2025 in books
It was another great reading year for me! I had a lot of fun, took things a little slower and tried to conquer some of my big book fear. It was nice to finally get around to some books that … Continue reading 2025 in books
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what is my reading type? | Read Your Color
When my book club last met, we talked about the ‘Read Your Color‘ test which assigns you a ‘reading type’. The idea is to look for recommendations based off your reading motivations rather than sticking within specific genres. We took … Continue reading what is my reading type? | Read Your Color
my 2025 Edinburgh festivals round up
August rolls around, and my city becomes an overstimulating playground of thousands of shows, countless posters, and the streets are crowded. Like Icarus, I flew too close to the sun last year and saw waaay too many things, so this … Continue reading my 2025 Edinburgh festivals round up
love in the kitchen
Last month, I read a book of essays called In The Kitchen collected by Daunt Publishing, and it set my mind off on a journey. The book features many authors discussing food and life, and I ate it up. Ella … Continue reading love in the kitchen
2024 in books
I love getting reflective about books at the end of the year and 2024 has been a great one for reading. I’ve found a few new favourites, visited some beautiful spots and shared bookish experiences with my loved ones. Here’s … Continue reading 2024 in books
Edinburgh festivals 2024 round up
The festivals were back once again and, for the first time in 5 years, I live in Edinburgh again! Between the Fringe, International, Book and Film festivals and various visitors, it’s been one hell of a busy month! As much … Continue reading Edinburgh festivals 2024 round up
Book review: Still Life by Katherine Packert Burke
‘You know someone ten years, twelve. You see all the ways they changed. You go on being friends.’ I was lucky to receive an advanced copy of Still Life by Katherine Packert Burke thanks to W W Norton & Co. … Continue reading Book review: Still Life by Katherine Packert Burke
2023 in books
What a big ol’ bookish year this has been – I ended up reading the most I ever have (at least according to the years I’ve been tracking my reading)! As ever, I’ll be sharing some of my reading and … Continue reading 2023 in books
The perfect London weekend
If you were going to ask me what my perfect weekend away would look like, last weekend was pretty darn close. I spent the weekend in London with one of my oldest friends browsing in gorgeous bookshops, eating some lovely … Continue reading The perfect London weekend
2022 in books
Another year has come to an end so I’m taking a look back at what, how and where I read and shopped in 2022, shouting out my favourites and sharing my Storygraph stats. I managed to get through loads of … Continue reading 2022 in books
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