Hello, my lovely lemons! 🍋 Welcome back to another Top Ten Tuesday! This week’s prompt was ‘Books with [_____] On the Cover’ and it took me a WHILE to come up with something to fill in that blank! I wanted to come up with something that I would find a little challenging, rather than just … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday | Books with wings on the cover
Category: Discussions
The slow journey to discovering what I truly like to read
Hello, my lovely lemons! 🍋 I hope you’re doing well and that something has made you smile today. It’s been longer than I intended since I last posted - nothing drastic, but I am aiming for 1 post per week this year and at the time of writing this intro I’m currently 10 days out. … Continue reading The slow journey to discovering what I truly like to read
Am I getting OLD? 😱 | Growing tired of YA novels
Hello, my lovely lemons! 🍋 About 3 books deep into an adult urban fantasy binge the other day I was struck with a sudden realisation. I looked upon my TBR shelf and saw the row of YA contemporaries, and it made me sigh. Did I really want to read about all this teenage drama? I … Continue reading Am I getting OLD? 😱 | Growing tired of YA novels
I’ve Ditched Goodreads | Switching to The StoryGraph and never looking back
Hello, my lovely lemons! 🍋 For all the years I've been in the bookish community, Goodreads has been a hot topic. As the only mainstream reading tracker and social media for books, it's used by all but loved by few. Everyone has their own complaints about it, be it the dated brown interface or the … Continue reading I’ve Ditched Goodreads | Switching to The StoryGraph and never looking back
The Problems with ARCs that No One Talks About | free books aren’t that great
Hello my lovely lemons! How are you doing? I'm coming at you with a bit of a discussion post today. You probably won't believe it, but I came up with this post while I was reading an ARC. Shocking, I know! So yes, I do read ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies) and I do think they're … Continue reading The Problems with ARCs that No One Talks About | free books aren’t that great
Why Do I Keep DNFing Popular Books? | Feat. The Hate U Give, A Darker Shade of Magic
I have a problem. Becoming part of the bookish community has led to me reading a much wider range of books. This has inevitably led to me coming across more books that just aren't right for me. With a TBR that just won't stop growing, I can't afford to waste time on books I don't … Continue reading Why Do I Keep DNFing Popular Books? | Feat. The Hate U Give, A Darker Shade of Magic
My Lockdown Life | I Built a New Bookshelf & Organised My Sock Drawer…
So, this is a strange new world we're all living in. I'm in the UK - where we have been on lockdown for almost three weeks now - and oh my gosh I have never accomplished so many random jobs around the house. As the title of this post alludes to, I have built a … Continue reading My Lockdown Life | I Built a New Bookshelf & Organised My Sock Drawer…