It's been a good while since I bought myself books, but thanks to Christmas vouchers and lovely pals I have a lovely stash to kick off the year. Today I'm taking my coffee on the train to Edinburgh whilst sharing the books I've acquired recently. Join me? The Coffee: This week I'm drinking Steampunk's Kenyan... Continue Reading →
Another Sunday, another #SixforSunday! Today is our hostess Steph 's birthday and she's asked us to share our 2022 bookish resolutions. I thought a lot about whether to set reading goals, and if so, what goals to set myself and this year I don't want to over-challenge myself. I just want to enjoy what I'm... Continue Reading →
Today, I'm sitting with my coffee and sharing my journal set up for this year and my January spreads. I've been keeping my journal for a few years now and I love setting it up at the start of each year. The Coffee: Today, I'm drinking another Steampunk coffee. This time the washed Ethiopian Bale... Continue Reading →
Another Sunday is upon us already! This week, the lovely Steph has us sharing six books we can't wait for. This was harder to write than I thought it would be because there are so many books I'm excited for in 2022. In no particular order, six of the books I am most excited to... Continue Reading →
It's a ThursTag on a Friday, which seems appropriate for this week where I have had no idea what day it is. Here is part two of the mammoth End of the Year Book Survey! BLOGGING/BOOKISH LIFE 1. New favorite book blog/Bookstagram/Youtube channel you discovered in 2021? I've not discovered much new this year because... Continue Reading →
Thursday can mean only one thing: tag day! Today, I'm sharing half of the End of the Year Reading Survey which I read (and thoroughly enjoyed) on Amy's blog. I thought this would be a great way to round off and wrap up 2021 but it's too much for one post so you're getting half... Continue Reading →
For this first week of 2021, I'm concentrating on wrapping up last year's reading starting with my first "Coffee and..." post looking at how my 2021 reading went and whether I achieved my goals for last year. Join me? The Coffee: To kick off the year, we're drinking Steampunk's Ethiopian Bale Mountain (natural) which has... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday! Today I'm going to be sharing the books I'll be reading in January. Last year, I used a jar filled with prompts and selected books to match the prompts I pulled from the jar each month. This year, my TBR jar just has the titles of the books I had on my TBR... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday! Happy New Year! I am back to blogging (I hope) and my first post of the new year is, of course, a Six for Sunday post. This month's theme is Fresh Starts and we're sharing books we want to read this year. Next Sunday, we're covering books we can't wait for, so I... Continue Reading →
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 →
Charlotte, Somewhere 