Candyfloss & Dreams

Mid Year Reading Challenge Update

July 1, 2020

This year I've been challenging myself to read more and aiming for 52 books in total. At this point in time I'm ahead and around 75% done but this could all change if I hit a reading slump so I'm reluctant to increase my total right now. I seem to be averaging around seven books a month which is quite good for me. I read fast but I often take breaks between books to do life things like parent...and with the current pandemic affecting school and routine I haven't had a lot of quiet time ... Read more

One of Us is Lying: Book Review

June 29, 2020

I really like a good thriller, and usually anticipate it to be full of who dunnits, mystery, intrigue and fast paced. I particularly like insights from the 'killer'. I saw a lot of love for this book before picking it up and I had huge expectations and unfortunately the book just missed the bar for me. I gave this 3 stars on goodreads but it'd probably put it closer to 3 and a half as it's not bad, it's just average, and I was a bit disapointed. I'm really getting through the ... Read more

Break the Curse – Fairyloot Unboxing

June 28, 2020

Here I am unboxing the March box from Fairyloot which was themed Break the Curse and featured themed items from favourite cursebreaker fandoms. The box was massively delayed and finally got to me on 1st May with worldwide shipping delays so I was excited to finally opening it and I'm looking forward to joining in with the group Readalong next week. I've done a little unboxing video which you can watch here. The box included some really lovely bits such as:A gorgeous cursebreaker ... Read more

How We Are Crisis Schooling

June 27, 2020

When schools closed in the UK due to the pandemic I kind of prepared myself for doing this long term. We are not home schooling right now, it's not worth the arguments and quite frankly I am not in the mood or motivated enough to dedicate my day to fun filled home schooling. Some parents have been, which is amazing, some kids are back at school and having a great time. Some kids are kind of caught in the middle, like my nine year old daughter. Evie is supposed to be in year 4, ... Read more

Nevernight Book Review

June 26, 2020

This month I finally started reading Nevernight, the first in the Nevernight chronicles and I am so glad I did. It was part of a monthly buddy read with a group of other readers, some who had read the book before and some who were reading for the first time. I guess I was inbetween as I'd had the audio book for a while and had heard the epilogue so I knew what was coming but that made the journey getting there so much more interesting. The book has an unusual format which I've not ... Read more