
Welcome to my weekly round-up post where I link up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberley @Caffeinated Reviewer as well as The Sunday Salon meme hosted by the wonderful Deb @Readerbuzz. Do please pop by their blogs and show them a little love 💗.
Life Last Week



I managed to remain dry-eyed for the dance show, which was definitely one of the best ones we’ve seen them do. My daughter could join the adult class, but most of them are at least twice her age, if not closer to mine, so at the moment she doesn’t think she will do that.
We’ve had some stunning evening skies, along with high temperatures and torrential downpours. It’s no wonder we Brits are obsessed with the weather – we just have so darn much of it, and often in the space of one day!
The exams have finished and our Year 11 cohort has officially left. They got quite emotional, despite having spent the last six months looking forward to leaving us! We are holding a celebration event and giving them a proper send-off on Wednesday – so fingers crossed it stays dry!

Last Weeks Books

The Cornish Cream Tea Holiday was a delightful rom-com perfect for the summer – especially if you get to spend it on a beach somewhere warm.
Twisted Fate was a buddy read. In the end, I absolutely adored it and am looking forward to reading part 2 next month. The first third desperately needed a ruthless edit, boy did it drag with its endless sex scenes which added nothing to the story.
My final read was an arc, Violent Desire, which is an MM Paranormal Vampire romance. This is the author’s first foray into a series of standalone books and so far so good.


Currently Reading

Her new start is about to bee-gin!
Having moved into her mum’s spare room after a disastrous break-up, Kayleigh Harwood is desperate for a fresh start. When she sees an opening for a new beekeeper at Elderflower Grove she jumps at the chance – despite not knowing a thing about bees…
The abandoned manor house holds a mystery of its own – the previous owner vanished years ago – and locals have been inventing stories about the manor ever since. Unable to resist the urge to look around, Kayleigh is shocked to find drop-dead-gorgeous gardener Carey living inside!
Carey explains that the house and surrounding land is at risk of being demolished, endangering the bees, and he has been staying there to protect it.
Convinced the secret of the house holds the key to saving Elderflower Grove’s bees, Kayleigh is prepared to do everything she can to help. But is she ready to find her own happy-ever-after too…?
Looking forward to…


… Wednesday’s End of Year Celebration Event (even though we still have 5 weeks left of the school year).
… going for one of our local walks, we missed it last week due to the dance show.
… fresh raspberries from the garden.
2022 Reading Stats
Books read – 71 (68)
Re-reads – 8 (8)
Owned books from TBR list read – 17 (16)
5 Star reads – 14 (14)
DNF’s – 16 (16)