Here we go, the final half term of the school year and the final half term of being a HLTA. From September I will officially be a trainee teacher. That's pretty scary to say the least. Am I ready for it? I think yes. I'm probably NOT but I'm ready to do the thing I … Continue reading Back to school
S4S – Covers
Hello! It's Sunday already, woah how?! This week's theme is: Six types of book cover I love I talked about covers I love on Thursday, so here are the 6 types of books that will make me pick them up! Books with gold on the cover (Hello AQKOT, BBT) Simple covers Rainbow covers (Think Becoming … Continue reading S4S – Covers
Disney villains
Here we go with the 3rd and final post of the Disney week! Thanks so much to Andrew for having me along to discuss Disney villains as part of his Disney weekend! Now for me, I always struggle with this "Favourite Disney villains" thing: am I meant to talk about the ones I like the … Continue reading Disney villains
Favourite covers
A while back I was wondering about what makes a "good" cover of a book. What makes people want to pick up a book? Why do we choose certain covers over others? (I know, I know, we shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but shush, we all do it. I am guilty of it … Continue reading Favourite covers
Disney sidekicks!
Continuing my Disney week, today I'm going to share my Favourite Disney sidekicks Now, to me a sidekick can be the thing that makes or breaks the main character. There are SO MANY brilliant sidekicks in Disney films: from animals, to humans, to robots... all kinds of everything. I have a fondness for lots of … Continue reading Disney sidekicks!
BOOKBLOG: David Owen
The Fallen Children: haunting, supernatural and compelling "Young people on the Midwich Estate don't have much hope for their futures. Keisha has lived there her whole life, and has been working hard to escape it; others have just accepted their lot. But change is coming... One night everyone inside Midwich Tower falls mysteriously unconscious in one … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: David Owen
Disney songs!
This week there's going to be 3 Disney posts, because every now and again a girl needs to send some love Disney's way. After the success of the recent Beauty and the Beast live action and it's incredible EVERYTHING, I thought I'd do a post about my favourite Disney songs. (There won't be any Beauty … Continue reading Disney songs!
Six for Sunday!
Welcome to Sunday! I don't normally post on a Sunday but things are going to change, welcome to my new feature: Six for Sunday I'll post 6 things I love/hate every Sunday and topics will vary - mainly bookish ones with wildcards (topics not about books!) coming once a month! I would love to see … Continue reading Six for Sunday!
BOOKBLOG: Queen Mel
Hello, I'm Steph. I love Melinda Salisbury. Not in a creepy way. I think she's absolutely wonderful. So when I heard The Sin Eater's Daughter trilogy was over, I was most saddened. My love affair with this world and these characters had to come to and end after all of the years I had been in … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Queen Mel
May books!
So here we are, May is done and dusted. We're almost half way through the year! And what a year so far it has been for books. May was a pretty good book month for me... somehow I managed to read 10 books! I think half term helped - so far in half term I've … Continue reading May books!
