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10 BOOKS I'D LIKE TO READ BEFORE THE END OF 2025

I figured now we’re coming up to the halfway point of 2025 that I’d share some books on my TBR that I’d like to tick off before the end of the year! Now you guys should know me by now, I’m very much a mood reader but that’s not to say I don’t have books I hope to get to. The 10 below are the highest priority on my list. I hope to come back at the end of the year and see if I managed to achieve…

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WEEKLY WRAP-UP – JUNE 22ND 2025

This has been another strange week. I’ve been ill, struggled with the heat and been really inconsistent almost everywhere. Work, home, blog etc. Not quite the mental turmoil I went through a few weeks ago, this week was mainly physical fatigue. But I got some reading done and posted consistently on Instagram and TikTok so I’ll take it! Continue reading WEEKLY WRAP-UP – JUNE 22ND 2025

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[REVIEW] OF FLAME AND FURY BY MIKAYLA BRIDGE

Book Info  Name: Of Flame and FuryAuthor: Mikayla BridgeRelease Date: July 15th 2025Edition: eARCPublisher: First Ink (Pan Macmillan)Pages: 417Genres: YA Fantasy, Romantasy, Fiction Synopsis: On an island built from ash and shrouded in fire, phoenix racing is as profitable as it is deadly. Seventeen-year-old Kel Varra and her team of underdogs, the Crimson Howlers, are desperate to win the…

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WWW WEDNESDAY – JUNE 18TH 2025

Hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words, WWW Wednesday is a simple weekly meme, all you have to do is answer the 3 questions below! What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Continue reading WWW WEDNESDAY – JUNE 18TH 2025

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DOWN THE TBR HOLE - JUNE 15TH 2025

Down The TBR Hole is a meme created by Lost in a Story, but Lia has permitted Jody from Jody’s Bookish Haven to adopt it since she is no longer blogging; the only thing changing is you can now link up to your post. This meme will revolve around cleansing your TBR of all those books you’ll never read and sorting through it all to know what’s on there.  The rules; Go to your Goodreads to-read…

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[REVIEW] THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH BY RACHEL GILLIG

Book Info  Name: The Knight and the MothAuthor: Rachel GilligRelease Date: May 20th 2025Edition: eARCPublisher: OrbitPages: 396Genres: Adult Fantasy, Romantasy, Fiction Synopsis: Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives…

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MEET THE BOOK BLOGGER TAG

Meet the book blogger was created by Lauren over at Lala’s Book Reviews and is all about getting to know the blogger behind the blog. It’s been a while since I’ve done any get to know me posts and with my reintroduction into blogging recently I figured hey, it’d be nice to put this out there. I wasn’t tagged by anyone and I won’t tag anyone on this occasion but if you want to get involved of…

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WEEKLY WRAP-UP – JUNE 8TH 2025

This week has been uneventful and just the way I like it. I made some decent reading progress and continued on my mission to build my Blog, Instagram and TikTok communities alongside supporting fellow creators. I’ve said before, I am incredibly anti-social but I know I wouldn’t of made it as far as I have (on any platform) without amazing people supporting me. And I need to be better at…

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[REVIEW] DRAGON RIDER BY TARAN MATHARU

Book Info  Name: Dragon RiderAuthor: Taran MatharuRelease Date: April 23rd 2024Edition: UK PaperbackPublisher: Harper VoyagerPages: 565Genres: Adult Epic Fantasy, Fiction Synopsis: From the ashes of an empire, a hero will rise… Jai has spent his life forced to serve the cruel empire that killed his family and now rules his people. To grow ever more powerful, the emperor’s young son is…

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BOOKSTAGRAM SHOWCASE VOL.1

Yes it’s that time! My rejuvenated Bookstagram Showcase post! Woohoo, the crowd cheers. No but on a serious not I mentioned wanting to do this showcase again, I did 1 post back in 2023 but I really liked it and I figured it’s just a nice change. It also brings together two of my book based social media’s, Instagram and this blog. I think we can all say we like pretty things and I’m lucky enough…

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°․✶ MAY WRAP UP & JUNE HOPEFULS

May was a strange one for me. I got back into reading after the whole of April being a huge reading slump. I got the courage and energy to get back onto this blog, my bookstagram and booktok pages. And I’m finally attempting to commit to some kind of schedule for all 3!! My mental and physical health has been a little up in the air this month, but I’m going into June feeling a little more level…

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[UNBOXING] FAIRYLOOT'S MAY YA BOX

Spoilers inbound so please look away if you don’t want to see the contents of Fairyloot’s May YA box! This month’s theme was Written in the Stars and I’ve got to admit, it’s a pretty one. This will be the first Fairyloot unboxing I’ve done on here in a while so please do let me know if it’s something you’re interested in continuing to see. Let’s get into it! Continue reading [UNBOXING]…

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[REVIEW] TWIN CROWNS BY CATHERINE DOYLE & KATHERINE WEBBER

Book Info  Name: Twin CrownsAuthor: Catherine Doyle & Katherine WebberRelease Date: May 12th 2022 Edition: UK PaperbackPublisher: Electric MonkeyPages: 507Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Romance, Fiction Synopsis: Two sisters. One throne. Who will ultimately rise to power and wear the crown? Wren Greenrock has always known that one day she would steal her sister’s place in the palace. Trained…

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WEEKLY WRAP-UP – MAY 25TH 2025

Oooooh what a flipping week. I’ve had some major highs and some major lows this week, it was not uneventful in the slightest and it’s one of those rare occasions I really really wish it was. There was me thinking last week.. oh my life is pretty monotonous, I probably won’t do them that often. Then this week happened! Continue reading WEEKLY WRAP-UP – MAY 25TH 2025

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LETS TALK BOOKISH - LITERARY PALETTE CLEANSERS

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and now co-hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits and Dini @ dinipandareads! In this bookish based meme, participants discuss certain topics & share their opinions! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE. This week’s topic; May 16:Literary palette cleansers Prompts: Do you ever feel like you need a reading reset?…

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DO I BRING BACK THE BOOKSTAGRAM SHOWCASE?

No WWW Wednesday post today as frankly.. other than a bit of progress on Twin Crowns, nothing else has changed! I wish I was a faster reader but alas I am not. So instead I decided to ask you guys whether you’d be interested in me bringing back my Bookstagram showcase posts? Continue reading DO I BRING BACK THE BOOKSTAGRAM SHOWCASE?

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TOP 10 TUESDAY - MAY 20TH 2025

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl, every week features a different book related theme to take part in.. and this week’s is.. 10 books that feature travel. As a almost exclusively fantasy reader pretty much all of the books I’ve chosen are fantasy worlds rather than real life but hey, travels travel! Continue reading TOP 10 TUESDAY – MAY 20TH 2025