Title: The Lamplighter’s Bookshop Author: Sophie Austin Dates read: 06/03/25 – 11/12/25 Rating ⭐️.5 (1.5 stars) Publisher: Harper360 Number of pages: 368 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: historical, romance Book blurb:
Book Blogger Hop: How Many Public Libraries Are in Your Area?
The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer from Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the meme on February 15, 2013. Check out the hop here! Each week the hop will start on a Friday …
…a soft “here’s where I’m at”
It feels like the reading brain is coming back online, not with a triumphant roar but with the quiet, creaky stretch of a creature emerging from hibernation. And honestly? That’s exactly the pace I want right now. Slow. Curious. A little bewildered. Gentle. Here’s where I’m at this week — …
Book Review: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Title: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Author: Sangu Mandanna Dates read: 17/08/25 – 18/11/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25 (4.25 stars) Publisher: Hodderscape Number of pages: 336 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, cozy fantasy, romance Book blurb: A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity …
When Old Favourites Don’t Hit the Same (and It Feels Weirdly Existential)
You ever have that moment where you pick up a book by an author you used to love – like, capital-L LOVE, formative-level love – and it just… doesn’t hit anymore? You sit there blinking at the page like, wait, when did this happen? when did I stop vibing with …
📚 October Reading Wrap-Up… almost
October was… a lot. Between uni starting (!!!), work chaos, and a migraine that just would not quit, reading was more of a background hum than a main feature. But hey – two books finished is progress, and I’ll take that as a win. 📖 What I Read The Last …
Book Review: String Theory – David Foster Wallace on Tennis
Title: String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis Author: David Foster Wallace Dates read: 19/08/25 – 30/08/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (3.5 stars) Publisher: Library of America Number of pages: 138 Fiction or non-fiction: non-fiction Subject or genre: essays, sports, tennis Book blurb: Gathered for the first time in a deluxe collector’s …
Weekly Wednesday: Books I Had to Read in School and Actually Liked
This week’s Weekly Wednesday Blogging Challenge question is about those required reading books – the ones that get handed to you with a sigh and a syllabus, and you steel yourself for boredom… only to discover that, actually, you love them. For me, there are three standouts: 📚 Oliver Twist …
Books with a High Page Count
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to …
Currently Reading – A Blend of History, Heart, and a Touch of the Uncanny
This week I’ve settled into two very different but surprisingly complementary reads: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley A time travel novel unlike any I’ve read before—bureaucratic, witty, and threaded with a deeply humane look at displacement, love, and the complicated weight of history. Bradley’s writing is sharp, layered, …