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March TBR (Nostalgic Reads)
Sweet Valley High #21 – Runaway – “Jessica Wakefield is sick and tired of taking second place to her twin sister, Elizabeth. Everyone adores Elizabeth; she’s kind and loving and generous. But...
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February Empties
Firebird Almond Milk Body Lotion – Words can’t express how happy I was to discover that this Etsy shop was still in business, and on top of that they still stock my favourite scent range. This...
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April TBR
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim – “In rural Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarine – a pressurised oxygen chamber that patients enter for...
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March Wrap Up – TV Shows
Bridgerton [ season 1 ] – This show was a lot of fun, easy on the eye, and was a bit of mindless entertainment that was easy to enjoy at the end of a long day. I did not feel the chemistry between...
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March Wrap Up – Movies
The Fast and the Furious – I’ve been wanting to re-watch this franchise for a while, and when a friend and I were trying to decide what to watch one night we settled on this. This is one of my all...
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Nostalgic Book Haul (April)
Sweet Valley University #35 – Undercover Angels – “Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield have each been investigating the same murder at the Verona Springs Country Club. They’ve kept their undercover...
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March Wrap Up – Books
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle – I was in desperate need of a palette cleanser after my reading slump in February, and this was an excellent way to kick start the month. This was a love-to...
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April TBR (Nostalgic Reads)
Sweet Valley High Super Edition #1 – Perfect Summer – “It’s summer in Sweet Valley, and the Wakefield twins and their friends are taking a bike trip up the beautiful California coast. What could be...
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Dymocks Book Haul
Love Objects by Emily Maguire – “Nic is a forty-five-year-old trivia buff, amateur nail artist and fairy godmother to the neighbourhood’s stray cats. She’s also the owner of a decade’s worth of...
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May TBR
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier – “Marin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They’re admired in their...
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April Wrap Up – Movies
Booksmart – I was flicking through Netflix and saw this had landed, and I was so excited to finally watch it. This was such a joy. I was completely immersed in the film from start to finish, there...
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Nostalgic Book Haul (May)
Sweet Valley High #60 – That Fatal Night – “Terri Adams loves football. In fact, she’s one of the Sweet Valley Gladiator’s biggest fans. She’s also the biggest fan of Ken Matthews, the team’s...
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April Wrap Up – TV Shows
Mad Men [ season 2 ] – This show was so consistently good that I can’t think of a specific season that stands out above the rest. This season was no exception, it was beautiful from start to finish....
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Winter Book Haul
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay – “Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake. Their closest neighbors...
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May TBR (Nostalgic Reads)
Sweet Valley High #24 – Memories – “The Wakefield twins’ older brother, Steven, hasn’t dated anyone since his girlfriend died of leukaemia. He can’t even look at another girl without thinking of his...
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June TBR
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse – “Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned...
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Nostalgic Book Haul (June)
Sweet Valley University #40 – Private Jessica – “Jessica Wakefield is rocking everyone’s world at the Florida Specialized Security Academy. The only person she can’t impress is her drill sergeant,...
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April/May Wrap Up – Books
The Guest List by Lucy Foley – I started up a book club at work, and this was the first book we decided to read as a group. I figured a thriller was a good way to ease us all into reading and...
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RYFO TBR – June
The general goal for a #ReadYourFaceOff readathon is to get through as much reading as you can in a 24-hour window of time. It’s a fun (and short) readathon that was created by Riley from...
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May Wrap Up – Movies
Wonder Woman 84 – I remember seeing the trailer for this at the movies and being excited to watch it. Sadly, it was a bit of a flop for me. I felt like the plot had so many holes in it (more than...
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