It's Sunday and the last of Steph's Celebrating Diverse Voices prompts: recommended reads by Black authors. Here are six of my favourites. If you haven't read them yet, you should: 1. Me my Dad and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean. 2. Punching the Air by Yusef salaam and Ibi Zoboi. 3. Ghost... Continue Reading →
Honestly, it feels like every time I sit down to catch up on blogging recently, it's the end of another month. And here we are again. October seems to have passed me by very quickly, although a lot has happened. I've not blogged much; I've been heavily involved in a big work project, and had... Continue Reading →
Happy Thursday! It's almost Halloween weekend, awhich seems the perfect time to share the Halloween Book Tag. This was created by NaomiTheBookLover 1. Carving Pumpkins- What book would you carve up and light on fire? I can't think of a specific book off the top of my head, but any book where people fall in love and... Continue Reading →
It's Wednesday, I'm trying to get back into blogging and today I'm sitting down with a coffee to look at the books coming out in the last months of this year that I'm most excited for. Join me? The Coffee: This week, we're drinking Steampunk's El Salvador Finca Bonanza, a favourite of ours with tasting... Continue Reading →
Happy Wednesday! Today at Somewhere HQ, we're celebrating Sweet Cherry's 10th Anniversary with an extract from the first book in the Magical Animal Cafe adventure series by Stella Tarakson. About the Book Ellie and her mum are starting a new life in a new town and a very, very old building. They’re opening a cat... Continue Reading →
It's another autumnal Thursday, so it must be time for an autumnal tag. I must be the only person who does not like Pumpkin Spice Lattes; I like my coffee black and unadulterated, and absolutely definitely without any pumpkin in it! This tag was suggested to me by the lovely Meg from Meg's Magical Musings... Continue Reading →
It's that time of the month where I share my bullet journal spreads. Join me in a coffee whilst I share October's spreads. The Coffee: This week we're drinking the last of our Steampunk China Banka Farm coffee, with tasting notes of black cherry compote, chocolate and raisin. We've really enjoyed this one. The Bullet... Continue Reading →
"What is happening to the planet isn't somebody else's problem -it's mine, it's Dad's. Every one of us who lives and breathes on our earth has the same problem, and ignoring it won't make it go away." I read this book months ago, the second the proof hit my kindle, and it was everything I... Continue Reading →
It's Sunday! And I'm back with my first #SixforSunday post in a while. This month, the ever fabulous Steph has dedicated #SixforSunday to celebrating diverse voices for Black History month (UK) and this week, we're sharing our favourite black characters. Ever character on this list is a firm favourite of mine from a book I... Continue Reading →
"When you become a grown-up, several rather troubling things happen at once; you spend large chunks of the day banging on about homework, vegetables and bedtimes, and you fall asleep the moment you sit down in a comfortable armchair." Have you ever felt more called out as an adult reading a Middle Grade book? Jungledrop... Continue Reading →
Charlotte, Somewhere 