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BOOK BLOG: Matt Haig

March 18, 2020March 16, 20201 Comment

Hello! Now... for those of you who are new around here, there is an important message I need you to take from today: I am a MASSIVE Matt Haig fan. I think he writes BRILLIANTLY. He's one of the few authors who I read ANYTHING they release (non fiction, adult, MG). In fact, I'd go … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Matt Haig

Best of 2018: MG edition

December 27, 2018December 23, 20182 Comments

It's time! It is the end of 2018 and here comes my "best of the year" series!  For books to be considered in the "best of 2018" series, I had to have read them in 2018. So this discounts some of my favourite 2018 releases... Today's best of series takes on: Just like yesterday, they aren't … Continue reading Best of 2018: MG edition

“You know books… can I have some recommendations?”

December 4, 2018December 2, 20182 Comments

The amount of times I've been asked for recommendations over the past few weeks is LUSH. Whether it's from my kids for what to read next, for parents on what to buy their kids for Christmas or from my colleagues on what to read, it's all lush to talk books. Over the next 3 days … Continue reading “You know books… can I have some recommendations?”

BOOK BLOG: Matt Haig

October 23, 2018October 21, 20188 Comments

The Truth Pixie: poetic, charming and inspiring. "From number one bestselling author Matt Haig comes a hilarious and heartwarming story, brilliantly illustrated throughout by Chris Mould Wherever she is, whatever the day, She only has one kind of thing to say. Just as cats go miaow and cows go moo, The Truth Pixie can only … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Matt Haig

The Superlatives book tag

August 21, 2018August 18, 20184 Comments

Hello! Happy Tuesday everyone.  Today, I've been tagged by the lovely Kelly (of Kelly's Rambles) to take part in the 'Superlatives book tag'. Now, as many of you know Kelly is one of my best friends and we share quite a similar bookish reading taste, so when I read her post I was like "YOU'VE STOLEN … Continue reading The Superlatives book tag

BOOK BLOG: Matt Haig

July 26, 2018July 25, 20182 Comments

Notes on a Nervous Planet: like reading a book from your clever and caring friend "The world is messing with our minds. Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Matt Haig

S4S – Authors I discovered in 2017

January 28, 2018January 13, 20189 Comments

Hello there everyone! How are we all? How is your Sunday going? Are you here to check out my #SixforSunday? Or are you here to check out my other posts from this week? Well come in, you're more than welcome, whatever the answer!  Today is another #SixforSunday post! Today's post is all about: Six authors … Continue reading S4S – Authors I discovered in 2017

Perfect Presents #2

December 5, 2017November 26, 20174 Comments

Yesterday, was the first of my "Perfect Presents" series! I hope you enjoyed my recommendations for brilliant picture books to buy! I would love to know if you have bought any of them for the little people in your life!  Today's perfect presents post is all about: Perfect MG books (Now this could be a … Continue reading Perfect Presents #2

BOOKBLOG: Matt Haig

May 23, 2017May 21, 20173 Comments

How To Stop Time: evocative, compelling, thought-provoking "Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen a lot, and now craves an ordinary … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Matt Haig

BOOKBLOG: Matt Haig

May 8, 2017April 30, 20174 Comments

Reasons To Stay Alive: honest, important, emotive. "WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL TRULY ALIVE? Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again. … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Matt Haig

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