Last Week's Shenanigans (28th October - 3rd November)...

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October Wrap-Up
Planned Reads For November

Last Week's Shenanigans (21st October - 27th October)...

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Last Week's Shenanigans (14th October - 20th October)...

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Last Week's Shenanigans (7th October - 13th October)...

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- 'Starve Acre' by Michael Andrew Hurley: NetGalley (08/10/19)
- 'Blood Countess' by Lana Popović: NetGalley (09/10/19)
- 'We Used To Be Friends' by Amy Spalding: NetGalley (11/10/19)

Last Week's Shenanigans (30th September - 6th October)...

We've finally hit October, which I'm super happy about because it means 'tis the season of the spooky!

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- 'The Glass Hotel' by Emily St. John Mandel: NetGalley (01/10/19)

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I've Read With Numbers In Their Titles

September Wrap-Up
Planned Reads for October

Last Week's Shenanigans (23rd September - 29th September)...

Had quite an exciting week which made a nice change. On Monday I went out for dinner with my family, and got to see my gorgeous niece who has already grown so much and is a joy. Mat and I also went to see Marvel Universe Live! on Friday which was a ton of fun!

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- 'The Sisters Grimm' by Menna van Praag: NetGalley (27/09/19)

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Autumn TBR

Last Week's Shenanigans (16th September - 22nd September)...

I can't believe how quickly September is going, and how fast Halloween is creeping up on us! I'm actually really excited to be entering Autumn - I do't normally like the cold but I do love hot chocolate, thick jumpers and autumnal leaves!

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Last Week's Shenanigans (9th September - 15th September)...

Another uneventful week gave me plenty of time for lots of reading! I've really enjoyed being able to do that again! I also had a great week because I entered a competition to win a proof of 'The Deathless Girls' and I received it at the start of the week! I couldn't believe it!

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- 'The Deathless Girls' by Kiran Millwood Hargrave: NetGalley (09/09/19)
- 'The Beautiful' by Renée Ahdieh: NetGalley (11/09/19)

Last Week's Shenanigans (2nd September - 8th September)...

Not an especially busy week this week actually, but one thing that I've really been getting into is playing D&D! Mat and I have had a lot of fun, Mat is an amazing DM and I love creating and playing as a character. Anyone who has never tried it I'd thoroughly recommend it, especially if you enjoy playing tabletop board games or RPG video games.

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- 'The Nightjar' by Deborah Hewitt: NetGalley (03/09/19)
- 'The Black Hawks' by David Wragg: NetGalley (06/08/19)

Last Week's Shenanigans (26th August - 1st September)...

Felt a bit creative, so decided to make a new graphic! Yay! I've been feeling a little lethargic while blogging recently, and have found it really hard to motivate myself to do it. I love writing, tracking my reading and joining challenges, but I think I lack any real content to push myself out of my comfort zone and this is something I really want to change.

So onto the main event of the week? Look at my beautiful niece!!!!

I am so proud of my sister for being so brave, and I know that she and her partner will make wonderful parents. I also can't quite get my head around being an Aunt? My relationship to the idea of having children has always been a bit of a rocky one - when I was younger I really loved the thought of having kids, then when I went through a bad patch mentally I felt that having children shouldn't have to be my 'ultimate destination', was not a decision to be taken lightly, and scared me a little bit.

Having just got married and looking to settle down and buy a house now, I feel much more relaxed and ready to start thinking about things like this again. And holding my sister's beautiful baby girl has been an uplifting, wholesome experience! I love her.

Other than catching up with family, meeting the newest arrival, and generally having a lovely bank holiday there hasn't been a whole lot else going on!

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- 'The Mercies' by Kiran Millwood Hargrave: NetGalley (29/08/19)

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August Wrap-Up
Planned Reads for September

Last Week's Shenanigans (19th August - 25th August)...

Honestly, this week just gone has been pretty unfulfilling and a little bit on the boring side. Since my niece was born I've been anxiously waiting for today to meet her (which I'll talk more about in next week's post), but I had to get through this week first. I did manage to get some reading done though!

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- 'Dracul' by J.D. Barker: NetGalley (24/08/19)

Last Week's Shenanigans (12th August - 18th August)...

This week was a super family packed week, because my niece was born! She was about a week late so we've all been waiting with bated breath, but her name is Amora and I love her! I can't wait to meet her soon. We did get to visit Mat's family too, which was lovely!

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- 'The Boy On The Bridge' by M.R. Carey: Bought (18/08/19)
- 'Pet Semetary' by Stephen King: Bought (18/08/19)
- 'Boy, Snow, Bird' by Helen Oyeyemi: Bought (18/08/19)

Last Week's Shenanigans (5th August - 11th August)...

So I managed to get through a lot more reads this week, partly because they were all Graphic Novels! Other than that, my week was pretty work-filled again. I had a lovely bank holiday off with Mat though!

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- 'Deeplight' by Frances Hardinge: NetGalley (05/08/19)
- 'Kriss: The Gift Of Wrath' by Ted Naifeh et al.: NetGalley (05/08/19)
- 'The Confession' by Jessie Burton: NetGalley (06/08/19)
- 'The Lost Ones' by Anita Frank: NetGalley (08/08/19)

Last Week's Shenanigans (29th July - 4th August)...

The week has been pretty uneventful, save for work and relaxing on our days off. I really haven't had much time to myself lately, and have really hit a book reading slump. Hopefully this will change soon!

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July Wrap-Up
Planned Reads for August

Last Week's Shenanigans (22nd July - 28th July)...

There's not much to talk about this week in all honesty, other than the fact that I went to the Dentist and got to see my family for the first time since the wedding! It was nice to have a catch-up! My sister is getting pretty close to her due date now so it's certainly getting more nerve-wracking and exciting my the minute.

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Last Week's Shenanigans (15th July - 21st July)...

This week has been so much fun, particularly Monday, as for the first time in ages I went to the Theatre! Yay! I went with Mat and a good friend of mine, and we saw A Midsummer Night's Dream starring Gwendoline Christie at the Bridge Theatre! It is for sure one of the best Theatre experiences I've ever had as we were in the pit, meaning we were actually in the show and the actors acted around us! There was dancing, acrobatics, hilarity, and an eerie, enchanted feel. I absolutely loved it and would definitely recommend it!

Mat and I have also started a D&D group and Thursday was character creation day, or 'Session 0' as it's often referred to. I had so much fun making my character and I'm totally intrigued by the sheer complexity of this game, but it looks like so much fun! I've never played before - looking forward to trying!

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- 'Mooncakes' by Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu: NetGalley (19/07/19)

Last Week's Shenanigans (8th July - 14th July)...

I'll be honest, this week has been a little on the uneventful side. I did get a few sneak peeks of some of the wedding photos that Mat and I can expect to see, and we are very excited to see more! They are stunning!

One great thing that did happen was that I finally received my FairyLoot June box! It has been a bit of a debacle trying to get hold of it seeing as it was delivered nearly a month prior but honestly the team at FairyLoot have been nothing short of amazing in quickly responding and trying to make it right. I received a very exciting book too!

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- 'Sorcery Of Thorns' by Margaret Rogerson: FairyLoot Box (08/07/19)

- 'Crossfire' by Malorie Blackman: NetGalley (13/07/19)