Ok normally I don’t post ‘books I’m looking towards’ posts but this time I want to particularly share with you my excitement for the return of James Nicol with The Spell Tailors coming September from Chicken House. James is the author of one of my very Faevourite series, The Apprentice Witch which follows the adventures … Continue reading So excited I did a thing: The Spell Tailors- James Nicol
Everyone’s doing round ups of the best books of 2020, this is particularly hard for me because it underpins the vast chasm in not just the way the world was at this point one year ago but also how my world fell apart last year and my blogging and reading fell to the wayside. Whilst … Continue reading Books of 2020. A different kind of list.
So, I’ve been incredibly quiet over the last few months, and it’s upset me to ‘lose’ myself in this way. Of course talking about why it’s not possible to avoid the words pandemic as a reason, sorry to anyone who is struggling with the turmoil or loss by my mentioning it. I’ve suffered with anxiety, … Continue reading Hello, again.
I know, it’s scary, it’s frustrating. But we can get through it. Schools have shutdown across the world and millions of parents are suddenly becoming their child’s teacher never expecting to find themselves in this situation and many are feeling worried, out of their depth and frustrated that it’s not going as well as expected. … Continue reading In the time of Shut Schools, What I’ve learned as an ex teacher from 3 years home educating.
#SixforSunday is hosted by Steph at A Little But A Lot. Every week there is a bookish-themed prompt to inspire 6 choices. This month focuses on Characters ahoy! and this week the prompt is Six characters I’d name my kids after Ok first off, in my opinion naming a child can be a stressful experience for … Continue reading Six for Sunday- Characters worthy of Baby Names
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book blogging initiative hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl with new themes each week. This weeks theme is Characters I’d Follow On Social Media (submitted by Tilly @thebiblioshelf) I struggled a little with this as I'm pretty convinced I'm not using social media right considering what I would follow these … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Fictional Follows
Instead of a list of themed books, today I'm inviting readers and fellow bloggers to a Call to Arms to show our love for our books.
Lily and the Fae 