June 1957. One hot afternoon, in a backwater town in the American South, a young black farmer named Tucker Caliban throws salt on his field, shoots his horse and livestock, sets fire to his house and departs the state. And thereafter, the entire African-American population leave with him. The reaction to this mass exodus comes […]
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I’m still going strong with the easy bakes, and this one is another example. When I baked this apple and olive oil cake a week or two ago, I really didn’t know what I wanted to bake at first. I was coming up with complicated ideas that just ended up stressing me out, and I […]
Read MoreIn June, I’m participating in another readathon! The Make Your MythTaker readathon is all about creating your own mythical or fantasy character, and you can do so by completing the reading prompts connected to your chosen character. I’ve decided to become a pirate, and in this video, I tell you what books I’ll be reading […]
Read MoreAt the end of April, I asked six of my friends and family members to pick a book they thought I should read, because they loved it and figured I would as well. This provided me with an interesting TBR for the month of May, and I set to reading the books excitedly. I’ve now […]
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I love a good crumble. Not only are they absolutely delicious, but they’re also very easy to prepare. This blueberry crumble is no exception to both of those things. When my boyfriend came home with over half a kilo of fresh blueberries (“they were on sale!”) I was very excited because I love blueberries – […]
Read MoreI realised I hadn’t posted my last reading vlog for the O.W.L.s Magical Readathon on here yet! In this last vlog, I finished two more O.W.L.s, both of them rereads and one of them a five-star, all-time favourite book! I had such a fun time vlogging in April and I hoped you enjoyed watching my […]
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Last month, I told you about the great reading month I had, but April has been even better! I took part in the O.W.L.s Magical Readathon, which is a readathon based on Harry Potter and the exams the students at Hogwarts have to sit. Basically, for every one of the twelve subjects you can take […]
Read MoreSince we’re all staying at home, why not make a book tag out of it? This book tag was created by Princess of Paperback on YouTube and it’s just a fun list of questions based on things we all do now that we’re confined to our homes. I had a fun time doing this tag, […]
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In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is strange – not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. But she has a dark power of her own: witchcraft. When Circe’s gift threatens the gods, she is banished […]
Read MoreThe last full week of the readathon! In this vlog, I talk about feminism several times, and I finish my first five-star read of the month!
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