Book Review – Butter by Asako Yuzuki

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

I don’t want to suggest that I’ve become a lazy reader but I definitely have become accustomed to reading books that with under 300 pages. It happened in lockdown and wasn’t help by the book club I joined. We only chose books with about 250 pages, so I totally embraced it. Nowadays, books with over 300 pages just seem so long to me. I know that they aren’t but it’s just that mental block I have to get over. I was definitely excited to read Butter but it just seemed to big. In reality, it’s only about 450 pages long but I didn’t think I’d ever get through it. So, I went down the audiobook route. I thought it would be the easiest way to do it. Thankfully, it was a really easy book to listen to and it wasn’t difficult to finish in time.

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Sunday Rundown: That’s What She Read

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Sunday Rundown

What have you been reading this week?

I had a couple of awful days back at work this week. I had having 3 days off and then finishing the week but I also didn’t want to use more holiday days for no reason. Not only did I return to a full inbox but it was just super disorganised and stressful. It’s always the same at this time of year but I just wasn’t quite prepared for it. Still, I did manage to finish a few books this week, which is great. I’m not saying that this month is going better than April but it shouldn’t be a complete write off. If I can just keep up the momentum.

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Film Review – Unfrosted (2024)

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Rating: 2 out of 5.

I’ll be honest, I don’t know a lot about Jerry Seinfeld. It’s going to piss plenty of people off but I’ve never seen his sitcom. Well, other than the random clips I’ve stumbled upon. It just never really seemed like something I needed to watch. I guess it’s also evidence of just how stubborn I am. The more people told me I needed to watch it, the less likely I was to do it. So, my knowledge of Seinfeld is limited. Really, the main thing I know about him was that he dated a high schooler when he was almost 40 and that tells me a lot about him. I’m only saying all this to adequately portray my indifference to this film. I wasn’t really bothered by it and would happily have ignored it. I just needed something quick to watch this week.

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Book Review – Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain by Amy Jeffs

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

You may have noticed that I’m partial to a bit of mythology. I’m mostly interested in Greek or Norse mythology, so I don’t know a lot about British myths. I probably should know more because I live here. It just never seemed like it as exciting. Yes, King Arthur is fun but he’s not an ancient god. It just felt that mythology from other countries was just more interesting. That’s the stuff that I wanted to read. Still, I was fascinated by this book and I couldn’t’ resist it. The cover alone was enough to get me to buy it. It’s so pretty and it was so well praised. I had to give it a chance.

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Book Review – The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

I read Early Riser by Jasper Fforde a few years ago and I ended up being quite disappointed. I had high hopes for it because it just sounded so good. In the end, I just got a bit bored of it. So, I wasn’t sure whether to pick this up or not. I decided to give it a chance because it just sounded worthwhile. Especially given the situation around the world now. It really does speak to the whole Rwanda plot that the Tories are trying to introduce. It felt like the kind of book that I could get into and this seemed like a good time to read it. Would it be better than my previous experience? Or would I end up disappointed all over again?

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Sunday Rundown: That’s What She Read

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Sunday Rundown

What have you been reading this week?

It’s the bank holiday weekend and I’ve got a few extra days off work. So, I’ve been doing other things and not reading. It’s been good but also isn’t going to help me match my April book numbers. That’s not a problem because it’s not all about numbers. It would just be nice to get a few more books finished this month. Still, I’ve had a good week outside of work. I’m sure I can use my time off to do something worthwhile. Although, I’ll probably just spend most of it in bed and it’ll be time to get back to work before I know it.

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Bookish Post – April 2024 Reading Wrap-Up

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Teacup on top of vintage books.

Number of books read: 13
Number of rereads: 0
Number of physical books: 6
Number of ebooks: 4
Number of audiobooks: 3
Number of ARCS: 0

5* reviews: 2
4.5* reviews: 0
4* reviews: 6

Another month over and April ending up being my most successful month yet. It happened because I read a load of Kindle books. If I hadn’t discovered that Kindle was giving meaningless awards for using the app then I wouldn’t have done it. It shows you how little I have going on that this worked on me. Get that virtual and meaningless validation from a terrible company. I have to stop this but I won’t. At least it got me to read more. None of the books on my TBR but some books I’ve been thinking about for a while.

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Book Review – Dungeon Academy: Tourney of Terror by Madeleine Roux

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

We’re a few weeks into our D&D campaign by now and it’s been great learning about the game. I just want to get more into the story and get my character levelled up. It’s so much fun and I wish I’d started playing years ago. As I’m still in the spirit of adventure, I decided it was time to pick up the second book in this series. I really enjoyed the first book and always intended to read the second fairly quickly. I was looking for something quick and fun for the end of April and this seemed perfect. I feel like I’ve read a lot in April and I’m loving it. I also think it means that I deserve a little treat. Hopefully this follow up will be as good as the first one.

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Sunday Rundown: That’s What She Read

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Sunday Rundown

What have you been reading this week?

Thankfully, work was a little less stressful this week but it’s still not back to normal. Fortunately, I just have to get through the next 5 days and I have a few days off. I can’t wait for a long long weekend to just sit and relax. I’ve had a really good month of reading in April, so I want to keep it up in May. I also just want some time off. This year is passing me by so quickly and we’ll be in the busy time at work in no time. I’m not ready for it. I’m not worrying about it and am just going to keep doing what I do. It’s only work after all. Best not to give it too much thought when I’m not in the office.

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Film Review – Wish (2023)

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

This film wasn’t really on my radar until one of the songs turned up on one of my Spotify daily playlists. I’m not one of these big Disney fans who watch the latest releases when they come out. If it’s something special then I’ll maybe check it out sooner but, most of the time, I’ll just wait until it’s available to stream. Before this week, I didn’t know much about Wish. Well, except that everyone hated it. The negative response certainly didn’t help convince me to see it. Still, I’d heard one of the songs and it was great. I knew I had to watch it and hear the rest. Even if it was terrible, I hoped that the soundtrack would be worth listening to.

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