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January WRAP UP ✌🏻💫 My original plan was t January WRAP UP ✌🏻💫 My original plan was to hold this stack in front of the wall but I’m such a weakling I couldn’t manage it 🤣 Actually stunned by how much I read this month; I was clearly in need of some escapism. Absolutely cannot recommend Lovely War or Away with the Penguins enough if you need unique and heartwarming reads right now. Both were just so, so good! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 📖 Lovely War by Julie Berry ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 📖 (4.5) Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior 📖 The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow 📖 Wrath by John Gwynne 📖 The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📖 The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E Pearson 📖 An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson 🎧 (3.5) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett ⭐️ 📱 The Duke and I by Julia Quinn What are you all reading right now? 🤍 . . . . . #januaryreads #booksonbooks #readmorebooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #bookstagramuk #readersofinstagram #bookcommunity #booksofinsta #booksofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookwormlife #bookreviewer #booksbooksbooks #bookblog #readreadread #ukbookblogger #bookblogging #bookstoread #bookishlife #libraryofinstagram #bookbloggershub
REVIEW - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ How to summaris REVIEW - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ How to summarise an epic fantasy series which has basically consumed the last 4 months of my life...🤔 These books are not perfect. I’ve been left with a fair few unanswered questions and my rating of Wrath has teetered between 3.5 and 4 - mostly due to the body count! But these books were always going to be about the character journeys for me, above plot, and for that they were excellent. Wrath is the grand finale in this series so it’s difficult to review without giving spoilers away. But if you like epic fantasy with plenty of battle scenes, coming of age, strong character development, fantastical world building (an ability to not walk away when the author brutally removes your favourite character...just me?! 😏) , the odd classic fantasy trope and you are prepared for the journey...I’d highly suggest giving these a go. [image description: three books are on their side with the spines showing. The fourth book is standing on top, facing out. There is a green trailing plant to the right of the stack] . . . . #booksandplants #allthebooks #booksbooksbooks #ukbookstagram #bookstagrammer #ilovebooks #booksfor2021 #bookseverywhere #bookstagramuk #discoverbooks #bookishphoto #bookreviewer #bookstacks #bookphotography #bookaesthetic #readersofinstagram #bookishcommunity #loveofreading #thefaithfulandthefallen
Happy Monday 🌿 Sharing this little pocket of m Happy Monday 🌿 Sharing this little pocket of my home today because I finished reading Wrath by @john_gwynne_author and frankly...it’s going to take me a while to recover. I’ll get my review post up soon. Once I’ve finished weeping 😭😭 Plus it’s always good to share a shelfie. In my opinion 😏 Here’s to another week of balancing all the things. If you saw my stories earlier you’ll know that we are working on estimates with Meg today. Meg doesn’t do estimates. Meg does facts and correct answers and will not ‘hazard a guess’ under any circumstances. So wish me luck please! We’ve got this 🤍 . . . . . #bookshelves #shelfie #bookshelf #homelibrary #library #mybookfeatures #bookshelvesofinstagram #favouritebooks #amazingbooks #ukbookstagram #bookstagramuk #newbookstagram #beautifulbooks #booksandcandles #bookstacks #bookphotography #bookaesthetic #readersofinstagram #bookishcommunity #loveofreading #prettylittleinteriors #mydiymydecor #myhomevibe #myhyggehome #styleithappy #pocketofmyhome
REVIEW - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book has s REVIEW - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book has such a unique concept, and is such a wonderful adventure story...another one that I truly loved reading. Our protagonist is January, a young girl who lives with the elusive Mr Locke whilst her father goes travelling and looking for rare artefacts for Mr Locke to collect and display. When January discovers the possibility that there may be doorways which lead into other worlds...her story begins. I’ll admit, the poetic and descriptive writing style took me a while to get into (why say in two words what you could say in ten 😉) but once I was into the rhythm it was very enjoyable. I liked the characters, the concept, the way it dealt with topics such as family, love and loyalty as well as heavier topics like loneliness and displacement; how it feels to not feel like you belong. ‘I hope you will find the cracks in the world and wedge them wider, so the light of other suns shines through; I hope you will keep the world unruly, messy, full of strange magics; I hope you will run through every open Door and tell stories when you return.’ . . . . . #booksandplants #allthebooks #booksbooksbooks #ukbookstagram #bookstagrammer #ilovebooks #booksfor2021 #bookseverywhere #bookstagramuk #discoverbooks #bookishphoto #bookreviewer #tenthousanddoorsofjanuary
