Good morning everyone! Today's #DesertIslandBooks contender is the brilliant author of one of my favourite books of recent times! Who is it? I hear you bellow! Well it is none other than the brilliant Peadar O Guilin. If you haven't read The Call yet, then my word get on it. My review for the incredible … Continue reading #DesertIslandBooks – Peadar O Guilin
Things that have made me smile recently The Hairspray soundtrack. Hot showers on a cold day. My kids. Teaching. Learning. Reading. Author friends. Gorgeous morning skies. Snuggling up in a warm bed. Kind words. Book post. The NHS. Tablets that make me better. Getting better. Understanding friends. New friends. Books. Finding a book so magical, … Continue reading You can’t stop the beat…
I have seen this meme on my friend Kelly's blog (check our her most recent Down the TBR hole post here: clicky) and was most curious as to getting started! I had no idea what it was all about, just that it involved your TBR. After checking Lia's post about the meme (I was a bit clearer!) so … Continue reading Down the TBR hole…
Monday brings a reflection of the week gone and my word, what a week last week was. If you didn't already know, we had Ofsted in. I don't have much to say about the experience, except it was stressful, frustrating, exhausting and tough. I did lots of teaching (as a student, I'm slightly different to … Continue reading Some weeks are better than others…
Hello! Sunday again. Another Sunday closer to Christmas! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Today is another #SixforSunday post! Thank you so much to the people who have been joining in with my silly little Sunday posts! I am currently devising the list for 2018! Hope you all continue to join in! Today we have: Books with numbers in their titles … Continue reading S4S – Books with a number!
Good morning gang! Today we have another brilliant author taking part in #DesertIslandBooks! Today Susan M Wilson, author of the hotly anticipated 'The Extinction Trials' has agreed to be castaway! I bet she would rather be castaway than featured in her own book... it's pretty intense!! If you're interested, go check it out on Amazon. I … Continue reading Desert Island Books – Susan Wilson
Morning! Today I am sending my friend Charlotte off to #DesertIslandBooks! I have only read 1 of her book choices, so there's a whole load of books for me to add to my list! You should go follow Charlotte over on Twitter (@charlotteswhere). Check out her choices below! 6 books: 1. Northern Lights by Philip … Continue reading Desert Island Books – charlotteswhere
I haven't written a letter to, in my 'Letters To' series, in a while, so I thought now would be a great time. Today's letter is to my clan, my friends, my people... you probably ARE one of those people if you're reading this... so to you: Hello lovely person reading this letter, Today I … Continue reading Letters to… my people
It Only Happens In The Movies: heart-breaking and moving. "Audrey is over romance. Since her parents' relationship imploded her mother's been catatonic, so she takes a cinema job to get out of the house. But there she meets wannabe film-maker Harry. Nobody expects Audrey and Harry to fall in love as hard and fast as … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Holly Bourne
Hola! We are coming to the end of the #DesertIslandBooks entries sadly! There are still a few to come, and if you still have one to send in, please do! Keep your eyes peeled in the new year, I have another tag idea brewing at the minute! If you might be interested then let me … Continue reading Desert Island Books: readable_life
