I have been wanting to read slow stories that feel real. That hold truth and explore small joys and small triumphs. After finishing A Year in Provence, I turned to Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, and there I am still, making my way through. Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi The fourth in Kawaguchi’s … Continue reading May and June 2024 Reads
I have been reading before going to bed, like I used to. It’s a much nicer way of ending the day rather than watching something, and reminds me how much I love reading! I can complain that I don’t have enough time, but in reality I have at least half an hour at night. I’m … Continue reading April 2024 Reads
It’s finally time to reveal the mystery of what I've been reading for the last couple of months! Hind’s Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard I really enjoyed this. About a woman, Much Afraid, as she makes the difficult journey from her home, and away from her controlling, fear-inducing family, to live in the … Continue reading February and March 2024 Reads
I finished some books and started some books. I currently have six sitting on my bedside table, which is far too many but I started reading far too many, so that’s on me. This month I read some manga (don’t ask me why, ask my sister who started me on this path) and finished the … Continue reading January 2024 Reads
It’s been an odd month. Maybe evidence of this is in how I haven’t posted much recently. I have felt some sort of disconnect, or slothfulness, or resistance. In part due to the end of the year slump; it’s our busiest season at work, and with Christmas looming there doesn’t seem to be much energy … Continue reading November 2023 Reads
Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney I have been meaning to read this ever since it came out in 2021. While I know some people struggle with the way Sally Rooney’s books are written (there are no quotation marks for dialogue), I really enjoy it. I like that it’s different, even to the … Continue reading October 2023 Reads
I have been loving reading lately, and I found myself finishing a few that had been sitting on my bedside table for a while! The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne I enjoyed the writing style of this classic, although the actual plot did not captivate me as much as I thought it would. I was … Continue reading September 2023 Reads
As I’ve been reading a bit less, I thought it would be easier to compile the last couple of months of completed books into one post. In the past week I have found myself gravitating more towards reading, which has been a joy. Rooms of Their Own by Alex Johnson This was a larger book … Continue reading Winter 2023 Reads
Children at Green Meadows and Secret of Moon Castle by Enid Blyton These were two books I never read as a kid, and I enjoyed them immensely. Enid Blyton’s stories are so entertaining and made me not want to put the books down! Children at Green Meadows is a comedic story of a family who, … Continue reading April 2023 Reads
February was a great month for reading. In part because uni starts today and I wanted to start the trimester well, but also because I prioritised reading books I wanted to read. Bondage Breaker by Neil T. Anderson: This book discusses steps Christians can take to break the power of sin over their lives. While … Continue reading February 2022 Reads
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