I have just spent a leisurely two hours trawling through my phone for screenshots of all the books that caught my eye on social media over the last year. It was a very fruitful activity and I now have the BEST To Be Read list for the upcoming months. I seem to be in a…

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I could be way off base here, but if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you likely have never come across the phrase ‘Christmas in July’. Christmas on your side of the world probably involves the whole kit and kaboodle – hot cocoa, toasted marshmallows, roaring fires, and maybe even the snowy white Christmas that…

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I finished Maggie’s Going Nowhere by Rose Hartley this morning and knew I needed to write a review immediately. Maggie Cotton is 29 years old and has never had a job, a proper home, or even paid her own bills. She has successfully avoided responsibility by living off welfare, friends, family, and boyfriends all her…

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We have arrived at the halfway point of 2024 and as is the case every year, it’s hard to believe how quickly time has flown. It is a good time for a reading recap and to share some reviews of the best books I’ve read so far this year. I have read a total of…

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I’m getting a little woo woo this week as I embrace wintertime, fully immersed in all things cosy and reading a witchy book to complete the picture. There is a something special about noticing the changing seasons and being present to how each one has its own mood. It’s winter here in Australia and the…

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If by chance you are on the hunt for a cosy mystery with a well thought out plot, beautiful setting and interesting characters, then stop everything – I have found it! The Mystery Guest (2023) by Nita Prose is all these things and more, it’s a pure delight. Our protagonist Molly the Maid works at…

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While all the seasons have their own loveliness, I think there are many of us bookish types who agree that there is something extra special about autumn. We delight in cosy days, pulling on a woolly cardigan and curling up under a blanket, book in hand and a hot drink close by. Feeling a thrill…

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I have stretched my mind as far as I can to recall every book that gave me that all consuming feeling. The one where you think about the book all the time, want to tell every person you meet about it and even start to blur the edges of what is real. That all sounds…

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I hesitated to write this blog because I don’t know if other parents struggle with this specific type of parenting related challenge. As with all things parenting, there are infinite scenarios and dynamics that make each family’s situation unique, but I am writing for those parents who miss their pre-kids book loving self and would…

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