Oh July, you’ve been swell. Seriously. I began the month in a city that stole my heart, Edinburgh. I spent the days walking non-stop (thanks, knee–let’s try that again sometime), and the nights laughing and gin drinking. Other fun things that happened this month: My brother graduated. We took our standard, smiley/zoolander photos, everyone remained… Continue reading Bye, July | Wrap Up
What I read: This month I read 12 books, 7 more than my target. I read five YA MG/YA books: A Girl Called Owl, Mold and the Poison Plot, The Boy who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair, Just Call Me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy and Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink. To find out more… Continue reading See ya, June | Wrap Up
This month was a whirlwind of dissertation prep. I have a teetering tower of history books on the side that I need to get through ASAP, but I still managed to make time for fun reading as well. The first book I read this month was England’s Queens: The Biography by Elizabeth Norton. I enjoyed… Continue reading March 2017 | Wrap Up
The first book I read this month was The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot receives a frantic letter from a man in France, urgently requesting his help, but before Poirot arrives, he is found stabbed to death in his back garden. This was a compelling mystery book, full of SO many… Continue reading January 2017 | Wrap Up
Happy almost-summer everyone! As it’s (hopefully) nearing long sunny days and lots of ice cream, I thought I would do my Spring reads wrap-up! I feel like I really branched out a bit in Spring; I read some non-fiction, YA, and graphic novels. I do want to read a few more books in Summer though!… Continue reading Spring reads // 2016
Laura Noakes 