Box Subscription: Fairyloot June (Broody Banter)

Somehow I forgot to post my wonderful Fairyloot unboxing from June! This month's theme was broody banter and I looked forward to seeing what new items I now possessed. First out of the box was this Mermaid inspired tea - I must admit I haven't tried it yet but I do love tea and trying…

Interlude: The Sunday Post

I've recently seen this post popping up on various blogs I follow and I can't help but want to join in and give it a go. The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by The Caffeinated Reader & is a chance to recap the past week, showcase books, share news, and provide a sneak peek to…

Interlude: Reading Slump

At the risk of jinxing myself - I think my recent reading slump has finally subsided! I’ve pushed through a few times but now I think it’s officially backed off. Apologies to those still waiting on reviews from me. I don’t know if anyone else experiences these “slumps” where no matter how good a book…

Book Game: The Memory Challenge

I spotted this fun game on Madame Writer's blog - you can check out her post here When I was younger and I would look over my book collection I would also reread any book that I couldn't remember clearly. Now I have no hope of doing that because: A) There is just not enough…

Subscription Box: Fairyloot May (Unlikely Romances)

A Fairyloot subscription box is always such a treat; it feels like a fairy has visited me and gifted me a range of delightful trinkets plus a new book always in a beautiful edition. I'm nearly approaching my one year subscription anniversary and I do feel it's gotten better over time. But enough of that,…

Subscription Box: Abominable Box (May)

I think this is one of my favourite boxes from Abominable so far. First out was this large box of delicious biscuits - to be fair I am rarely disappointed by edible items and so far every delicious delight that Abominable has included has been, well, delicious and a delight. The usual hot chocolate and…

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Thought-Provoking Book Quotes

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. So I totally missed this Top Ten Tuesday from last week but I really wanted to do it so posting it today instead. It'll be a nice opportunity for me to revisit some of my favourite quotes. It was supposed to be…

Subscription Box: Fairyloot (April/Dark Magic)

I love Fairyloot boxes and I look forward to receiving mine every month and this one in particular was brill with some great items. First item is the lovely looking book sleeve with a design based on work by V.E. Schwab. It's larger than previous book sleeves and can hold a hardback comfortably which is…

Subscription Box: Abominable Box (April)

It's that time again - what's in the box? Straight out of the box we have the usual hot chocolate - I've been getting galaxy a lot lately (which I'm not complaining about but) so it was nice to get something different. Who can turn down a cuddle in a cup ?! Oh my god...…

Jet Black Cat

I know I've been quiet recently but that's because I've been distracted with this beautiful creature. This is my new baby, Jet, he is three years old and we adopted him from the Cats Protection Centre in Bridgend. He has those evil eyes and scary looking claws, but he is a big cuddle monster and…

Subscription Box: Abominable Box (March)

The small but mighty Abominable Box has arrived! I do love this box, it may not be as big or as fancy as some of the others but it's focus is on horror, it's based in Wales, and it packs a punch. Welsh cakes! It was inevitable that these beauties would make an appearance as…

Box Subscriptions: Fairyloot (February/Beauty and the Beast)

I would say "it's that time again" but I'm actually posting this a little later than usual. That's what happens when you think you're smart sending your box subscriptions to work and then being on leave when they arrive. Oops. Anyway, this was the box I was super excited for as the theme was Beauty…