Why Book Blogging? - 25th March
The last question for this month is from chaila who wants to know, What do you think draws you to book blogging and reviewing?If we’re talking basics, I like books and I like talking about them but I...
View ArticleSometimes Titles Are Just Too Hard
As I am doing some work development stuff right now there will be no more work chat here for a while (still terrible though). I'm actually wondering whether to go back and friends lock past posts about...
View ArticleReadathon 2014
I've signed up for Dewey's Read-a-Thon at the last minute mostly so I can mainline the last 100 pages of "Fire" by Kristen Cashore and then read "Bitterblue". I re-read "Graceling" in about two days...
View ArticleTomorrow We Read
Tomorrow is Read-A-Thon :D I've made very hermit like plans this year and will mostly be reading rather than checking in online. So, I'm just leaving a post now for any cheerleaders who might want to...
View ArticleThey Got a Dog
1.) Kristin Cashore's books are amazing. I think "Graceling" is still my favourite, but I fell in love with the characters of "Fire" (actually had a little trouble moving on from them). I did end up...
View ArticleThings I Did
Still got those top notch post titling skills ;PI finished a book! Magic. I read "Grasshopper Jungle" by Andrew Smith. If you have teens who like books that talk about relationships and weird SFF...
View ArticleWork, Eat, Sleep - Repeat
Five Things I Want to Do This Year and a plea for cheerleaders. comments
View Article'I really like seeing your personal posts'
I should be writing big ol' reviews or something, but I wanted to say HI and I just saw this post on Tumblr about personal posts so here's a quick update.FilmsI re-watched "Catching Fire" for a podcast...
View ArticlePerson of Interest - This Gif is Important to My Life Right Now
If you're watching POI you could maybe come talk about it with me here :D I'm up to Ep6 in S2. I am especially open to conversations about how much bull having an 'playing house in suburbia' episode is...
View ArticleBooks, Book, Books
Read this month:The Best of All Possible Worlds - Karen LordSpirit Gate - Kate ElliotUnder the Tripoli Sky - Kamal Ben Hameda Lagoon - Nnedi Okorafor (Huge rec to all my Mieville loving friends - the...
View ArticleThis Week I...
Started volunteering Saw a shoplifter rob the charity shop where I'm volunteeringRead and loved my library book, "The Complete Stories" of Alice Walker Returned a different, failsome book to the...
View ArticleWho Steals From Charity Anyway?
I am still not really over that charity shoplifting incident. I want to be able to go 'Well if you have to steal from a charity shop then you must be desperate and I feel for you, but please never come...
View ArticleWriting Fear
I am having the writing fear. I haven't done any kind of solo writing in maybe a month and a half :\ When I got over losing my job I thought 'Well, at least I'll be able to write a lot now.' and I...
View ArticleWorking for Waterstones
For anyone who I haven't told yet I'm now a Waterstones bookseller and will be working for the company up until around January sales. After that it's all a bit uncertain, but for now there's an...
View ArticleMy Triumphant Return
*waves*So, I decided I could do with a little quick and easy journalling space this year. Recently, I saw goodbyebird talking about a dreamwidth ressurgance, so I thought I would hop over and see if I...
View ArticleShitposting February Commences!
See, the last post was not just a one off! Onwards into shitposting February! Here's a bit of what I've been up to media wise.ReadingI'm currently reading a ton of 2018 SFF so I can nominate for the...
View ArticleGhostbusters (2016) IS A GOOD FILM, OK?!
I'd just like to start this post by saying that Ghostbusters (2016) is a good movie, which made money, and anyone who attempts to retcon that to big up his own project sucks. Anyway, since I last...
View ArticleBooks, Books, Books
I'm currently reading through the Women's Prize for Fiction long list and so far I've read:Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li - 'A solid debut' is the hackneyed phrase I keep coming back to...
View ArticleWhat I've Been Watching
On Twitter, I promised I was writing a post this week about media that was going into my eyes, but I find myself with so much backlog (and an extra weekend day off) that it seems sensible to split the...
View ArticleReturn of the Book Addict
So, it has been a loooong time since I did a books update but I finally have a free day during this set of holidays to talk about some of the books I've read. First, the highlights:Beneath the Sugar...
View ArticleSo, I Started Watching White Collar...
During my last bout of 'ugh, I finished a thing, what should I watch now' indecision I went looking for a new crime drama and happened on White Collar. After watching the extremely charming pilot...
View ArticleDrabble Prompt Plea
Doing any kind of Nanowrimo deal with long-form writing is a laughable dream right now, but I am considering doing like a drabble or short-fic variation because the 'I would love to write fic again'...
View ArticleThis Is A Burn-Out Recovery Zone
I'm going through a big old bit or burn-out right now - I think as a consequence of the very intense period that was the lit fest. I'm feeling a bit better this week as for the next two months we...
View ArticleReadathon 2020 - The Beginning
Today I'm taking part in Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon (the last one with its current hosts, Andi and Heather). I haven't taken part in Readathon in a few years, but, well, lock down has given me...
View ArticleTroubleshooting (TEST C)
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc ultricies elementum lobortis. Pellentesque sit amet sapien fringilla, bibendum mi id, aliquet nisl. Maecenas at viverra leo. Cras interdum...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....