My Favourite Books from 2021

2021 was a bit of a funny year for me. We moved to a new house in a new county which took up most of my time last year. Our new home was also built last year which wasn't as big a job as it sounds but it was big enough. I had a lot …

What I’ve Been Reading | Autumn Wrap-Up

Hello, dear friends. As a distinct chill enters the air we say goodbye to Autumn and hello to Winter. November is just over and I have a definite itch to put up the Christmas decorations. I was half tempted to start bringing some small bits down from the attic last week but I held off. …

What I’ve Been Reading | Summer Wrap Up

Ok, so I moved house this summer and that has been taking up pretty much all of my time. So much packing, unpacking, setting up, building furniture, etc., etc. Needless to say, I did not read much over the last few months but let me tell you about the little bit of reading I did …

Pride and Prejudice Retellings

Given it's popularity and status in the public domain, it's no surprise there are a gazillion adaptations and retellings of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I have barely scratched the surface with my reading but here are my thoughts on the 5 Pride and Prejudice variations I've read. *This post contains affiliate links and advertisements. …

What I’ve Been Reading | Spring Wrap Up

Happy end of spring and start of summer! I'm so excited for some warm summer days. I would love to spend my days lounging outside reading (when possible, summer can be hit or miss in Ireland) but I'm moving house this summer so I'll be spending all my spare time packing and cleaning. As for …

What I’ve Been Reading & Instagram Templates | November Wrap Up

My reading has been so bad lately. I felt I hadn't read enough to warrant a wrap-up post in September or October but if I continue like that we'll never get to chat about books! So I'm going to include the books I read then in this wrap-up and we can finally discuss them. Scroll …

What I’ve Been Reading & 2 Bookstagram Templates

It's been a while since I read enough to warrant a wrap-up post. It feels so good to be reading again now the anxiety over everything has calmed down for me. So, this is what I read in May and my thoughts on them. I'm not going to go into too much detail here or …

What I Read This Week | Jan 24th

https://youtu.be/pPy-HrcxAjA Hi everyone, happy Friday!! I was so bad at reading this week. I only started one book and I only started it yesterday. What is going on? Well, we started a be healthy thing about a week ago so I have been spending my extra time exercising and meal prepping. I could listen to …