My 5 Most Read Blog Posts from March 2022

My 5 Most Read Blog Posts from March 2022

Features, Monthly Round Ups
At the start of each month, I highlight the best performing posts from the previous month. I only include articles I actually posted throughout that month and they're written in order. I don't do this to brag, it is to highlight what posts work well and which possibly don't for those prospective bloggers. Here are the most successful blog posts from the month of March 2022. March was a great month for my blog as I wrote some fairly different and interesting articles, highlighting some new content for people to read. As I come to the realisation that the content people come to my blog for is mostly about books. So I've started a new series of content where I highlight some of the best books I've asked people to…
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My March 2022 Reading Round-up

My March 2022 Reading Round-up

Features, Monthly Round Ups
March was a great month for books - I read a diverse selection which saw me pick up only my second five-star read of the year which was good as I feel like this year has been slightly weak for great reads for me so far. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below to support the blog, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my opinion of the products themselves. March saw me pick up my first Colleen Hoover, an author I've heard a lot of great things about. She appears to write brilliant stories that cover real-life problems in a way that show…
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The Six Books I’m Most Excited for from Goodreads’ Most Anticipated New Spring Books List

The Six Books I’m Most Excited for from Goodreads’ Most Anticipated New Spring Books List

Features
Back halfway through March, Goodreads released a list of the most anticipated based on what their users had given early reviews of and which books had been put down as "Want To Read". It's a list that comprises 35 books which I'm sure will appeal to all of you. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any of the products via the links provided, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you which goes towards supporting the blog. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of any of the products. However, I've decided to go through the said list and, based purely on the synopsis alone, pick out the books that sound most interesting to me.…
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Book review of Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Book review of Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Book reviews, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Insurgent carries on the story that Veronica Roth started with Divergent. It's a story in which once well-established factions that defined who you would become as a person have disbanded and the lines between these differing peoples is blurring as secrets come out about the people much higher up and the fact that the world may not be all it seems. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. What this means if that if you choose to purchase any products via any of the links in this article, I will receive a small commission at no extra to you to support the blog. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of these products. Insurgent, of course, carries on from Divergent, so if you haven't read my Divergent…
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The Best Time Travel Books as Recommended by Reddit

The Best Time Travel Books as Recommended by Reddit

Features
If you're not aware of Reddit or just think it's a place for nerds to talk about World of Warcraft then you're really missing out. Recently I found the incredible subreddit /r/suggestmeabook, and quite frankly, it's my new favourite place to get book recommendations. Pin me to Pinterest! /r/suggestmeabook is a feed on Reddit where anybody can put in a request for a book recommendation along any line. If you've just read a great series and want something similar, this is a great place to pose that question; if you want to get into a certain author but don't know where to start, you can get a suggestion; or if you just have a hankering for a very specific storyline, you can ask away in this subreddit also. One of…
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Are Twitter Book Communities Actually Any Good?

Are Twitter Book Communities Actually Any Good?

Features
I was recently invited to a Twitter Community for lovers of Books. Currently, there are about 1,000 of us in this community. Twitter states that "Twitter Communities were created to give people a dedicated place to connect, share, and get closer to the discussions they care about most." But is being in a Book Community as good as it sounds? Pin me to Pinterest! Everybody reading this likely has some sort of affection towards reading or books themselves (I don't know, maybe you just like to sniff them.) Therefore, the idea that Twitter has created these areas on their social media channel which are dedicated to talking solely about books is really exciting, right? Well, yes mostly. Except for a few major flaws. And here they are: Flaws You Don't…
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Book review of The Outsider by Albert Camus

Book review of The Outsider by Albert Camus

Book reviews, Classics
I was lent The Outsider by a friend who said it was a book he was interested to hear my thoughts on. It's a book that tells a very simple tale of a man who is arrested after committing a murder and the interesting discussions to be had from the hearing that subsequently takes place. The Outsider follows Meursault in Algeria as he navigates life after his mother's death and subsequent funeral and then the murder of an Arab man in French Algiers who was involved in a conflict already with one of his neighbours. He is arrested, taken to prison and then we follow his brief journey with prison and the court hearing. The Outsider plot - 4/5 The Outsider, as written above, covers the story of Meursault who…
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Book review of 1979 by Val McDermid

Book review of 1979 by Val McDermid

Book reviews, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
I've heard quite a bit about Val McDermid so when I saw her latest novel on offer in my local supermarket, it was a bit of a no brainer. I've heard Val McDermid as one of the best writers of her generation and certainly a leader in the crime genre. 1979 was a brilliant new book in her series and one I'd recommend to all crime fans. 1979 is a novel set in 1979 (shock eh?) which follows the life of Allie Burns, a new investigative journalist at her local newspaper. When she comes across a big case that could not only jumpstart her career but also potentially stop a terrorist act, she does everything in her power to get the answers she needs to write the honest story of…
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Book review of The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Book review of The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Book reviews, Mystery, Thriller
I've been a big fan of Lucy Foley's last two books - they brought with them a perfect sense of progression and intrigue throughout the book that kept you on tenterhooks throughout. However, The Paris Apartment fails on these two fronts and really didn't interest me. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you to support the blog. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. The Paris Apartment is technically Foley's sixth book, though to many it may feel like her third after The Hunting Party shot her into the mainstream and The Guest List solidified her as an author…
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Have You Seen These Super Useful Book-Reader Gadgets?

Have You Seen These Super Useful Book-Reader Gadgets?

Features
Reading is great fun - you can escape to a different world, fantasise about other characters or just end up crying at people that don't even exist. However, there are definitely ways you can make reading more fun - with gadgets! I'm somebody who has recently become obsessed with those Tik Tok products or Facebook products that pop up for some odd gadget that's usually around £5-£50 and solves two problems at once. After looking across the web for some of the best things book readers should definitely pick up that may maybe hadn't thought of before. Below are just some of the great things I've found that I will definitely be picking up!! Please note that this article contains affiliate links. Affiliate links mean that if you choose to…
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