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A thought on book blogs...

There are many times that I've tried to sit down and start a book blog. This is my fourth or fifth attempt. And each and every time I do, I fail miserably because I don't have the time or the energy to keep it up, or I haven't been reading enough to warrant it, or I don't read the right books...which I know is ridiculous because we can read whatever we want...but I guess I'm just hesitant that people will judge me. Anyway, I end up saying that I'm going to write more and I end up just failing.

With this in mind, a friend of mine does a book blog and for the past few months has been telling me that I should get to writing one and that because I read so much it should be something I love. And I've honestly wanted to get back into it. So, because it is my birthday tomorrow I decided to try it out again, do at least two posts a week for the next year and see how it goes. I'm not putting pressure on myself, I'm not trying to get myself to stress about it, I'm just going to see if it's something that I really do enjoy.

So welcome!

As a little bit of an introduction about myself, I'm Ashleigh, I read mostly YA fantasy/sci-fi, but I like contemporary, and adult fantasy as well. When I'm not reading, I am usually found at an am-dram society, writing, or watching geeky movies. My favourite place to read is a hundred percent in the bath (as pictured below):




I am going to try and do discussions and reviews on books, and maybe just random things depending on what I want to write. I'm not giving myself strict parameters on what I need to do, I'm just going to do what feels right.

I hope that you enjoy my blog, and I hope that you find what you want from this blog!
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  1. KerryMay 23, 2019 at 1:24 PM

    Aw happy birth of your blog 😍 so pleased that you decided to give it a go xx

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