March was a bit of a funny reading month for me. I started off great guns with The Heart's Invisible Furies, but then the Corona Virus ramped up and I found it really difficult to sit down and focus on reading. So I didn't quite manage my usual number of books, but I definitely had a few great ones in there. The Heart's Invisible Furies - John Boyne This was my Book Club's choice for this month, although sadly we never got to meet up to discuss it as we were on lockdown by that point. And I'm quite sad about that, as I really loved this book and could talk about it for ages! It tells the story, from birth until ...

February was a great reading month for me! I feel like I've found my reading groove again, and I got through quite a few books that I've wanted to read for quite a while. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking - Susan Cain I am very much an introvert, and it's taken me a long time to learn to accept that about myself. I heard about this book a long time ago, and it's been on my to-read list for ages. It sets out just how much the modern world is set up for extroverts and how extroversion is seen as the only way to succeed. I found myself nodding along with so many of the ...

AD - This post uses Affiliate links marked with an *. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I'm a bit of a children's book addict and a huge fan of Christmas, so when it comes to combining the two, I'm right there! I have so many memories of Christmas books from my own childhood and I've loved creating our own family collection of children's Christmas classics. And there are new children's Christmas books released every year, with beautifully festive illustrations and always a touch of magic. We've enjoyed discovering lots of new stories the last few years and our collection has grown rather large now! Here are some of our favourites from our collection. Pick a Pine Tree ...