Firstly, Happy Easter to all who celebrate it and hip-hip hooray for a long weekend. I’m working both the Friday and Monday bank holiday days but it does mean a few extra pennies for more treats come, next month’s payday. For now, I have books to review and many chocolatey treats …
I had intended for these round ups to be once a month but somehow it’s March and I missed February completely! I blame the fact that Feb is a shorter month. Not my fault at all. So, here’s a catch up on what I’ve read in the last month and …
January can always seem like such a gloomy month. You’ve got a WHOLE year to contend with and no doubt there’s a few resolutions or diet-type adjustments that are plaguing your days. So what could be nicer than a selection of mini reviews of all the books I read over …
I know the year is already a few weeks in but I’m a lazy thing so I don’t always get my butt in gear to write when I should. The start of any year is always a slightly anxious thing for me because it’s a year of emptiness. There are …
Blurb Nate and his mother are running away, hiding out in a tumbledown cottage in the middle of a forest. When Mum heads off for provisions, and then doesn’t return, Nate is left alone and afraid, with the dark closing in all around him. But comfort can come from the …
‘Feel the fear, and do it anyway!’ Don’t you just hate that saying? How about; ‘Feel the fear and run in the opposite direction as fast as you can!’ Yes. That’s more like me. Before The Goldfish Boy was published I had quite a few easy years, not really being …
As ever, picking a Top Anything is so difficult because it’s all subjective and my feelings about some books change over time. These are MY Top Ten Reads of the year but it’s not to say that if a book didn’t make it to the list that it wasn’t any …
It’s been about three months since I’ve gone gluten-free and it’s been a mostly simple switch. The only day-to-day annoyance is having to read labels and menus with the level of detection on par to Sherlock Holmes. Honestly, why does a pot of cous cous need to contain wheat starch …
Blurb The company says Otherworld is amazing—like nothing you’ve ever seen before. They say it’s addictive—that you’ll want to stay forever. They promise Otherworld will make all your dreams come true. Simon thought Otherworld was a game. Turns out he knew nothing. Otherworld is the next phase of reality. It’s …
I’ve been at my new job for about a month now and I’m really finding my feet with it. Major perk of working in fashion retail is I get the clothes either free as uniform or at a discount as part of the benefits. I’m only doing part-time hours though …
