"I think everyone is so eager to teach us about their passions because otherwise their hobbies will die with them. No one in the future will ever experience the joy of playing darts if they can't manage to get Shen and I interested now. Even if Jia finds a solution to fix the sterility, these... Continue Reading →
It's Thursday, it's Tag day, and today I'm doing the massive A - Z Book Tag that I pinched from Steph's blog. A -Author you've read the most from. Apparently this is Alice Hoffman. I have read 21 of her books. I adore her writing and went through a phase of binge reading everything of her's... Continue Reading →
How on earth are we here again? It's almost the end of the month! So, it's time to sit with a coffee and reflect on what I read in February. Join me? The Coffee: This week's coffee is another from Clifton. The Ethiopian Chire has tasting notes of peach yoghurt, jasmine and acacia honey, which is... Continue Reading →
Today, S wants to share something a bit different with you all: a write up of a music event he went to last week. Obviously, we couldn't call it "Books with the Boy", but luckily for us, Steph came up with this epic title. Handing over to S now... Hello everybody. Today I am going... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday! Welcome to another edition of Mini Reviews, with another selection of brilliant Middle Grade reads. Books marked * were sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Viper's Daughter by Michelle Paver * This arrived in the post last week and I dived straight in. I love a wolf, and... Continue Reading →
It's the last Sunday of February and the last of Steph's Share the Love prompts. This week is our favourite covers or types of cover. I contemplated doing my favourite covers for all of 0.5 seconds before deciding that was far too hard. So here are my six favourite types of cover: 1. Covers... Continue Reading →
"I'm still holding my own phone, pressed against his chest now, and it chimes in my hand before I can answer. When I pull my head back to look at the screen, there's another message from an unknown contact. But this time, there's no simultaneous text tone from Brandon's pocket. Phoebe Lawton, you're up first.... Continue Reading →
It's ThursTag, and today I'm doing the Rip It Or Ship It Tag. I've no idea where this originated, so if it's yours let me know, I'd love to credit you. I heard about it from Sarah, who thought it was something I would enjoy doing. She was correct. The idea of this tag is... Continue Reading →
It's time for another post reflecting on the happy things that have happened so far this month. Join me in a coffee whilst I do? The Coffee: This week's coffee is from Clifton Coffee roasters. The Ndaroini AA is a Kenyan coffee with tasting notes of damson plum, vine tomato and red grape. The Happy... Continue Reading →
"The girl turned to face Casper and he was surprised to see she was small, probably the same height as him. Somehow her attitude had made her seem bigger. 'Right, then,' she said. 'Would you like to be dragged up the steps by your ear or your hair? Both, I imagine, will be equally distressing.'"... Continue Reading →
Charlotte, Somewhere 