Well, 2018 had its ups and downs but overall it was definitely a successful reading year for me. I managed to read 120 books last year which, although nothing like I used to be able to get through, is still a really decent amount. My Year in – A Retrospective I finally seemed to get myself out of that horrible reading slump that has plagued me for years. Blogging wasn’t […]
This will be my 6th year completing the End of Year Book Survey (you can see my 2017 post here). I thought that this year I would get an early start on it for once but I’m not quite as early as I would have liked due to business at work, illness et al. Anyway, enough excuses! Onto my answers for the survey which was created and still hosted by Jamie @ The […]
Bookstagram Theme: Yay or Nay? It’s no secret that I love Bookstagram (I do, I LOVE it!) although I do struggle to balance keeping up with posting regularly and I find it virtually impossible to keep a consistent theme. I’ve read a lot of posts from successful bookstagrammers who say that consistency is key (which I totally agree with) but most of these lovely peeps also advise that having a […]
I am still left reeling from all the revelations about Santino Hassell over this weekend. I am shocked and appalled and, quite frankly, angry about being taken in by this scammer. I am not one to get caught up in drama but I couldn’t not acknowledge what has become a veritable hot topic this weekend. I was never one of the so-called ‘inner circle’, my involvement was simply being a […]
Hosted by Jamie @ The Perpetual Page Turner This will be my fifth (fifth!? holy heck!) year completing the End of Year Book Survey (see my 2016 post here). I wanted to do this earlier in the month but life kinda got in the way. However, I think it’s quite fitting that I am completing it on Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve). It’s a good way to celebrate the year (such as it […]