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October reading wrap-up
October Reading Wrap-Up 🎃📚 October always feels like the perfect month to curl up with a dark, twisty book and this year didn’t disappoint. Highlight My stand out read for this month was Small Boat. Inspired by the 2021 Channel disaster in which 27 migrants drowned, Small Boat is a stark, unsettling novella that examines responsibility, complicity, and the failures of empathy. Told through the perspective of a French radio operator accused of negligence, the story unfolds
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September Reading Wrap-up
🍂 September Reading Wrap-Up 🍂 September has been a month of dark thrills, unexpected love stories, and thought-provoking non-fiction....
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Sep 292 min read


August Reading Wrap Up
August was another brilliant reading month for me. Here are the highlights! Kindle Unlimited Highlight Tiny Daggers Caroline Corcoran...
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Aug 303 min read


July Reading Wrap Up
July was another brilliant reading month for me. Here are the highlights! Kindle Unlimited Highlights Jess Lourey’s The Taken Ones is a...
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Aug 43 min read


June Reading Wrap-up
June was a fantastic reading month—I powered through 15 books, and it was a whirlwind of thrillers, emotional gut-punches, and a few...
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Jun 253 min read


May Reading Wrap Up
Introduction I've read fourteen books in the month of May and I have been spoiled! Where better to go when the world has gone mad than...
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May 274 min read


April reading wrap-up
Here’s a quick look back at the books that kept me company in April
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Apr 235 min read


March reading wrap-up
March has been an excellent month for reading!
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Mar 292 min read


Crafting Compelling Flash Fiction: Top Tips and Advice
Flash fiction has quickly become a favourite among writers. This concise form of storytelling is not just about brevity. It’s about...
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Feb 134 min read


January reading roundup
As January comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to look back on the books that have enriched my reading this month. From thrilling...
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Jan 255 min read


Fairy Tale by Stephen King - Review
This book is different from King’s usual stuff and not at all what I expected going in. It’s still got his signature pacing and...
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Sep 24, 20243 min read


January reading roundup
What a start to 2024 it has been reading wise. I have a varied and delightful array of books to share with you. I've included my star...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read


All booked up
Christmas is done and I am now the lucky owner of MANY more books! This year my husband did bookadvent for me. He's a keeper, right? ...
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Dec 26, 20231 min read
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