May Wrap Up

Since rediscovering my love for reading recently, I've read some amazing books. I've always loved reading, but it's only recently that I've really fallen back in love with books and book blogging. Today I wanted to write a wrap up post and share the wonderful books I've read this month. You'll find mostly Romance books…

The Little Teashop in Tokyo by Julie Caplin

Genre - Romance Publication Date - 11th June 2020 ★★★★ "Shibui is simplicity, modesty, naturalness, everydayness...you are you. You don't try to be something that you're not. Subdued in some ways but not others" Blurb from Goodreads: Grab your passport and escape to the land of dazzling skycrapers, steaming bowls of comforting noodles, and a…

First Line Friday ~ 29th May 2020

Welcome to my third First Line Friday! I love this bookish meme, hosted by Wandering Words. I look forward to writing these posts every week, as I love the concept of sharing the first line of a book and allowing readers to judge a book by it's first line before seeing the cover. The book…

My New Books in May

Having fallen back in love with reading in April, I've bought a lot of new books in May. The majority of them were either £1.99 or 99p, so I felt perfectly justified in buying them! All the books I've purchased this month have been Kindle editions and a lot of them were influenced by other…

Five Popular Books Published in 1990

This post contains Affiliate Links This post is the first in a series of posts that I've got planned, each one listing five popular books that were published in a different year, starting from 1990. Of course there are tons of amazing books published every year, so to narrow them down I've chosen five books…

WWW Wednesday ~ 27th May 2020

WWW Wednesday is a bookish meme hosted by Taking On a World of Words. All you have to do is answer three questions: What Are You Currently Reading? I've just started reading The Little Teashop in Tokyo by Julie Caplin. I'm 25% in so far and I'm loving the beautiful setting. Pre-Order From Amazon (Affiliate…

In Darkness Look For Stars by Clara Benson

Genre - Historical Fiction ★★★★★ 'She expected to weep - wanted to weep - but she couldn't, not yet. It was all too recent, still too much of a shock'. Blurb From Goodreads: Paris, 1941: Going against her mother’s orders, spirited Maggie devotes herself to the Resistance. Her life is a whirlwind of forged passports…