This month I have been far more frugal than usual in terms of my book buying. I only bought 17 books this month – however, that’s still seven more than I intended on purchasing. Without further ado, I’d like to introduce you to my latest friends… A Court of Thorns and Roses – Sarah J. … More Book Haul: April 2015
This week The Broke and the Bookish offered a choice of option for the weekly top ten list, as long as it featured characters who, for example: are musically inclined, have lost someone, have depression, who grow up poor etc. My choice was slightly darker. April 28: Top Ten Books Which Feature Characters Who Die Depressing, I know, but some … More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Which Feature Characters Who Die
Yesterday (26/04/15), Mum finally got to redeem her Christmas present from me: to see Olly Murs in concert. I bought the tickets on Amazon pre-sale in October/November 2014, and I got excellent seats, about 10 rows from both the main stage and the B stage. This was the first time either Mum or I had … More Troublemaker
Since I had so much fun doing The Reader Problems Tag, I saw this one on LiamsLibrary and I couldn’t resist – I’ve decided to drop a tag at random, once a month. Bookish questions, take two. 1. What percentage of books do you get from the library and what percentage do you get elsewhere? … More The Bookalicious Book Tag
For approximately six months I’ve had a copy of “Throne of Glass” by Sarah J. Maas sitting on my bookshelf, but as is common for me when discovering a new author, I was hesitant to jump into it. However, the book and its sequels have been receiving such rave reviews that I decided now was … More #15 Filling the Void (#25)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, each week focusing on a different top ten list. This week was unbelievably difficult: my top ten authors of all time! April 21: Top Ten All Time Favourite Authors This list was actually incredibly difficult to compile, not because I have so many … More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten All Time Favourite Authors
Yesterday (18/04/15) was a first for me: I went to my first “con”. I’ve always been reluctant to go to conventions because you never know exactly what to expect, but when my friend Johnnie told me I had to go to MuggleNet Live (the first Harry Potter convention in London), and that he and loads … More Expo Patronum: Harry Potter Convention
