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2020 Reading Stats & Resolutions for 2021

2020 Reading Stats & Resolutions for 2021

I had set myself the goal of reading 40 books in 2020, and I managed to read 54! I’m very happy about this as I was afraid working and lockdown would affect my reading negatively, but in the end I read nearly 17,000 pages in 2020 – which is so amazing and frankly, a little scary. I have read some truly amazing books last year, and I wrote an article about my 10 favourite ones over there. I have…

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Sunday Post #16

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blogYou can find the original post here. First Sunday Post of the year! I took a little break at the end of the year because I was with my fmily in France and…

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Stacking the Shelves #5

Stacking the Shelves #5

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s reviews and you can find the original post here, for more details and guidelines. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course…

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Top 10 Books of 2020

Here's the list of my 10 favourite books I've read in 2020:

I was lucky enough to read some great books this year and if I’m honest, it was hard to pick only a few so that’s why I ended up with a list of ten. I love them all equally so the list is in no particular order. Daisy Jones & The Six is one of the most atmospheric books I have ever read. This is the story of a rock band in the 1970s, told by the members themselves in a series of interviews all…

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2020

Looking back at the mess that was 2020, and chatting about things I'm not always very comfortable to talk about online like mental health and career goals. I also mention the joy that it has been to be part of a mentorship scheme, definitely a highlight!

I know that most of us want to completely forget the past year and focus on a possibly brighter year ahead. 2020 was bleak and even though I was fortunate enough to not be affected by the pandemic in terms of loss and work, I still felt the heavy weight of this year on my shoulders. However I have to say that I have learnt a lot about many different things this year and so I really wanted to…

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Sunday Post #15

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blogYou can find the original post here. This week was especially rubbish at work, but it made me even more motivated to apply for publishing jobs. I am also…

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Book Review: Ghosts by Dolly Alderton (2020)

'Ghosts is like one of those romcoms from the 80s/90s that can be very funny and romantic, but have more depth than you would first expect. We really needed a 21st century version, so thank you Dolly Alderton!' Read my review of Ghosts below:

Nina is a 32-year-old food writer who’s at a point in her life where everything is slowly changing around her. She’s one of the last in her friendship group to be single whilst her best friend is married and expecting a second child. Her mother is getting really involved with various trends and her father is suffering from dementia. On the night of her 32nd birthday, Nina sets up a profile on an…

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Let's Talk Bookish - The Writing Styles of Classics & Contemporaries

Today, I'm discussing my love of classics but also why they shouldn't necessarily prioritised at school. Read more below:

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme, created and hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books and Dani @ Literary Lion, where we discuss certain topics, share our opinions, and spread the love by visiting each other’s posts.You can find more details about it here. I haven’t read lots of classics this year, but this is actually what I tend to prefer reading. I think it’s mostly due to the fact that I love…

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November Wrap Up

This will be a very short one from me, I’m afraid. I’ve really struggled to read last month, and when I did I decided to read the longest book in the world: Les Misérables. My attention span was so bad I couldn’t even listen to audiobooks, which I really missed. Anyway, here’s what I read in November! I finished The Woman in Black on the 1st of November, and it was a perfect Halloween read. I…

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Bookish Gift Guide

There are two things I love doing in my free time: reading and browsing websites to find beautiful things. It’s a little bit of a problem, really. I spend hours looking at books, clothes and various random things that I find beautiful, but I actually never buy them (well, sometimes but very rarely!). I just like looking at them. For that reason, I love gift guides because they gather all these…

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Sunday Post #14

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blogYou can find the original post here. I have really struggled with my blog for the last couple of weeks, so I am very sorry for the lack of consistency over…

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Books to Gift This Christmas

Books to Gift This Christmas

There are two things I love doing in my free time: reading and browsing websites to find beautiful things. It’s a little bit of a problem, really. I spend hours looking at books, clothes and various random things that I find beautiful, but I actually never buy them (well, sometimes but very rarely!). I just like looking at them. For that reason, I love gift guides because they gather all these…

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Monday Post #13

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog

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I think this will be a good week: I found a pound coin outside my front door yesterday, and I think that this is a…

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Book Review: The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein

Book Review: The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein

The Lying Life of Adultsis the much awaited latest book written by Elena Ferrante – the first one after the last volume of Neapolitan quartet. It tackles similar issues to her previous works, for instance class, beauty, adolescence, studying, etc. This is not a plot-driven novel and Ferrante focuses more on the evolution of the heroine, Giovanna, as she goes through turbulent changes in her…

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Organising my bookshelves (and a mini bookshelf tour!)

Organising my bookshelves (and a mini bookshelf tour!)

As I mentioned in my last Stacking the Shelves, I bought a lot of new books in October, which means that I quickly ran out of space on my shelves. As I needed to tidy all my books, I thought I would document the process! As you will see, I really don’t have much space for all my books (or at least, I wish I had a lot more) so I have to be clever. My boyfriend (he’s a big reader as well) and I…

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Monday Post #12

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog

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I took a few days off work last week and it was the best thing to do! Holidays during lockdown are little strange,…

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Book Review: Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys

Book Review: Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys

Elwood is a boy who’s raised by his grandmother and likes to listen on repeat to Dr King’s speeches. He works rather hard at school because he deeply believes that he can contribute to changing things for Black people in the US. He lives in Florida in the 1960s, and the Jim Crow laws are in full swing which fuels Elwood’s will to be part of the change. He’s championed by one of his teacher who’s…