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Keeping Track of Netgalley reads
Books ➤ May 14, 2023

Keeping Track of Netgalley reads

So far I’ve read 25 NetGalley books since my first one back in June 2022, and currently have 13 on my list to read and give feedback on. To avoid logging on all the time...

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review: Everything’s Fine – Cecilia Rabess
Books ➤ May 1, 2023

review: Everything’s Fine – Cecilia Rabess

I was not aware of the controversy around this book when I requested it – and it wasn’t until I was halfway through and I was updating my progress on Goodreads I saw the negative...

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Review: yellowface – rebecca f. kuang
Books ➤ April 25, 2023

Review: yellowface – rebecca f. kuang

I’d heard so many good things about this book and I was really looking forward to it and I really did want this to be a 5 star I loved how it gripped you right...

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Review: beween us – mhairi Mcfarlane
Books ➤ April 19, 2023

Review: beween us – mhairi Mcfarlane

I’ve read a few books by Mhairi but not for a few years, so it was great to come back, new stories and characters but, at the same time, it all felt so familiar. I...

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Review: call time – Steve Jones
Books ➤ April 18, 2023

Review: call time – Steve Jones

Reading this I realised how many female lead and authored books I read. This was a really nice departure from that, although I did have a few reservations because it was a very different style...

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Review: Preloved – Lauren Bravo
Books ➤ April 17, 2023

Review: Preloved – Lauren Bravo

This was such a lovely book, it tells the story of Gwen who, when fired from her job, starts volunteering in a charity shop. It leads to her changing her life, not by huge moves...

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Review: Friendaholic – Elizabeth DAy
Books ➤ April 16, 2023

Review: Friendaholic – Elizabeth DAy

This was a change from the other books I’ve read recently, Friendaholic is a series of essays about some of the successful and unsuccessful friendship’s of the author. What I really liked was at the end...

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Review: Death of a Bookseller – Alice Slater
Books ➤ March 28, 2023

Review: Death of a Bookseller – Alice Slater

Dark fruits and giant snails I know I seem to be loving every book I read, but Death of a Bookseller is another one! I’ve followed Alice (in a none Roach way) on Twitter for...

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Review: Dirty Laundry – Disha Bose
Books ➤ February 16, 2023

Review: Dirty Laundry – Disha Bose

For some reason it took a couple of days to read the first few pages, and I thought I might struggle to finish it, but then I read the rest in a couple of sittings....

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Blog ➤ December 21, 2023

Embracing Financial Mindfulness: My No Spend Challenge Journey in 2024

In a world where consumerism often reigns supreme, the concept of embarking on a no spend challenge might seem radical, even daunting. However, as we step into 2024, I’m excited to share my decision to...

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Reviews ➤ September 13, 2023

Review: The Love Rematch – Kay Marie

I thought I was beginning to tire of romance books, but this one hooked me. It had one of my favourite styles with dual POV. I liked that there was history between the characters and...

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Books ➤ September 11, 2023

Review: The Graveyard Shift – Maria Lewis

I don’t know where to begin with this new horror novel from Maria Lewis, I loved it all, I loved the characters, the story, the writing, the film references, the Spotify playlist, everything about this...

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Books ➤ September 3, 2023

REview Suddenly a Murder

I LOVED this! A group of teens head off to a post graduation week away before heading off to different colleges after the summer. All well of friends from the prestigious Marian school, apart from...

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