Look, there's a lot of books in this one. Grab yourself a coffee, and make it a big one. We could be a while. The Coffee: This week I am cheating on coffee. I know, who I am? etc etc. I am drinking salted caramel hot chocolate made in the Velvetiser we got at Christmas.... Continue Reading →
It's Sunday and time for this week's Six for Sunday, a weekly prompt hosted by my best pal of them all, Steph from A Little But a Lot. This week's prompt is debuts you read last year. I really had to get my thinking cap on for this (and go trawling through my StoryGraph). Turns... Continue Reading →
"Out I come, dangling my rotting legs. Corpse baby. Carrion tot. The third monster. Mum screamed. cursed the Earth Spewer and the Sun Swallower. Dad, well, dad probably would have screamed too, if he'd been around. Which he wasn't. And me? Yeah I screamed. Everyone else was. Why shouldn't I join the party?" The Monstrous... Continue Reading →
It's Wednesday, and time to share a cup of coffee and my 2023 bullet journal set up. Join me? The Coffee: This week, I'm drinking a Steampunk Coffee subscription staple: their Basecamp coffee. The current variety is Brazilian and has tasting notes of nuts and chocolate. Perfect for when I've spent the week with my... Continue Reading →
Happy Tuesday and welcome to my new feature: Bitesize Book Reviews. I used to share Mini Reviews every Monday with a different theme each time. This will be a bit more chill, just me sharing briefer reviews of three or four books I have loved. I'm going to aim to keep them books I've recently... Continue Reading →
It's already time for another Six for Sunday, a weekly prompt hosted by my best pal of them all, Steph, who blogs at A Little But a Lot (if you're not already following her, please do). This week's prompt is Winter Books; I do not know why because Steph doesn't even like the winter. Anyway.... Continue Reading →
"Within fifteen minutes of arriving at Carvell, I already wanted to slit someone's throat" Get it here This is an absolutely stunning opening line to a book and honestly, it only gets better from here. I read this book a very long time ago, almost as soon as it was released, but we've established already... Continue Reading →
Last week was for reflecting on last year's reading. This week I'm sharing my goals for 2023. Join me with a coffee? The Coffee: This week, we're drinking Steampunk's Columbian Chaparral which has tasting notes of orange, bramble and vanilla bean. Steampunk also say it has marshmallow sweetness, and it is a sweet coffee, but... Continue Reading →
It's been a wee while since S and I shared a joint review. It's also been many months since we read Dragon Rising. Katie and Kevin Tsang are Team Burns favourite authors, so it's fitting that our first joint review of the year is another of their brilliant books! About the Book The fourth adventure... Continue Reading →
I am so pleased that my best pal of them all, Steph from A Little But A Lot, has decided to return with #SixforSunday this year. I love writing these posts every week. Our first 2023 prompt is "books you're reading in January" which I've added a slight spin to. I was a bit overwhelmed... Continue Reading →
Charlotte, Somewhere 