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This post is part of series of quarterly check-ins, with a little bit about life, a little writing, and a little bit of reading stats The first three months of the year have felt both fast and slow, despite actually having less stuff going on, I've still felt super busy. I really haven't felt like reading or doing this blog.

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March was my worst month yet for reading! I dunno what to tell you, I'm just struggling to find time to read, or when I have time, I just don't feel like reading. I only read four books and 3 of those were audios but that's okay, this is just a phase my brain is going through! Here’s a summary of everything I read in March. Take a look to find what I’ve either already reviewed or reviews to come.

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The 85th book I read in 2024 was #IfTomorrowNeverComes by #AllisonAshley, this was sent to me as an ARC and I couldn't post it until now, as it's officially release week! 💃 The night before a life-saving cancer treatment, Elliot goes out to experience normal life and meets Jamie. Their connection is instant and the night is magical but she leaves without giving her name or number. One year later and cancer free Jamie moves to the city and makes friends with her stem cell donor, the only problem is that her boyfriend turns out to be Jamie, who pretends not to know her... Check out the post for my full review

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#CrocodileTears is the fourth book in the #PrickleIslandZoo series by #AliKMulford and was my 14th read of the 2025. I am a huge fan of this author so this will be a fairly biased review, you have been warned.

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#PartyAnimal, #PrickleIslandZoo Book 3, by #Ali. K. Mulford, was the 11th book I read this year. I've loved this series so far and I was really excited for the next book!

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My 9th read of the year was #CheckandMate by #AliHazelwood, her first #YAromance novel. When Mallory accidentally beats the (very attractive) world champion of chess, she's convinced to take a scholarship that'll support her whole family, but she doesn't want to make the sport that ruined them her whole world again... #bookblog #bookreview #bookblogger

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I'm honestly really struggling to read more at the moment! My brain just wants to scroll mindlessly right now, so February wasn't a great reading month but it wasn't terrible, I read 6 books in total. Here’s a summary of everything I read in February. Take a look to find what I’ve either already reviewed or reviews to come.

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Apprentice to the Villain, the second book in the Assistant to the Villain series by Hannah Nicole Maehrer was the 8th book I read this year. I didn't expect a series like this to contain some of the most romantic piningggg that I've ever read, click the link for my full review!

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Booktok books list with reviews – part 3

This is a series of posts where I go through the Goodreads list of #Booktok books and give quick overview of what I liked and disliked and why. I am just covering the third lot of 10 books in the list in this post (it's a list of 50 that I've broken into chunks of 10) This chunk covers: - The Midnight Library- Matt Haig - House of Earth and Blood - Crescent city book 1 - Sarah J Maas -The Hating Game - Sally Thorne - Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard - These Violent Delights - The Atlas Six - Olivie Blake This is officially the last post because I've covered everything in the list that I've read!

This is a series of posts where I go through the Goodreads list of Booktok books and give quick overview what I liked and disliked and why. I am just covering the second lot of 10 books in the list in this post, you can read part 1 here, part 2 here and I’ll edit this to link the later parts once they’re up! The rating I’m adding is purely subjective, my preferences generally tend to be that…

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20 Memes for *romance* readers - part 3

In honour of having recently read 'Morning Glory Milking Farm' and The 'A Deal with a Demon' series, I thought a part 3 of spicy book memes was overdue (click the link below to see the memes!)

It seems like memes are dying art-form because it took me a while to gather these and my Pinterest algorithm will be ruined for weeks now! So you better enjoy. In honour of having recently read ‘Morning Glory Milking Farm’ and The ‘A Deal with a Demon’ series, I thought a part 3 of spicy book memes was overdue. Find part 1 here and part 2 here All credit for the memes go to the original…

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How to read loads without going bankrupt

#Reading can be an expensive hobby, although physical copies in the UK aren't as costly as other places, if you're looking to compete with your favourite #booktoker 's read count without spending a fortune, you're going to need cheap ways to get a lot of #books, so I made a little list:

Reading can be an expensive hobby, although physical copies in the UK aren’t as costly as other places, if you’re looking to compete with your favourite booktoker’s read count without spending a fortune, you’re going to need cheap ways to get a lot of books. These are options besides the obvious such as Amazon and other book stores. This is just ways to read more without buying loads and loads…

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You are not a before picture

I recently listened to You are not a before picture by Alex Light, this was my 5th read of the year and my first book in the challenge to read a little bit more non-fiction this year. This book delves into body image, diet culture, the history of diets as a concept and how to break free of the dieting cycle. It is full of personal anecdotes of Alex's own journey with diet culture but it also includes quotes and passages from Doctors, psychologists, nutritionists and body positivity influencers from marginalised communities. This is a book that I think could benefit a lot of people and be the first step towards breaking free of the whole 'diet starts monday' mentality.

