One miraculous moment changes Charlie Bucket’s life forever. A boy who only gets to eat cabbage soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner finds a Golden Ticket that will take him into Willy Wonka’s magical chocolate factory. Joining him on the tour are four horrible blighters: Augustus Gloop – a great big greedy nincompoop, Veruca Salt – a spoiled…
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#60 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change. The books in…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 22 – Saturday 15th – Friday 21st August
Day One Hundred and Fifty-Three – Saturday 15th August I’m pretty sure that out of 153 days blogging, most posts mention a headache or a migraine, but that’s like associated with me, now right? I talked through my concerns with my Mum regarding the diet, and we seem to have come to a conclusion. I…
💕Podcast Review #1 – Case 01: The Wander Beach Murders💕
‘Casefile True Crime’ Case 01: The Wander Beach Murders Episode Description: On the 11th of January 1965, two fifteen-year-old schoolgirls Christine Sharrock and Marianne Schmidt were found murdered in the Wanda sand hills, just north of Cronulla Beach in Sydney’s south. The crime remains one of the most horrific Australia has ever seen. Despite an…
July Roundup 2020
I didn’t read nearly as much as I wanted to this month but I have been quite busy with real life demands, so I’m trying not to be so hard on myself. I still have so many books left to read and I’m not even halfway through my goal of reading 130 books this year,…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 21 – Saturday 1st – Friday 7th August
Day One Hundred and Thirty-Nine – Saturday 1st August I slept till 11:30am this morning and honestly, I don’t feel that rested. It was difficult to get to sleep last night because it was so hot, and my brain felt quite chaotic and wouldn’t stop turning the gears. I was supposed to do some more…
#59 The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
When Rowan comes across the advert, it seems too good to be true: a live-in nanny position, with an extremely generous salary. What she doesn’t know is that she’s stepping into a nightmare – one that will end with her in a cell awaiting trial for murder. She knows she’s made mistakes.But she’s not guilty…
#58 The Impossible Boy by Ben Brooks
Oleg and Emma entered their den to find a cardboard spaceship standing exactly where they usually sat. Slowly, the front door opened and out stepped a boy. ‘My name’s Sebastian Cole,’ he said. ‘But you already know that.’When Oleg and Emma invent a new classmate called Sebastian, they are amazed when he appears – very…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 20 – Saturday 25th – Friday 31st July
Day One Hundred and Thirty-Two – Saturday 25th July So, I actually can’t write much for today. I have a migraine. A really, really bad one. The pain in my head was so intense, that I never actually made it out of my bed or even managed to change out of my pjs. I literally…
#57 Dear Child by Romy Hausmann
A windowless shack in the woods. Lena’s life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the dangers lurking in the outside world and makes sure that his children will always have…
At the End of the World is a Book 