The world's worst blogger

Oh how I struggle with consistency! 

I've had another unplanned lengthy hiatus from the interwebs and my blogging adventure, for which I can only apologise.

I have been settling into my new job, working in Hampshire libraries, which has been just as lovely as I hoped for. I spend my days shelving books, reading all the blurbs of course, creating displays, running events, singing to children, helping customers and giving recommendations to the public. It's ideal and has allowed my brain to take a well deserved break after my previous workplace experience.

So don't worry pals, I am alive. And reading, of course.

I have gone through a stretch of not being able to write, having nothing worthy to say for myself, only really journalling sporadically for myself. Although I did fill an entire journal on my holiday recently but that's another story entirely. I feel I am finally getting my inspiration back, and I really only owe this to my wonderfully creative workplace, lovely pals and the space in which my brain has been able to recuperate.

I aim to blog more (of course, there couldn't be any less). And I have finally given the blog a spring clean and updated the books tab! So if you're looking for reading recommendations without all this waffle, head there, or to my goodreads or instagram.

So, books. I have just finished reading Monty Don's Nigel which I absolutely adored, it's full of charm about his beloved dogs and made me squeal with incomprehensible dog speak. I spent a wonderful lunchtime outdoors the other day, for only the second time this year, soaking up the sweet vitamin D and beautiful sea air.

Oh and before that I finished Ruth Ware's The Woman in Cabin 10 which was a pretty suspenseful and claustrophobic read for those of you who love a good thriller. I've even got my mother reading her previous novel In a Dark Dark Wood, which I had absolutely adored. I still think the first novel was more suspenseful, the second one, the woman in cabin 10, seemed to run away with itself into a frankly odd conclusion. She's still a writer I will for sure watch out for though.

I'm now onto Fellside by M R Carey which is so tense and creeeeepy. Think Orange bus the New Black, with more murder and ghosts, who might be nice ghosts, but u don't know yet. His previous book The Girl with all the Gifts was absolutely wonderful so it's promising. 

As ever my locker at work is full of books and my tbr pile is falling over. I love books.

That's all for now pals. Hope all is good with you :)