Five For Friday – Books on my bedside table

Hello everyone, happy Friday! Ever since I was in school I have always read more than one book at a time, not at the same time of course I only have two eyes. But I like to have a variety of books on the go, as I think you can read different books depending on …

A Croatian Brunch

Back in October I went on a solo five day trip to Split in Croatia. A beautiful city, rich with history, culture and surrounded by outstanding nature. I love to travel solo as it gives me total independence on what I do, see and experience. One things I love to experience when visiting other countries …

Five For Friday – I Want These Books (Non-Fiction)

Hi everyone, Happy Friday! Being the massive book nerd that I am, I'm always on the look-out for the next purchase (book haul). So wanted to share the five non-fiction books I can't wait to get my hands on. 1. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari I loved Sapiens, I loved …

Book Review – The Green Roasting Tin

The Green Roasting Tin Rukmini Iyer Square Peg Rating: **** Synopsis: With the seventy-five recipes in The Green Roasting Tin - half vegan, half vegetarian - you simply pop your ingredients in a tin and let the oven do the work. Every recipe is vegan or vegetarian (with an option to make it vegan), and …

Five For Friday – Dream Big

I don’t know about you but when a new year begins I like to do a lot of self development. I don’t necessarily have resolutions, but I do like to read books on mindfulness, mental health and self development. I have chosen a few books that have helped me and also a couple that are …

Lets Focus on Matt Wesolowski

Matt Wesolowski is an author from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the UK. He is an English tutor for young people in care. Wesolowski started his writing career in horror and was a winner of the Pitch Perfect competition at 'Bloody Scotland'; Crime Writing Festival 2015. His subsequent debut crime novel 'Six Stories' was published by Orenda Books …

Five For Friday – Books I want to read before I’m 30

I turn 29… very soon and I have made a list of 30 things I want to do before I’m 30. One of those things is read 100x books. I know I can smash this! But I want to focus on tailoring in some books I think I really need to read before I hit …

Book Review – Silence of the Girls

Silence of the Girls Pat Barker Doubleday Books Rating: **** Synopsis: The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, which continues to wage bloody war over a stolen woman—Helen. In the Greek camp, another woman—Briseis—watches and waits for the war's outcome. She was queen of one of …

Book Review – So Lucky

So Lucky Dawn O'Porter  Harper Collins Rating: ***** Synopsis: Beth shows that women really can have it all. Ruby lives life by her own rules. And then there’s Lauren, living the dream. AS PERFECT AS IT LOOKS?   Beth hasn’t had sex in a year. Ruby feels like she’s failing. Lauren’s happiness is fake news. …

Five For Friday – Top Books Of 2019

Hello everyone! Happy New Year, hope you all had a blast! The first Five for Friday for 2020 is of course looking back at the books from last year and seeing which ones were my absolute favourite reads. I must say, this has been a very difficult choice for me. I read 80 books, so …