April Wrap Up

I expected April to be a great reading month but it was unfortunately pretty awful (relative to other months). I found it really easy to want to read and want to pick books up but incredibly hard to actually finish them. This has resulted in my starting books constantly but seeming to just make it…

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2020 Reading Resolutions

Here it is! 2020. Not just another year but another decade. I always find New Year to be a little anticlimactic for me. Most people are off making resolutions, restarting counters or even restarting themselves, but I have always considered a new year to be academic years. I have spent most of my memorable life…

2019 Reading Review

2019 has been a great reading year for me. I managed to surpass my reading goal by 33 books and most of those were books that I enjoyed a lot. I was more than happy to DNF books this year and doing so allowed me a greater sense of freedom and enjoyment when reading. Now,…

Summer 2018 Catch up

Wow! This summer could not have come fast enough. It is my first summer as a teacher and although I still have plenty to do for next year, I am so excited to finally have some dedicated time for reading and writing. There are a lot of things going on this summer - potentially moving,…

My Current Literary Life

An update about my life since January... When I began this blog in October, it was with great hope and optimism. I desperately wanted somewhere to talk about books and to be a part of the book community. However, I was spending all my time focusing on this, as I didn't have work at that…

#TBR241 – February Update Time!

Okay, so it is time I really updated this challenge and gave it another good go! Since starting this challenge at the beginning of the year, I have moved about 20 books from my TBR to either read, unhauled, or DNF'd and I am extremely happy about that. But I just keep buying or receiving books…

#Bronte200

This year we celebrate the bicentenary of Emily Bronte, my favourite author, and member of an incredible and tragic family. To celebrate the Bronte Society will be holding multiple events and exhibitions which focus on Emily Bronte, as well as a book club which is hosted by Lucy Powrie from Lucy The Reader. I am…