The Bookish Naughty Or Nice Tag 2019

Hello everyone, December would not be complete without doing the the Naughty or Nice tag, which was created by the wonderful, award-winning blogger that is Jenniely. In 2018 I fell firmly into the 'Nice' category with a score of 5/20. Let's see if I have remained there this year, or allowed my standards to slip...! …

Monthly Wrap-Up – December 2018

Happy New Year everyone! Can you believe we are in 2019? The last year passed so quickly and it is time to review December! It was a really busy month - I took part in Blogmas for the first time and overall I managed to upload a total of 21 posts, which I was really …

Tag | 50 Things That Make Me Happy (Blogmas #18)

Happy Christmas Eve everyone, I have another tag today, and I thought my final Blogmas post of 2018 was the perfect time to do this one. Many thanks to India for nominating me, and do check out her amazing blog! 50 Things That Make Me Happy Sitting comfortably and reading a book Writing Friends Learning …

Top Kindle Highlights of 2018 – Part Two (Blogmas #17)

Hello everyone, Today I would like to share some more of the best quotes that I came across in the books I have read on my Kindle in 2018. One of my favourite things about a Kindle is the ability to highlight passages and make notes, which are then automatically saved on Goodreads as part …

The Blogger Recognition Award

Thank you so much to Darina for nominating me for this award. I always love to read her wonderfully written posts, so do check out her blog. THE RULES Thank the blogger who nominated you; Write a post to show your award; Give a brief story of how your blog started; Give two pieces of …

Top Kindle Highlights of 2018 – Part One (Blogmas #15)

Hello everyone, It is only six days until Christmas, and I  hope you are all having an excellent week! Today I would like to share some of my favourite quotes that I came across in the books I have read on my Kindle in 2018. There are a fair few, so I have decided to …

Five Memorable Endings I Read In 2018 (Blogmas #14)

Hello everyone, For me, the ending is one of the most important parts of a book. It helps form my lasting impression of a book and it should fit well with everything that has happened already. Today I have picked out five books I read in 2018 that all contained memorable endings, which felt ideal …

Top Five Dramatic Twists I Read In 2018 (Blogmas #13)

Hello everyone, I have tried to think of as many categories as I can to review my year of avid reading, and this one is definitely one of my favourites! Of all the different book genres, the one I read most frequently is mystery/thriller. They are the kind of books I am immediately drawn to, …

Top 5 Powerful Books Read In 2018 (Blogmas #12)

Hello everyone, It is time for my next top five list as I take a look back at the books I have read in 2018. Some of these books have been incredibly powerful, and what helped to make them so powerful were the issues they explored, and the events they depicted. These things were also …

Book Review – The House At The Edge Of The World by Julia Rochester

Pages: 260 Published: 4th June 2015 Started reading: December 6 Finished reading: December 12 Trigger warnings: Suicide, drug use Synopsis John Venton's drunken fall from a Devon cliff leaves his family with an embarrassing ghost. His twin children, Morwenna and Corwin, flee in separate directions to take up their adult lives. Their mother, enraged by years of unhappy marriage, …