Tag: reading
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April Update: Reading, Watching, Listening and Life
READING The Love You Deserve by Jen Morris I was lucky enough to receive an Advanced Reader Copy of The Love You Deserve in exchange for an honest review. I don’t know what it is about Jen Morris’ books, but she has this way of transporting you straight to New York. For someone from New […]
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March Update: Reading, Watching, Listening and Life
Reading We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon I wanted to like this book a lot more than I did, but I had trouble connecting with the main character when she was so fixated on something that happened so long ago. This book has a lot of diverse representation, but I felt […]
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My WIP in Tropes
There’s a reason that last week’s post was reflecting on my favourite romance novel tropes. I’m dedicating time to my romantic comedy draft and I realised that it encompasses my favourite tropes (duh!). This week, to motivate myself to continue with my edits and start the process of introducing you to my first novel (!), […]
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My Top Three Favourite Tropes
Tropes are the backbone of the romance genre and its sub-genres. Avid romance readers will be able to list off their favourites without a second thought – though they may have trouble deciding on their top picks. As I delve deeper into writing and editing my first novel, I’ve been thinking more about tropes and […]
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February Update: Reading, Watching, Listening and Life
Reading Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid After polishing off Malibu Rising last month, I dove straight into Daisy Jones and The Six – and boy, was I not disappointed! I loved Malibu Rising, but this was even better. The pace was faster and more exciting. I thought the interview-style writing would […]
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January Update: Reading, Watching, Listening and Life
Okay, so this month didn’t go exactly to plan. Not that life ever does, but I really didn’t think that I’d be spending the last two weeks of January in the hospital – but we’ll get to that. Reading I started 2022 on a great note for my reading list. I bought four new books […]
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RECENT READS // MAY
I’m seriously impressed by the sheer number of books that I’ve made my way through this month. Well, I was, until I checked out #bookstagram and realised that reading five books in one month (six, if you include a beta read!) is child’s play compared to my online friends who power into double digits on […]
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RECENT READS // APRIL
The weather here has been snap-frozen like a bag of peas – by Sydney standards, anyway – which means that it’s the perfect time of year to snuggle up inside with cups of tea and cute, cosy pyjamas. I’ve never been much of a fan of cold weather, but there’s something about being able to […]
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How I Overcome Burnout
Last week I wrote about burnout and interesting it was to compare countries and their workplace culture with the amount of stress that workers were feeling. My hometown of Sydney came in at number 11 on the list and I have both experienced and seen burnout at work. While burnout is often caused by a […]
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Recent Reads // February
You Know It’s Love by Jen Morris You Know It’s Love is the second book from indie author Jen Morris that explores the growing relationship between Cat and Myles. Where the main character in Jen’s first book Love In The City was optimistic and a little dreamy, Cat is jaded and sarcastic. While Cat can […]
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