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The Sunday Post (19 March 2023)

                                                  The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Book Review: The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, Roshani Chokshi

Title: The Last Tale of the Flower Bride Author: Roshani Chokshi Published: 14th February 2023, Hodder Pages: 289 Source: Bought (FairyLoot) Format: Hardback Rating: 4/5 Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Castenada. He was a scholar of myths. She was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily ever after - and in exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would never pry into her past. But when Indigo learns that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple if forced to return to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom will soon find himself unable to resist. For within the crumbling manor's extravagant rooms and musty wipes, there lurks the shadow of another girl: Azure, Indigo's dearest childhood friend who suddenly disappeared. As the house slowly reveals his wife's secrets, the bridegroom will be fo...

Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring TBR (14 March 2023)

                                                      Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is ten books on my Spring TBR - a bit of a variety this time.

The Sunday Post (12 March 2023)

                                                The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Book Review: Elektra, Jennifer Saint

Title: Elektra Author: Jennifer Saint Published: 26th April 2022, Wildfire Pages: 341 Source: Bought/Netgalley Format: Hardback/eARC Rating: 5/5 The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This si the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods. Clytemnestra The sister of Helen, wife of Agamemnon - her hopes of averting the curse are dashed when her sister is taken to Troy by the feckless Paris. Her husband raises a great army against them, and determines to win, whatever the cost. Cassandra Princess of Troy, and cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it. She is powerless in her knowledge that the city will fall. Elektra The youngest daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, Elektra is horrified by the bloodletting of her kin. But, can she escape the curse, or is her own destiny also bound by violence.

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish People I'd Like to Meet (7 March 2023)

                                                    Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is top ten bookish people I'd like to meet so I'm going to go with a few authors I'd like to meet.

The Sunday Post (5 March 2023)

                                              The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

February Wrap-Up (2023)

I'm quite happy with my reading for February. I didn't quite read what I planned to as I decided to join the FairyLoot readalongs rather than read my actual TBR, but I'm more than happy about that. At least I'm reading!

March Plans (2023)

March is another month with a variety of genres. I do feel like I'm leaning towards easy quick reads such as romance at the moment, but I'm hoping the variety keeps things interesting.

The Sunday Post (26 February 2023)

                                            The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

The Sunday Post (19 February 2023)

                                          The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

January Wrap-Up (2023)

 So I've had an okay reading month in January. I've been a bit slow at reading but I've at least been reading and getting through a few books.

February Plans (2023)

February is another mix of genres - a few romances, a couple fantasies and some non-fiction. Really not sure how much I'll be able to read as I've a few things on this month, so we'll just need to wait and see.

The Sunday Post (29 January 2023)

                                        The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten New Authors Discovered in 2022 (24 January 2023)

                                                  Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is top ten new authors I discovered in 2022.

The Sunday Post (22 January 2023)

                                      The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals for 2023 (17 January 2023)

                                                   Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is my bookish goals for 2023. I already have a post with some reading goals for the year , but I thought I'd maybe add a few more to it...

The Sunday Post (15 January 2023)

                                    The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Book Review: A Lesson in Vengeance, Victoria Lee

Title: A Lesson in Vengeance Author: Victoria Lee Published: 22nd February 2022, Titan Books Pages: 400 Source: Netgalley Format: eARC Rating: 3/5 Felicity Morrow is back at Dalloway School. Perched in the Catskill mountains, the centuries-old, ivy-covered campus was home until the tragic death of her girlfriend. Now, after a year away, she's returned to graduate. She even has her old room in Godwin House, the exclusive dormitory rumoured to be haunted by the spirits of five Dalloway students - girls some say were witches. The Dalloway Five all died mysteriously, one after another, right on Godwin grounds. Witchcraft is woven into Dalloway's history. The School doesn't talk about it, but the students do. In secret rooms and shadowy corners, girls convene. And before her girlfriend died, Felicity was drawn to the dark. She's determined to leave that behind her now; all Felicity wants is to focus on her senior thesis and graduate. But it's hard when Dalloway...

Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases of 2023 (10 January 2023)

                                                 Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is my most anticipated releases of 2023. It's a very short list this week as I'm actively trying not to pay attention to new releases in the hope that I can get my TBR down, and because of this, I'm listing for the whole year rather than the first half.

December Wrap-Up (2022)

So December was a bit of a slow month. I had a great start to the month, but then it just petered out.

The Sunday Post (8 January 2023)

                                  The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Did I Read Them? (2022)

This is a follow-up to last year's " I Have Until the End of 2022 to Read These Books ". This was both a success and a bit of a failure...

I Have Until the End of 2023 to Read These Books...

So, I did this last year with not too much success - I'll be posting an update on that tomorrow. But I thought I was just as well to try again this year as it has helped clear the shelves a bit. So, here are the books I am getting rid of if I don't read them by 31st December 2023...

2022 Reading Wrap Up

I had such an excellent reading year in 2022! I wasn't sure about my reading towards the second half, but the first few months of 2022 I was reading non-stop. I use Book Roast's CAWPILE spreadsheet to track my reading so all graphs below are pulled from there.

2023 Reading Goals

So it's that time of year when I start thinking about my goals and once again I don't want to put too much pressure on myself. Particularly as I spent a good portion of last year not being in the right headspace to read or blog. These are goals that I'm going to treat more as a nice to do rather than I must complete them... 

Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Books of 2022 (3 January 2023)

                                                 Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is favourite books of 2022. So in no particular order...

January Plans (2023)

This month is a bit of a mixed bag in terms of genres, but I'm hoping that will be a good thing and will keep me wanting to pick up books...

The Sunday Post (1 January 2023)

                                  The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.