Letter from a Tea Garden by Ali Oliver ~ Book Tour Review
Hello Readers,
It’s my turn today on the book tour for Abi Oliver’s Letter from a Tea Garden and I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts on this book with you.
But first, let me tell you the synopsis so you know what the book is about…
The Slow Lane Walkers Club by Rosa Temple {Book Tour Review}
Hello Readers,
It’s my turn today on the book tour for Rosa Temple’s The Slow Lane Walkers Club. I’ll list all the details of the tour at the end of this review in case you’d like to read what everyone else on the tour thought of this book.
But as always, before I share my thoughts on the book, let me tell you what it’s about…
June Book Haul
Hello Readers,
It’s time for a book haul and there’s been quite a few new additions to my book shelves and TBR during June and I’m looking forward to reading them all soon. Actually, I’ve read a couple already, so I’ll link the Wrap Up these ones are featured in. Also, as there’s a number of them to share with you all, I’ll just give you a brief synopsis of each and if you’d like to know more, just click on their respective link.
Okay, so here’s all the books I’ve purchased during June…
June Bookish Wrap Up
Hello Readers,
I just don’t know where the months seem to be going because it feels like it wasn’t that long ago when I sat down to write my May Wrap Up!
Compared to last month, I didn’t read as much but I did pick up one of the chonkier {it’s a word} books on my TBR and read that this month, so that’s like reading two of three “normal” length books as it’s just over 600 pages. So without further ado, let me tell you about the books I’ve managed to read during June…
The Library Book by Susan Orlean {Book Review}
Hello Readers,
The Library Book by Susan Orlean was my book clubs Buddy Read Book for May and I enjoyed it so much that I thought I’d write a full review for it as I think some you might find it interesting too…
…the title caught my attention and then the synopsis hooked me in because, as with many readers, frequent visits to my local library is where my love of books and reading comes from…
I Never Wanted a Pub… by Celia Bannister {Book Review}
Hello Readers,
The book I want to tell you about today is quite a special one as the author, Celia Bannister, is actually my great-aunt on my dad’s side of the family {my grandad’s sister}. My parents were sent an advanced copy of the book, which I was very kindly allowed to read first, since I am the avid reader in the family. So I thought it would be nice to write a dedicated review for it as I enjoyed the book so much…
May Bookish Wrap Up
Hello Readers,
I hope May was a kind month to you all and you managed to read some enjoyable books. I somehow managed to read 8 books this month, 3 via audiobook, and I thoroughly enjoyed all of them. So let me tell you all about them…
ACNH Blue Sunday 2022
This year I held my third annual ACNH Blue Sunday Tea Party and as with the previous years, it was so lovely to spend a little time with people on my island. The first two parties where held on my island of Hessa, with a little person of me hosting the party. But Hessa is so well established now and is exactly how I want it, that to host the tea party there this year would have meant a complete overhauling an area of the island. Thankfully, I had just reset another island I have, which I use as a “designing island” and so I incorporated a Blue Sunday Tea Party area into the design and decided that the party would be hosted my new character, Rue on her island of Cedar Cove…
Felix Unbound by Cathy Gunn {Book Tour Review}
Hello Readers,
It’s my turn on the Virtual Book tour for Cathy Gunn’s Felix Unbound and I’m looking forward to telling you more about this book and my thoughts on it. The actual Book Tour started on the 16th and you can find all the details for it at the end of this article, if you’d like to know more and read the other reviewers thoughts.
But, now let me tell you more about Felix Unbound by firstly sharing the synopsis from the back of the book before I get into my thoughts…
World M.E Day
Hello Friends,
Today is World M.E Day and to help people understand what M.E or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis actually is, I thought I’d publish an article giving you an overview of the disease. I felt this was especially important since there’s been so much in the media about Long Covid ~ which is remarkably similar to M.E and some with people with Long Covid are now being diagnosed with M.E…
April Bookish Wrap Up
Hello Readers,
I hope April was a kind month for you all and that you enjoyed any books you were able to read.
I actually had a decent reading month and managed to read quite a few books ~ thanks to reading some via audiobooks. So here are the books I read and my thoughts on them…
March / April Book Haul
Hello Readers,
I realised I haven’t written a book haul since February and well…
I’ve added a few books to my TBR cart / shelf since then, some of which I have already read ~ the ones I’ve read, I won’t be sharing too much detail on as they’ll be in my wrap up next week. But, I thought I’d share what I’ve picked up in case you’re looking for a new read.
Mistborn Saga by Brandon Sanderson ~ 2nd Trilogy Review
Hello Readers,
I’ve finally gotten around to putting down in writing my thoughts for the Mistborn Era Two instalment of the Mistborn Saga. I will just say, it’s been a while since I picked up these books but I’ll do my best to give you a comprehensive review from what I remember ~ I’ve read a lot books since! There’s also a fourth book coming this year to finish off this Era of the Mistborn Saga called The Lost Metal, but I wanted to write my review for the first three books and then once I’ve read the finale one, I’ll review that also.
If you’re not sure what this era of the Mistborn Saga is about, let me give you a little overview of the first book {because going into the others would be spoilers} before I get into my thoughts…
March Bookish Wrap Up
Hello Readers,
I know I’m a week late with this wrap up but things have been a little everywhere over these past few weeks. But I’m hoping things are finally starting to settle down and my normal writing schedule will be back in the next week or so.
Okay, let’s review all the books I’ve managed to read during March shall we?
The House Plant by Jeremy Ray {Short Story Review}
Hello Friends,
When Indie Author, Jeremy Ray, reached out to me on Instagram sharing the synopsis of a couple his stories and asking if I’d be interested in an ARC of one of them ~ of course I said yes because firstly, I’m always happy to support Indie Authors in any way I can and secondly the synopsis of The Houseplant just piqued my interested so much that I knew I had to read it.
So here’s the synopsis for you…
February Bookish Wrap Up
Hello Readers,
I hope your February went as well as possible. I know there’s a lot going on in the world right now and I feel like a wrap up of the books I’ve read during the past month seems really insignificant compared to the everything. But as always, I want my little space on the Internet to be a safe, cosy place that you can come to for a little bit of a breather and hopefully find a new book to escape into when the world gets too much for you. I just really hope you’re all taking care and keeping safe.
As for this month regards to reading, I started four books, DNF’d one of them and finished the other three. So without further ado, let me tell you about them…
World Book Day 2022
Happy World Book Day Readers!
Some books just become favourites from the moment you read the first few words or chapters. They are the books that you want to restart when you’ve turned the last page…
February Book Haul
Hello Readers,
I know it doesn’t seem that long ago since my January book haul, but I have acquired a few more books for my Yearly TBR. My excuse, not that I need one, is that a couple of these books are going to be the Buddy Read Books for the Book Club I run and so I wanted to grab them along with a few others that I’ve been meaning to get.
So without further ado, here’s the books I purchased this month:
Health Update ~ New Diagnosis
Hello Readers,
I thought long and hard about writing about this, especially as I’ve said I’m taking a break from all the Chronic Illness related articles this year. But I cannot ignore the fact that I began this blog to share my experience of long term illness and when I first started blogging, all those many years ago, I actually wrote about the beginnings of this health condition. So, I feel it’s only right to acknowledge this moving forward and have some measure of closure around it.
But before I dive into the diagnosis, I feel I should give a little bit of background…