A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Rating - ☆☆☆☆☆/5 The first book in this very popular young adult murder series is 'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder'. This book follows the story of high school student, Pippa Fitz-Amobi, who decides to investigate a murder that occurred five years ago in her small town for her… Continue reading A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Series), Holly Jackson
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Mystery/ Thriller Recommendations (my top 5 + ratings)
Survive the Night, Riley Sager Rating - ☆☆☆☆/5 'Survive the Night' takes place in 1991, and follows the story of Charlie Jordan, a college student who is on her way home for the summer after the murder of her best friend. Charlie decides to take a ride with a stranger named Josh, who claims to… Continue reading Mystery/ Thriller Recommendations (my top 5 + ratings)
Atomic Habits, James Clear
The key takeaway from Atomic Habits is that the way to make big changes in your life, is to make small and easy changes that you'll be able to stick with for a while. Focusing less on setting goals but instead creating systems is also mentioned frequently. The book has many really important points, but… Continue reading Atomic Habits, James Clear
October Reading Wrap Up (4 books i read + ratings)
Recently I've been seeing lots of people do reading wrap ups for each month so I decided to do my own for the month of October. However, I decided to just choose 4 out of the 9 books I read this month to review so that I could go more in depth about my opinions… Continue reading October Reading Wrap Up (4 books i read + ratings)
Sustainability Series: The Fashion Industry
The fashion industry is constantly evolving and is therefore creating excess clothing that usually ends up in landfills Fast fashion is now a large business fed by low cost production systems. Creating new clothing designs every few weeks takes a toll on the environment. The industry has a huge environmental impact since it is manufacturing… Continue reading Sustainability Series: The Fashion Industry
Things to do to Become More Organised and Productive
This post will give you 10 tips to help you become more organised and productive. By following these simple tips you can build a productivity system that will keep your tasks, space and schedule organised! Do some admin every day for five minutes You could check your to-do list, update your calendar or maybe add… Continue reading Things to do to Become More Organised and Productive
Interview – Donna Galanti
Donna Galanti is a middle grade author who loves writing adventure and mystery books. Her new book 'Unicorn Island' will be releasing this week ( February 9-15 ). To celebrate her new release Donna has agreed to answer some questions about writing and books! Donna has even kindly provided me with an excerpt of her… Continue reading Interview – Donna Galanti
My Top 4 Winter Reads
It's finally the winter which gives us even more time to read. With so much time on our hands, it is the perfect time of year to be cosy and read as many books as you can! This list has the perfect recommendations to get you into the winter spirit. 4. A Christmas Carol, Charles… Continue reading My Top 4 Winter Reads
Guest Writer – V V Brown
V V Brown is a musician, model, entrepreneur, and a soon to be author. To celebrate the upcoming release of her book 'Lilly and the Magic Comb', she has very kindly agreed to write an article about the lack of multicultural representation in children's books and media. There is no such thing a niche. I… Continue reading Guest Writer – V V Brown