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January 2025 Reads: What I Loved and Abandoned
January 2025 Reads: What I Loved, and Abandoned Ey up, Bookworms! We’ve made it through January, just about. It’s been a month of dark mornings, broken resolutions, and aggressively googling “When does it start getting lighter?” BUT do you know what got me through? My TBR! I told you that 2025 was to be the year of the bookworm, and the year of the bookworm it is! Let’s get into it. WHAT I READ Icebreaker by Hanna Grace – 4/5 Romance, Sports, Spice. Genre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Enemies to Lovers, Forced ProximityA spicy, trope-tastic ice-hockey romance featuring a heroine who refuses to wear a coat despite being surrounded by ice (relatable,…
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7 Books That Healed My Mind and Heart (Emotional Growth and Healing)
Well, my dears, let’s talk about the gifts that are books. No, not in the sense of a physical gift. Yet, heck, I’m not at all complaining if someone fancies bestowing some lovely new hardbacks (or paperbacks) upon my person!I am, of course, talking about the books that come into your life when you need them most. These books gently rearrange your brain and heal the little cracks in your heart. If you’re very lucky, they give you the emotional recovery you didn’t even know you needed. So, settle in with a cup of something strong (because let’s face it, we could all do with a bit of calm, right?) and…
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Top 7 Must-Read Romance Novels for 2025
Top 7 Anticipated Romance Reads of 2025 Hello, my lovely bookworms! Can you believe we’re halfway through January already? I’m not sure whether to cry or start planning my summer wardrobe, but one thing I do know is that 2025 is shaping up to be a year full of deliciously swoony, heart-tugging romance novels. And because I’m a generous soul (really, you’re welcome), I’ve rounded up my absolute top 7 most anticipated romance reads of the year. (Well, at least the first half!)
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5 Books to Kick off 2025 with Clarity and Purpose
Find more clarity and purpose in 2025 with these fantastic 5 books. Hello, my lovely bookworms! As we settle into the New Year (and let’s face it, we’re all still trying to get our heads around the fact that it’s actually 2025) I thought it was the perfect time to talk about how we can kick off this fresh chapter with clarity, purpose, and maybe a little more peace of mind. Because, let’s be honest, we could all do with a bit less chaos and a little more direction as we make our way through the next 12 months, right? So, here’s what I’ve got for you: Five Books to Kick…
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My Favourite Reads of 2024 (and Vow to Read More in 2025)
Ah, 2024 – a year of unexpected twists, lessons learned, and – I hate to admit it- far fewer books read than I would have liked. If you told me back in January of this somewhat tumultuous year that I would only read a meagre 25 books, I would have snorted in disbelief and eyed my overflowing TBR shelves with a smirk, sure I was going to conquer those towers. Don’t get me wrong, 25 books is still a respectable amount, but I’m used to devouring books like bags of crisps – one after the other, barely pausing to breathe. (Exactly how it should be!) In 2024, though, something shifted.…