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08/01/2026

Read, If You Like: ‘The Starless Sea’ by Erin Morgenstern

Happy new year! I’ve been meaning to write about The Starless Sea since I first read it in spring 2021. I began writing this post back then, forgot about it and reread the novel at the end of last year. So. Since it is a cold, rainy January in here Bath and The Starless Sea Continue reading

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31/05/2025

End of May Check In & Chatter

Hello and a very belated happy May! I was vaguely planning to write this month about a few books I’ve read recently, but then it took me two months to finish one of the best non fiction books I’ve read for ages, The Enchanted Life, and I think it might take me two more months Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Books, Films

books, folklore, Francesca’s Words, Kendra’s Adventures in Influencerland, reading, short film, The Enchanted Life by Sharon Blackie
14/04/2025

No. 1 Readers’ Club 101 + blog refresh

Hello! I’ve had a little refresh of this space, and my stories blog, to reduce visual clutter and – hopefully – make the spaces easier to navigate. I think in times like these the world needs fewer links to click, you know? Decision fatigue is real and if I keep watching seven-minute YouTube videos with Continue reading

The No. 1 Readers' Club

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23/03/2025

Read, If You Like ‘The Bone Season’ by Samantha Shannon

So far this year my fiction reading has entirely consisted of work that’s been out for yonks but I’ve never picked up before… and entirely of work that is a tiny bit bonkers. I’m having a fantastic time and I will inflict everything on you all bahahaa!!! I don’t think I’ve ever done a Read, Continue reading

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books

Read, If You Like: ‘The Starless Sea’ by Erin Morgenstern

End of May Check In & Chatter

No. 1 Readers’ Club 101 + blog refresh

Read, If You Like ‘The Bone Season’ by Samantha Shannon