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Handful of personal details Age: 29 Occupation/ hobbies: Work for a health app start-up, hiking, watching tv. Would you describe yourself as ‘a reader’?: Yes, very much so. I just really like books and it is rare that I have a day when I’m not reading something. Favourite Genre: All the books, I’m open toContinue reading “Ask The Reader: Lucy”

When I started writing about my ‘Book a Week’ challenge on Facebook back in January, one of the reasons I wanted to do it publicly was so that I could find people to talk to about the books that I’m reading – and it worked! People who I wouldn’t even assume were paying any attentionContinue reading “Ask The Reader”

I had this recommended to me years ago by a friend when I was in the middle of a Pride and Prejudice fan girl moment, and I’ve re-read it multiple times over the years. It is one of my go-to bath books, as you might be able to tell by the slight battering this copyContinue reading “Book Review: Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James”

When I got my first proper job after I left school it was working in a nursery. The pre-school teacher there introduced me to her book club after she spotted me reading during the lunch break a few times and that was my first ever book club. I was only 19 at the time, soContinue reading “BBC Top 100 Reads, and the ‘obligated’ read.”

I saw a patient reading this while on shift a while back – ever since Covid hit and the visitor restrictions came in I’ve noticed people reading a lot more, as well as getting a lot closer to the other patients and nursing staff. Gone are the days where patients had a rolling schedule ofContinue reading “Book Review: The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow”

I’ve not done a film review before – I hadn’t really thought that it was my thing. But this afternoon I indulged myself in a film that I’ve been meaning to watch for for quite a while now, but just never got around to – That film was ‘Promising Young Woman’ written and directed byContinue reading “Film Review: Promising Young Woman”

On New Years Eve I set myself a New Years Resolution, like many other people. This year I am quite proud to be able to say that in August I am still on track to achieve that resolution. I set myself the challenge of reading 52 new books by New Year Eve this year –Continue reading “The Book A Week Challenge – Progress Check”

I was gifted ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ as part of a set of three by my mum when I was a teenager – The other two books were ‘The Constant Princess’ and ‘The Boleyn Inheritence’ ( Book Review: The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory ) both by the same author. This is my second copy ofContinue reading “Book Review: The Other Boleyn Girl, by Phillipa Gregory”

My Other Half and I had ‘the talk’ recently. Most relationship experts will agree that you shouldn’t enter into a serious relationship with someone without first making sure that your life-goals are the same, or at the very least compatible. Some couples put it off, hoping against hope that they can pretend to be onContinue reading “The Talk”