythology Tag
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 →
Happy World Book Day!
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 →
Bookish Adventure Tag!
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 →
Top Ten Tuesday – Places in Books I’d Love to Visit
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 →
[Book Review] To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
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 →
FairyLoot February Unboxing – Twisted Tales
*Spoliers ahead!* The following post contains spoilers about the items contained in February’s FairyLoot box so tread carefully if you don’t want to spoil the surprise! The very minute the theme 'Twisted Tales' for this box was unveiled, I was super excited! It had ‘dark fairy tales’ written all over it and not most because... Continue Reading →
[Book Review] Ready Player One
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Pages: 372 Publisher: Arrow Books 2012 Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 Easter Eggs Synopsis from Goodreads: In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his... Continue Reading →