January TBR (Nostalgic Reads)
Sweet Valley High #12 – When Love Dies – “The Wakefield twins’ older brother, Steven, is heartbroken. His girlfriend, Tricia Martin, no longer seems interested in him. She breaks their dates and...
View ArticleFavourite Reads 2019
I took a look back over all of the books I read throughout the year of 2019, and are were the four that stood out to me the most. Overall, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was my favourite book of...
View ArticleJanuary Reading Wrap Up
Total Books Read: 3 January TBR Books Read: 1 January Nostalgic TBR Books Read: 1 Total Pages Read: 895 The Testaments by Margaret Atwood – 5/5 – Who doesn’t love starting the year with a 5 star...
View ArticleMarch TBR (Nostalgic Reads)
Sweet Valley High #13 – Kidnapped – “Elizabeth Wakefield never imagined that her evening of volunteer work at Sweet Valley’s hospital would turn into the most horrifying night of her life. But when...
View ArticleAutumn/Winter Bucket List
My favourite time of year is finally here. We survived another Summer and the cooler weather is starting to creep in at last. I like to write a little bucket list for each season so I can remember...
View ArticleAutumn Book Haul
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio – “Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends – a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he’s released, he’s...
View ArticleApril TBR (Nostalgic Reads)
The Lifeguard by Richie Tankersley Cusick – “Kelsey’s summer should have been paradise: An invitation to rich and famous Beverly Island, complete with sun-drenched beaches and three gorgeous...
View ArticleMay TBR
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio – “Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends – a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he’s released, he’s...
View ArticleMay TBR (Nostalgic Reads)
Sweet Valley High #14 – Deceptions – “Elizabeth Wakefield is stunned when Nicholas Morrow asks her for a date. A newcomer to Sweet Valley, Nicholas is fabulously wealthy and extremely handsome. Even...
View ArticleMecca Cosmetica Haul
I am allowing myself a little treat every pay day while in isolation, you know, just to keep morale up. Recently the lovely Anissa tweeted to say that the Mecca Beauty Loop boxes were available. I feel...
View ArticleRYFO TBR – May
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...
View ArticleAdore Beauty Haul
This haul was basically just me indulging the voice inside my head who kept saying that I deserved to treat myself. And look, it’s been a hard couple of months. So why not? I had a few things in mind...
View ArticleNostalgic Book Haul (May)
Sweet Valley High #30 – Jealous Lies – “It’s pledge season for Pi Beta Alpha, and everyone in the exclusive Sweet Valley High sorority expects Sandra Bacon to nominate her best friend, Jean West....
View ArticleApril Empties
The Body Shop Strawberry Shower Gel – I picked this up on a whim when buying a Christmas present for my secret santa at work, and it is now one of my favourite shower products. The fragrance of the...
View ArticleAutumn Skincare Routine
Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel – This was my holy-grail facial cleanser before I discovered the magic of Paula’s Choice. I ran out of my Hydralight cleanser a few months ago, and the timing...
View ArticleJune TBR
Nightingale by Amy Lukavics – “June Hardie is everything a young woman in 1951 shouldn’t be–independent, rebellious, a dreamer. June longs to travel, to attend college and to write the dark science...
View ArticleJune TBR (Nostalgic Reads)
Sweet Valley High #15 – Promises – “Steven Wakefield is crushed when his girlfriend, Tricia, dies after a tragic illness. The only things that keep him going are the memory of their love and his...
View ArticleWinter Book Haul
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell – “Vanessa Wye was fifteen years old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now thirty-two and in the storm of allegations against powerful...
View ArticleNostalgic Book Haul (June)
Sweet Valley High #33 – Starting Over – “Sally Larson is thrilled when she moves in with her cousin Dana’s family. After years of living in foster homes, Sally longs to have a real home, and she’s...
View ArticleJuly TBR
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager – “What was it like? Living in that house. Maggie Holt is used to such questions. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into Baneberry...
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