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  • Bout of Books 16 | Stating My Intentions

    Bout of Books 16 | Stating My Intentions

    It’s Bout of Books time again! The last time I participated was in Bout of Books 11 – and I didn’t realise so many rounds of the readathon had happened since then. Life, it turns out, really does get in the way.  Bout of Books was my first concerted effort to participate in a readathon so…

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  • Musings | Less Grey

    It’s amazing the world of difference that a good couple of days can make. Don’t get me wrong, nothing spectacular or life-changing has happened – I just feel better about life. Oh, listen to me, a twenty-something millennial who generally is all ‘woe is me’ about job prospects and the highly likely probability of still…

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  • May TBR

    May TBR

    Wait ‘TBR’ you say? Emma plans yet another TBR which she promptly forgets about in the rest of the month? Yes, dear blog readers, you’ve read that right; I am yet again entertaining the notion that setting a TBR will mean I actually feel accountable for my reading and so finish all of the books…

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  • Tag | The Opposite Books Tag

    Tag | The Opposite Books Tag

    Found via Stephanie at Adventures of a Bibliophile, I thought I’d fill out this tag because, hey, I like the oppositional structure and that seems as good enough reason as any! So, without any further ado (truly), onto the tag… First book in your collection  |  Last book you bought Considering I used to read…

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  • Tag | The Harry Potter Tag

    Tag | The Harry Potter Tag

    Today I bring you what has become a slightly rarity on my blog as of late – tags! Since this one is a Harry Potter themed tag designed around the functions of the spells, however, I couldn’t resist when the ever-lovely Ariana from The Quirky Book Nerd nominated me to do this. This tag and all of the…

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  • AuthorAThon Readathon TBR

    Since the last mini read-a-thon I took place in (#TBRTakedown for those interested) worked out quite well for me due to my low expectations for myself, I’ve decided to continue in that vein by participating in a week-long readathon this upcoming week. This time it’s AuthorAThon. AuthorAThon is a new readathon created by Joana which runs…

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  • Book Travelling Thursdays | Favourite Series Conclusion

    Book Travelling Thursdays is a weekly meme for book bloggers which celebrates the distance a book travels around the world through its covers in different countries. It was created by Cátia and Danielle and you can visit the Goodreads group for more information. This week’s topic is Everything has an end! Choose your favourite conclusion to a series. Now, given my…

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  • #TBRTakedown 3.5 Wrap-Up

    #TBRTakedown 3.5 Wrap-Up

    TBR Takedown 3.5 happened this past weekend so I thought it was high time to do a little wrap-up of how the readathon went for me. For anyone who doesn’t know, TBR Takedown is a readathon hosted by Shannon from the booktube channel leaninglights – you can find her TBR video for the readathon here. This…

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  • Review | The Butcher’s Hook by Janet Ellis

    Review | The Butcher’s Hook by Janet Ellis

    Title: The Butcher’s Hook (2016) Author: Janet Ellis Read: 7th-9th April 2016 Genre: historical fiction; romance Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Janet Ellis’ début has been variously described as bold, dark, weird, and brutal – all of these adjectives suit the first-time author’s historical fiction romance but still don’t quite do justice to its brash and unapologetic narrative. ”…

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  • Book Travelling Thursdays | Siblings

    Book Travelling Thursdays | Siblings

    Book Travelling Thursdays is a weekly meme for book bloggers which celebrates the distance a book travels around the world through its covers in different countries. It was created by Catia and Danielle and you can visit the Goodreads group for more information. This week’s topic is related to siblings: National Siblings Day is a few days away. Choose a…

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