I recently listened to You are not a before picture by Alex Light, this was my 5th read of the year and my first book in the challenge to read a little bit more non-fiction this year. Book summary This book delves into body image, diet culture, the history of diets as a concept and how to break free of the dieting cycle. It is full of personal anecdotes of Alex’s own journey with diet culture,…

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The Songbird and the Heart of Stone

My 3rd read of 2025 was #TheSongbirdandtheHeartofStone by #CarissaBroadbent, the third book in the #CrownsofNyaxia series. This is the beginning of a new duology following other characters in the series: Mische who we've already met and Asar, the infamous B*stard son of the ruler of The Bloodborn Vampires Mische sort of killed their other male heir, so when she's caught and strong-armed into joining Asar for a mission into the realms of death, her God finally comes back to her to give her a mission of her own. I really enjoy this series and world building, so did the 3rd book match up to the first two?

My 3rd read of 2025 was The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent, the third book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, this is the beginning of a new duology following other characters in the series. You can read my review of book 1: ‘The Serpent and the Wings of Night’, book 2: ‘The Ashes and the Star Cursed King‘ and the novella ‘Six Scorched Roses‘. A plot summary attempt This…

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The Whispering Night

The second book I read in 2025 was #TheWhisperingNight by #SusanDennard, the third and final book in #TheLuminaries Series. This book was such a satisfying conclusion to the series and it's just such a unique world, I really want more people to talk about this series! I loved the main characters, even she isn't entirely likeable all the time, I love the journey she goes on. The imagery in these books is so incredible. Basically, read my review and then go read the books, K, thanks, bye!

The second book I read in 2025 was The Whispering Night by Susan Dennard, the third and final book in The Luminaries Series. Read my review for book 1 ‘The Luminaries’ here And book 2 ‘The Hunting Moon’ here Fair warning, as this a review of the last book in the series, there may be spoilers in this post but I have done my best to avoid them. A sort of summary Now that some of the secrets on…

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Two can play

My last read of 2024 was #TwoCanPlay by #AliHazelwood, which was my 100th read of the year! I actually finished listening to this as I got ready to go out for New Years, so I hit that 100 books goal by the skin of my teeth.

My last read of 2024 was Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood, which was my 100th read of the year! I actually finished listening to this as I got ready to go out for New Years, so I hit that 100 books goal by the skin of my teeth. A plot summary attempt Two rival game design companies are picked to co-design a new game, which is a disaster because it’s Viola’s dream gig but working with this company…

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What's a girl gotta do to get on the naughty list?

The 96th book I read last year was What's a girl gotta do to get on the naughty list? by #KimberleyLemming. This is a super short Krampus smut book that was just a fun, silly read around Christmas. #monsterromance #bookreview #bookblog

The 96th book I read last year was What’s a girl gotta do to get on the naughty list? by Kimberley Lemming. This is a super short Krampus smut book that was just a fun, silly read around Christmas. Plot summary Daphne is poised to take revenge on her sister and cheating fiance when Krampus shows up to punish her. Daphne manages to convince him that he got some of his facts wrong about who…

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Booked for the holidays

#BookedfortheHolidays by #LizMaverick was my 95th read of the year, this was another short & easy listen that covered me for my commute! This is a holiday romance based around Hanukkah & 2 people trying to finish a beloved book series in someone's memory

Booked for the Holidays by Liz Maverick was my 95th read of the year, this was another short and easy listen that covered me for my commute working around Christmas. A sort of summary When a publisher’s mystery author doesn’t send in her book by the deadline, they send out their assistant, Abi, over with gifts/ to subtly check on her. When she gets there she finds her frazzled grandson instead,…