Top Ten Tuesday · weekly features

Top Ten Tuesday // Favourite snacks to enjoy while reading

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s theme: September 17: Favorite Things to Eat/Drink While Reading I like to… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday // Favourite snacks to enjoy while reading

TBRs and Wrap ups

August 2019 Wrap Up // ARCs, new favourites, and trades

August was a bit of a YALC-comedown month. I was definitely feeling the post-convention lull, but I decided to take part in ARC August to get through some of the books I picked up. And I mostly succeeded. I read four ARCs/advance copies and three previously-published books, making my total number of books for the… Continue reading August 2019 Wrap Up // ARCs, new favourites, and trades

TBRs and Wrap ups

June 2019 Wrap Up // Reading with pride

June was a great month for many reasons: PRIDE I went on holiday It was my birthday I started my Scribd free trial (AUDIOBOOKS) It was a busy, vibrant month and probably my favourite month of the year so far. I read 6 books during June and all except Wicked Fox (which I’d started at… Continue reading June 2019 Wrap Up // Reading with pride

Book articles · Book Features

10 tips on how to attend YALC like a boss

With YALC less than two days away, excitement levels are reaching peak levels. Hotels are booked, trains are scheduled, and we’re ready to meet authors, hang out with friends, and pick up more books than we can carry. This will be my third year at YALC, but for anyone going for the first time, it… Continue reading 10 tips on how to attend YALC like a boss

Book Features

The Sunshine Blogger Award

I was nominated for this award by the wonderful Louise @ALittleFoolReads, who thought up some fab questions that I’m excited to answer! Definitely check out Louise’s answers to the tag if you haven’t already. Rules Thank blogger who nominated you in the blog post and link back to their blog. Answer the 11 questions the… Continue reading The Sunshine Blogger Award

features · Uncategorized · Veganism

Tips for a successful Veganuary

January is a month of resolutions, fresh starts, and also veganism if you’ve decided to take part in Veganuary. Veganuary is a charity that aims to help people go vegan for a month and raise money for animal and environmental welfare at the same time. They offer recipes, guides on supermarket food and where to… Continue reading Tips for a successful Veganuary

Blogmas · features

Blogmas Day 18: Things I love about Christmas

Since it’s only seven days until Christmas (yes, I’m screaming too!), I thought I’d discuss some of my favourite things about the festive season. Getting to spend time with family and friends I love spending time with those close to me regardless of the season, but there’s something cosy and wonderful about doing so around… Continue reading Blogmas Day 18: Things I love about Christmas

features · Japan blog · travel

10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Japan

I spent three months in Japan last year and I learned so much about the country and its culture. Japanese culture is incredibly different to western culture and in many ways this is for the better. So I thought I’d share a few of the more unusual and wonderful things about Japan that you might… Continue reading 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Japan

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Books with tasty snacks + food-related issues I want to see more of in fiction

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature created by Jamie over at The Broke and The Bookish. The feature was created because Jamie is loves lists, and this weeks theme is: October 17: Top Ten Yummy Foods Mentioned In Books This is a tricky one for me because a lot of the books I’ve read (especially recently) don’t… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books with tasty snacks + food-related issues I want to see more of in fiction