Month: Apr 2025

  • Orbital by Samantha Harvey

    Orbital by Samantha Harvey

    Synopsis: A slender novel of epic power and the winner of the Booker Prize 2024, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men traveling through space. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its kind before the program is dismantled, these astronauts and cosmonauts—from America, Russia, Italy,…

  • How and Why I Curbed My Book Buying Habit and Some Resources for Choosing Better Places to Buy Books

    How and Why I Curbed My Book Buying Habit and Some Resources for Choosing Better Places to Buy Books

    I wanted to write this post as a follow-up to my latest LTB as it’s something that is important to me, and I have been working really hard over the last year to change my habits and choices around books and reading for the better. For me, it all started a couple of years ago…

  • Let’s Talk Bookish: Buying Books With Intention

    Let’s Talk Bookish: Buying Books With Intention

    Happy Friday! Is anyone bored of me saying I’ve had a busy week yet? Lol! Perks of moving into an old cottage – something ways needs doing! Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish discussion meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and Dini @DiniPandaReads. Each Friday, bloggers will write posts about a particular topic and…

  • I Love You S’more by Auriane Desombre – tour review.

    I Love You S’more by Auriane Desombre – tour review.

    Happy Wednesday! Today I am taking part in my first blog tour with  TBR & Beyond Tours for I Love You S’more by Auriane Desombre. Thank you to Random House Children’s for providing a digital ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: A sapphic rival-to-lovers story about two counselors who find an unexpected romance during a summer they…

  • WWW Wednesday: 9/4/25

    WWW Wednesday: 9/4/25

    It’s Wednesday again! These weeks are flying by. I hope you’ve all been reading lovely things. WWW Wednesday is a weekly recap meme hosted by Sam over at Taking on a World of Words, where we share what we’re reading and what’s up next on the tbr. What are you currently reading? I have two books…

  • The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sōsuke Natsukawa, translated by Louise Heal Kawai

    The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sōsuke Natsukawa, translated by Louise Heal Kawai

    Synopsis: Nanami sees nothing wrong with a library and cat combination. But a talking cat is a whole other story. Thirteen-year-old Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library is a home from home and books have become her best friends. When Nanami notices books disappearing from the library shelves, she’s particularly curious about a suspicious…