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July Wrap-Up Part 1

Aug 6, 2018Dec 15, 20182 Comments

I am aware that we are now nearly a week into August, so this wrap-up is a little bit late! However, I've been really busy and unfortunately just haven't had the time to write this until now. Better late than never though, I guess. July was a very hectic month for me, but I still … Continue reading July Wrap-Up Part 1

Top Ten Tuesday: 31st July

Jul 31, 2018Jul 24, 2018Leave a comment

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and this week's prompt is Popular Books That Lived Up To The Hype. So, without further ado, here's my ten choices for this week, which I thought not only lived up to but exceeded the hype: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Six of Crows … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: 31st July

Books I’ve Read Since 13th July

Jul 21, 2018Jul 21, 20181 Comment

So, I've started to do a regular blog post where I share what I've read since the last update (which in this case was this) and I wanted to one of these today. So, without further ado, let's get on with my post. All the books I've read this week Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo I … Continue reading Books I’ve Read Since 13th July

Top Ten Tuesday: 17th July

Jul 17, 2018Sep 23, 20182 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and this week's prompt is your favourite novellas/short stories. I haven't actually read that many short stories or novellas, so I'm changing it to anthologies, as I've read far more of them. I'm also going to split the ten books into two lists, 4 being anthologies I've … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: 17th July

My Current Physical TBR 16.7.18

Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018Leave a comment

So today, I'm going to share what my current TBR pile looks like and include a reason why I've picked up that books. Some of these are re-reads and again it's a mix of library and owned books. My Current TBR Pile: Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard This is a re-read, as I love … Continue reading My Current Physical TBR 16.7.18

Friday 13th July: What I’ve Read This Week

Jul 13, 2018Aug 6, 20182 Comments

Last week, I introduced a new feature of my blog, where I update you guys weekly (ish) with what I've read each week. I started off on 6th July, with this post and today, I wanted to show what I've read since and include mini reviews for each book. This was such a strong reading week and … Continue reading Friday 13th July: What I’ve Read This Week

Top Ten Tuesday: 10th July

Jul 10, 2018Sep 23, 20184 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and this week's theme is Best Books I've Read in 2018. I'm up to 173 books on my Goodreads challenge for this year, so it took a long time to cut my favourites down to just ten, but I did it after a lot of deliberating and … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: 10th July

Six For Sunday 8.7.18

Jul 8, 2018Sep 23, 20183 Comments

#SixForSunday is a weekly prompt hosted by Steph at A Little But a Lot in which we’re encouraged to share 6 books or book-related opinions on a theme. This week's theme is books that made you laugh and this was quite tough for me, as I'm one of those people that's not easily amused, apart from … Continue reading Six For Sunday 8.7.18

Current Physical TBR 8.7.18

Jul 8, 2018Jul 8, 20181 Comment

For a while now, I've been doing this thing on Twitter for a while, where I post a photo of my physical TBR (the majority of which are usually library books) and tag the authors. I just do whenever I feel like it, so there's no commitment. I decided that I should take this thing onto my … Continue reading Current Physical TBR 8.7.18

Did I achieve my Monthly Goals in June?

Jul 7, 2018Sep 23, 20181 Comment

Monthly Goals: I want to read at least: At least one book by BAME authors and/or one that contains BAME characters At least one book by an LGBT+ author or that contains LGBT+ themes At least one book containing themes about mental health issues/disabilities I'm going to tackle one bullet point at a time and … Continue reading Did I achieve my Monthly Goals in June?

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Rating System

Updated on the 4th August 2019 to differentiate between disability and mental health representation, so will be used going forward in future posts

⭐️ = BAME authors/characters

🏳️‍🌈 = LGBT+ authors/characters

💙 = disability representation

🧠 = mental health representation

Star Ratings:

⭐️ = Hated it

⭐️.5 = Strongly disliked it

⭐️ ⭐️ = Disliked it

⭐️ ⭐️.5 = It was just ok

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ = I enjoyed it, but it was forgettable

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ .5 = Had great moments but something was missing for me

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ = Really enjoyed it

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ .5= Loved it, would probably buy a copy of it

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ = Obsessed with it – will read everything I can in the series or by the author

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