Happy 9th Blogiversary The Never Ending Bookshelf + International Giveaway!

Nine years ago when I first launched this blog, I had no idea what it would become. At the time, all I wanted to do was talk about books all day, every day ... I still do, to be honest ... and was inspired by one of my all-time favourite bloggers, Shelleyrae at Book'd Out …

5 Star Predictions for 2022

Given the past two years, I realistically downscaled my 5-star predictions list for 2022 and made sure I only included ten books this time around. These books are an even mix of 2022 releases and books I own but haven't read yet. I am so looking forward to being able to report back later during …

Top Ten Books of 2021!

Usually when I sit down to write these posts it takes a while to either narrow down a list or get my thoughts in order. Sometimes there is a lot of agonising over what books should be included, or whether book A was better than book B etc, and if I'm going to number them …

Waiting On Wednesday: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. After rediscovering my love for thrillers/crime novels last year, I really want to make sure I read more of the genre in 2022 and this book looks so good. Expected Publication: 2nd …

2022 Reading Challenges

I told myself I wanted a low-key reading year in 2022. As I'm still learning how to effectively manage my chronic pain and hand injury, I didn't want to stress about reading goals and blogging aspirations as we all know I fell off the band wagon the last few years when everything became a bit …

2022 Goals & Aspirations

Much like last year, I'm keeping my reading goals low key this year and carrying on many of the same goals. Reading Goals: My reading goals for this year are fairly simple, I’d like to: read 100 + books.read more of my owned physical TBR (aka read my own shelves)read more diversely (seek out representation)actually …

Waiting On Wednesday: Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. Having been introduced to Akwaeke Emezi's writing in Pet, I am so looking forward to returning to their world in this upcoming companion novel.   Expected Publication: 15th February 2022 Published by: …

Waiting On Wednesday: We Were Kings by Court Stevens

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. Expected Publication: 15th February 2022 Published by: Thomas Nelson Twenty years ago, eighteen-year-old Francis Quick was convicted of murdering her best friend Cora King and sentenced to death. Now the highly debated …

Monthly Wrap Up: December 2021

Before we move into the end of year content for real, I wanted to quickly have a look at what December looked liked reading-wise. December was a true mixed bag for me, for while I completely failed with Blogmas (I'm shattered and so disappointed with myself for not pushing through), I did manage to read …

Goodbye 2021; Hello 2022

As life would have it, the new year flew in and last year faded into memory with little fanfare in my household. While I'm personally grateful to see the back of 2021, I'm side eying 2022 making sure no 'funny' business happens and hoping we can have some sense of normalcy back. Not sure if …