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2022 in books

January 1, 2023 Katie

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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2021 in books | top 10 fave reads and Storygraph reading wrap up

December 18, 2021December 31, 2021 Katie

In terms of reading, 2021 has actually been a great year for me. After getting my groove back in 2020, I optimistically set my reading challenge to match how much I read last year, while knowing that this year would … Continue reading 2021 in books | top 10 fave reads and Storygraph reading wrap up

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2020 in books – my top 10 favourites, recommendations and stats

December 5, 2020July 20, 2021 Katie

Reading is one of my first loves and this year really gave me the time to reconnect with that love. With the busy-ness of my uni years, I fell out of the habit of reading for fun but with so … Continue reading 2020 in books – my top 10 favourites, recommendations and stats

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Making the most of your twenties

March 30, 2018January 2, 2020 Katie

I just finished reading Meg Jay’s book called 20: The Defining Decade where she aims to explain why our twenties matter and how to make the most of that time of your life. I will say that I didn’t particularly … Continue reading Making the most of your twenties

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Mid-year reading round up 

July 21, 2017January 6, 2023 Katie

We’re just over half way through the year and I’ve completed my totally achievable, way too easy Goodreads challenge of reading 12 books in 2017. And while I bump up my goal to read even more in the second half … Continue reading Mid-year reading round up 

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Christmas Book Haul!

January 5, 2017January 6, 2023 Katie

When it comes to asking me what I’d like for Christmas, you generally can’t go wrong with a book. Especially if, like my mother, you make your selection based on my Goodreads list. Christmas 2016 is now to be known … Continue reading Christmas Book Haul!

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White Horse | High School English Portfolio #3

December 6, 2016January 2, 2020 Katie

This next piece came from my final year of secondary education where I gratefully took advanced higher English, the highest qualification that a Scottish pupil can achieve in high school and I absolutely loved it. There were only 4 of … Continue reading White Horse | High School English Portfolio #3

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Colour in the Valley | High School English Portfolio #2

December 5, 2016January 2, 2020 Katie

My confidence in these pieces grew year on year, and I think of this wee dramatic trilogy, this one is my favourite. I was studying The Great Gatsby for the textual analysis part of my Higher English course in S5 … Continue reading Colour in the Valley | High School English Portfolio #2

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Word on the Water | The best bookshop ever

September 3, 2016January 2, 2020 Katie

So the story of how I discovered this bookshop all begins with, funnily enough, a book. The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George is a read that I could not recommend enough. I read it last summer and it is honestly the … Continue reading Word on the Water | The best bookshop ever

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