From the first time my parents decided that getting their next hit mattered more than keeping me fed, I learned I couldn’t trust anyone—until Cade. My foster brother took me under his wing and sheltered me from the worst of the crap thrown at us. So when he heads off on an exclusive scholarship and…
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Life Update
I haven’t posted in a long time, a very long time really and I thought it was about time to address the matter. I stopped reading. Not because I wanted to but because life became more demanding in other areas. Work has become very busy and will probably continue to be busy for the rest…
January 2023 Wrap Up
Can’t believe January is already over! This year January seemed to fly by and I can’t tell whether that is a good thing or not! I managed to read more in January than this time last year but still not enough to satisfy my needs. However, January was also a stressful month for work and…
🎧93 Women: The Legacy of America’s Deadliest Serial Killer by Benjamin Zand and Tika Thornton
Please note: this series features adult language and references to murder, violence, and sexual abuse that may be upsetting to some listeners. Discretion is advised. How did the deadliest serial killer in US history get away with murder for over 40 years? Samuel Little was serving life in prison for killing three women, when he…
🎧Inside Broadmoor by Jonathan Levi and Emma French | Narrated By Karl Jenkinson
Broadmoor. Few place names in the world have such chilling resonance. For over 150 years, it has contained the UK’s most violent, dangerous and psychopathic. Since opening as an asylum for the criminally insane in 1863 it has housed the perpetrators of many of the most shocking crimes in history; including Jack the Ripper suspect…
1970s – A Decade of Crime – Massacres Part 1
PLEASE UNDERSTAND MY DECISION TO WRITE ABOUT THIS IS PURELY DOWN TO MY OWN INTEREST IN THE NUMBER OF CRIMES I DISCOVERED TOOK PLACE IN THE 1970S. THE IDEA TO WRITE THIS SERIES CAME FROM READING/LISTENING/WATCHING TRUE CRIME STORIES THAT SHOWED AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY IN THE 1970S. I MERELY WISHED TO LEARN MORE…
8 Week Kindle Journey – Week 2
Honestly, I’m mega surprised that I managed to make it through week 1! It looks like I’m the only one doing my made up challenge – which is fine! I’m having fun and this is definitely getting me back into reading regularly, which I had hoped it would do. The three books this week are:…
8 Week Kindle Journey – Week 1
Hello everyone! I’m back! Let’s be honest, I’ve had a rough couple of months with moving home and being too stressed to read. However, I am now broke until I get a pay rise or a newer high paying job (thanks mortgage). I’ve been stocking up on both physical books and kindle books over the…
What to do when you’re bored…buy more books you don’t need!
As the title suggests, I have just bought some more books! However, they are kindle books so I am not causing myself less space to store things. It started because I remembered I hadn’t picked out an ‘Amazon first reads’ book for October, and guess what!! I got to pick two! I then went on…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 18 – Saturday 11th – Friday 17th July
Day One Hundred and Eighteen – Saturday 11th July – Woke up super late this morning because I was up super late last night playing Dead Island on the Xbox with my friend. So, I’d pretty much just finished breakfast when I was offered a lunchtime sarnie. I managed to paint two watercolour cards before…
At the End of the World is a Book 