REVIEW - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you are in n REVIEW - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you are in need of a book which is like a warm hug, I cannot recommend Away with the Penguins enough. This is a heartwarming, easy, life-affirming read which will seriously leave you feeling all kinds of cosy. It’s absolutely perfect if you want a little escapism too. Our main protagonist is Veronica McCreedy, a smart, sassy 85 year old lady who brooks no nonsense and keeps herself closed off from those around her. When she makes the crazy decision to go and visit an Adelie penguin colony in Antarctica, her story really begins. We follow two POVS and we also flit between the present day and Veronica’s past which is revealed in the form of diary entries. This is a moving, unique story with a lovely theme at the centre. Honestly I couldn’t read it fast enough. It’s extremely readable and although it doesn’t go too in depth, it works for the story. The cute penguins are an excellent addition to the plot too! It lost a star because I thought the second point of view didn’t read as well as Veronica’s but it’s still one I would highly recommend. [image description: a copy of Away with the Penguins sits on a cream blanket with a cup of tea to the left] . . . . #awaywiththepenguins #booksonbooks #readmorebooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #bookstagramuk #readersofinstagram #bookcommunity #booksofinsta #booksofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookwormlife #bookreviewer #booksbooksbooks #bookblog #readreadread #ukbookblogger #bookblogging #bookstoread #bookishlife #libraryofinstagram #bookbloggershub
Lockdown 3.0 ✌🏻 I have adapted surprisingly Lockdown 3.0 ✌🏻 I have adapted surprisingly quickly to loungewear being the basis of my wardrobe. Was fully disappointed when I had to go into the office yesterday which required me to squeeze on a pair of jeans 🤣 Also currently reading *the* most life-affirming book at the moment. Can’t wait to share it when I’ve finished (just in case it ends poorly 😛) [image description: an open book sits on the floor and a sheepskin rug with a cup of tea in a white mug next to it] . . . . . #mytbrpile #booksonbooks #readmorebooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #bookstagramuk #readersofinstagram #bookcommunity #booksofinsta #booksofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookwormlife #bookreviewer #booksbooksbooks #bookblog #readreadread #ukbookblogger #bookblogging #bookstoread #bookishlife #libraryofinstagram #bookbloggershub
Don’t have anything to say...I did in fact wake Don’t have anything to say...I did in fact wake up with a feeling of melancholy which has sat heavy on me for most of the day. So I’m flicking back through photos of my favourite thing we’ve managed to do recently and reminding myself that there are many joys to be found in the every day moments 🤍 . . . . . #roamtheworld #instatravel #familytravel #travelgram #passportready #travelblogger #wanderlust #ilovetravel #writetotravel #instatravelling #neverstoptravelling #postcardsfromtheworld #travelpix #getaway #travelblog #travelpics #travelcommunity #wanderer #travelphoto #travelingram #mytravelgram #travelwithme #wandertheworld #worldcaptures #travelislife #traveldeeper
New plan...place books in several receptacles arou New plan...place books in several receptacles around the house and James will never notice their overall number...right?! 😏 Hope you’ve all managed to have a good weekend such as it is in national lockdown and the middle of a pandemic. We’ve done...basically very little! But I have finished one book and got halfway through another so I’d call that a win. Let me know what you are currently reading 🤍 . . . . . #mytbrpile #booksonbooks #readmorebooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #bookstagramuk #readersofinstagram #bookcommunity #booksofinsta #booksofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookwormlife #bookreviewer #booksbooksbooks #bookblog #readreadread #ukbookblogger #bookblogging #bookstoread #bookishlife #libraryofinstagram #bookbloggershub
Hands up if you scheduled a book haul and then imm Hands up if you scheduled a book haul and then immediately purchased more books... 🙋🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ To be fair to ME...I did really want to read these three and I thought they would all be ideal wintery books to pick up. Hopefully my towering pile of unread books can forgive me this one small hiccup? Although...let’s also pretend that I don’t have a cart full of books after @the_sunday_feeling story yesterday, with a finger just itching to purchase now. Help 🙈 Anyone read any of these? [image description: Jess is sitting on the floor with three books in her right hand and a cup of coffee in her left] . . . . . #mytbrpile #booksonbooks #readmorebooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #bookstagramuk #readersofinstagram #bookcommunity #booksofinsta #booksofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookwormlife #bookreviewer #booksbooksbooks #bookblog #readreadread #ukbookblogger #bookblogging #bookstoread #bookishlife #libraryofinstagram #bookbloggershub
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