Opinion: Nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award

December 30, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Well, isn’t this a lovely way to round off 2018? I received a notification ping to say that Dora from Swift Coffee had nominated me for The Sunshine Blogger Award. What is The Sunshine Blogger Award? Well, I’m glad you asked. It’s a virtual award that is passed on from one blogger to another for […]

Opinion: DNF

November 20, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

DNF: Did Not Finish. Three words I never like to say about my reading choices. I can be quite selective when deciding on a book, which means that those three little letters weren’t really a reality for me. BUT a few recent dreary reads (some I couldn’t even be bothered to review) have made me […]

WWW Wednesday: 22nd August 2018

August 22, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

It’s WWW Wednesday time! Hosted by blogger Sam over at Taking on a World of Words, if you’d like to join in (this is a weekly meme but I’m averaging monthly posts on it so far, so it’s fully flexible) all you have to do is answer the three questions below and pop your blog link […]

WWW Wednesday: 25th July 2018

July 25, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

This week I’m trying something new. I’ve seen the WWW Wednesday reading meme on quite a few of the fab blogs I follow and love having a nosy at what other people are reading so thought I’d give it a go! Hosted by Sam from Taking on a World of Words, if you’d also like […]

Interview: Laurèn Lee – Author of Cranberry Lane

February 17, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Welcome to my first author interview of 2018! I’ve just finished reading Cranberry Lane (my full review is here), a cracking thriller by American author Laurèn Lee and she kindly had a little chat with me about her inspiration for the book and her love of Harry Potter! She’s been writing since she was old […]

Interview: Gina Dewink – Author of Time in My Pocket

November 25, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Welcome to the inaugural Books on the 7:47 interview! This is the first in a new series, where I have a little chat with authors behind the books I’ve enjoyed reading and reviewing. I am very pleased to announce Gina Dewink as my first guest. She is an American author who has had a love […]

Opinion: Nominated for The Liebster Award!

August 12, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

I have to admit, I didn’t know about The Liebster Award until lovely and grateful nominated me this week! It turns out, this award is a wonderful blogging tradition (across all genres) that is given from one blogger to another as a mark of recognition and support. If you’re nominated, you in turn give out […]