I’ve been blogging about Lush on Instagram for a while now so I thought I’d bring it to my website too! I know I’m usually random posts about books and the biannual Readathons with lengthy hiatus in between posts but I do enjoy my Lush products at the moment in addition to my books and … Continue reading Lush Kitchen Festive Shower Gel Comparison
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Reclaim Her Name – Free Ebooks?! (Edit: Link Expired)
So many women past and present have hidden behind a male pseudonym when publishing their writing - famously, in the 1840s, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë were published as Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell and more recently (1990s) Joanne Rowling was told using her initials to mask her gender would ensure better sales at a … Continue reading Reclaim Her Name – Free Ebooks?! (Edit: Link Expired)
Reverse Readathon – Start Post
I fell asleep! Already! Which is understandable given that I walked around town hiding books today, have fibromyalgia and a 9 month old teething baby who is starting to crawl everywhere! Still I have woken up 4 hours in, but as the Reverse Readathon is more chill than the regular Readathon, it's okay. Here is … Continue reading Reverse Readathon – Start Post
Book Hunting
I had a lovely afternoon with my daughter, walking around my home city hiding books for children and teens to find. A Facebook group called LOOK for a BOOK North East started up about a week ago and now has over 17,000 members - all taking part in a special event this weekend. The event … Continue reading Book Hunting
Dewey’s Readathon October 2017 – Prep and Hour 1
This one is pretty special. This is the 10th year of Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon! Though Dewey is no longer with us, I know she’d be proud of what the team have done. So, here’s my intro. 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Sunderland, UK. 2) Which book in your … Continue reading Dewey’s Readathon October 2017 – Prep and Hour 1
Hour 24 – Closing Survey and Summary
I had a lovely long sleep and woke up about 8am. I've been dozing between reading since. I have completed 2 books since my last post. The first was Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones and the second was not on my original tbr list, but merel a book I decided to … Continue reading Hour 24 – Closing Survey and Summary
Hour 10 – Update
I'm doing this now as I can feel myself drifting into sleep. I've been productive so far. I've managed 5 books in 10 hours. TBR LIST Novels Wintersong – by S Jae Jones The Wrath and the Dawn – by Renee Ahdieh Stars Above – by Marissa Meyer The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet – … Continue reading Hour 10 – Update
Hour 6 – Quarter Way Update
It's 25% of the way through the Readathon and I've managed 2 books so far! My first was Rainbow Rowell's Kindred Spirits, a 90 page short story about Star Wars geekery and camping out in cinema queues. Then I continued reading Wintersong, by S Jae-Jones. This Labyrinth-inspired romantic fantasy about a girl rescuing her … Continue reading Hour 6 – Quarter Way Update
Hour 0 – Opening Survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Jolly Old England. The north-east part of it. 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? So many! Probably Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles), as I haven't gotten round to it yet and I'm still in the dark about … Continue reading Hour 0 – Opening Survey
Readathon April 2017 Prep
Once again, like a bi-annual Easter I have returned from Blogging Death to bring forth a few posts about my 24-Hour Readathon aspirations before falling into a deep and silent slumber for the next 6 months. Or perhaps not. We'll see. The April 2017 Readathon starts soon and I feel decently prepared for it. I … Continue reading Readathon April 2017 Prep
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