It’s still (just about) January, so I think I can count this as only a slightly untimely 2020 wrap-up. I have just the four favourites for 2020 out of 57 books but I think that’s because 1. I’m very picky and 2. These are all so strong that it’s hard for me to let anythingContinue reading “My Favourite Books of 2020”
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April TBR | O.W.Ls Readathon
I took part in this readathon, my first ever, this time last year and loved it. You “sit” exams in the Hogwarts school subjects by completing the corresponding prompts, and the subjects you fulfil the prompts for influence your options for the follow-up N.E.W.Ts readathon in August, and the “career” you can work towards. (Seriously,Continue reading “April TBR | O.W.Ls Readathon”
Women’s Prize for Fiction Reading Plans
The longlist is out! I always love the reveal because there are bound to be books I’ve already heard great things about that I am given a boost to read, and some inevitable gems I’d never have heard of otherwise. I’ve already read: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo – very happy to see thisContinue reading “Women’s Prize for Fiction Reading Plans”
My Favourite Reads of 2019
I always find this list hard to compile – usually I have one absolute favourite, and a couple more close behind it. I never read enough to have a neat number like ten top books of the year. This year though, it’s so hard to choose just one favourite so these aren’t in any order.Continue reading “My Favourite Reads of 2019”
DNFs of 2019
I rarely start books and don’t finish them. This isn’t a particular principle or martyrdom that I commit myself to, but I feel like I know my own reading tastes well enough by now to choose books that I will like, and even the ones that aren’t instant favourites are ones that intrigue me enoughContinue reading “DNFs of 2019”
My Life in Books: 2019
I’ve seen a few people doing this now, and I love little challenges like this so I had to join in. The idea is: using only books you have read this year, answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. In high school I was The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters) People might be surprisedContinue reading “My Life in Books: 2019”
Books I’ve Reserved at the Library Even Though I Already Made a TBR of Books I Wanted To Read Before the End of 2019
I’m an absolute fiend for reserving more books than I can keep up with, whilst also trying to read from my own shelves. I guess I want to make sure I don’t end up stuck on a waiting list of thirty people so I reserve it while there’s only like, three but they always inevitablyContinue reading “Books I’ve Reserved at the Library Even Though I Already Made a TBR of Books I Wanted To Read Before the End of 2019”
(A Very Optimistic but Also Non-Commital) Non-Fiction November
As if I haven’t already committed myself to library books plus books from my own shelves that I want to read in these last two months of 2019, I might try to squeeze in more non-fiction, because it’s always fun being part of something. These are all very much options, apart from the Adam KayContinue reading “(A Very Optimistic but Also Non-Commital) Non-Fiction November”
Books I Want To Read Before the End of the Year
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters This will be the first book I pick up in November. I’ve felt a little sluggish with my reading the past couple of months, even though I’ve had some fantastic reads in there. I love Sarah Waters, and I already didn’t manage to get to this one last yearContinue reading “Books I Want To Read Before the End of the Year”
August Wrap-Up (N.E.W.Ts Readathon)
A Shropshire Lad by A.E. Housman A in Care of Magical Creatures A comprehensive collection of poetry from one of the most memorised poets in recent history, but ultimately frustrating and unsatisfying due to repetitive and unexplored themes. Full review here The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood A in Herbology A reread – strikes asContinue reading “August Wrap-Up (N.E.W.Ts Readathon)”
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