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      • 1 Star/Did Not Finish1 Star reads and books I didn’t finish. I use this for books I couldn’t finish. If I finished a book, it meant it was passable at least so deserves an extra star! It is very rare that I need to do this, I’m good at knowing my own taste. Usually if  a book got this rating I’d made a miscalculation when I picked it up! I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 2 Stars2 out of 5 star  book reviews. I finished the book but it felt like a struggle, and I probably ended up skim reading a lot of it just to get though the thing. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 3 Stars3 out of 5 star book reviews. These are middle-of-the-road books. Nothing that got me excited, but they were fine and I probably had a good time reading most of it. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 4 Stars4 out of 5 star book reviews. I had a good time reading it, I felt like I got something out of the experience and I’d recommend it to other people. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 5 Stars5 out of 5 star book reviews. I got super excited about it! I’ll buy a hard copy for my library, and I’ll likely read it again. Sometimes for these books, I’ll write up a longer review with analysis. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
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Month: July 2023

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Newsletter #4: Just Doing The Thing (Issue 4, July 2023)

Newsletter #4: Just Doing The Thing (Issue 4, July 2023)

Posted inBlogJuly 31, 2023
I have FINALLY got around to writing up a Newsletter for Substack. Long delayed (2 months!) as I've been so busy actually posting things to this site! This one is really just a round up of what I have had going on over here.
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Barbie (2023)

Barbie (2023)

Posted inMoviesJuly 30, 2023
I loved it! It was so funny and so weird, and so real. 🎬
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I don’t like The Lord of the Rings, I’m sorry.

I don’t like The Lord of the Rings, I’m sorry.

Posted inMoviesJuly 30, 2023
I tried, I am not a fan of The Lord of The Rings.. but I do love Gollum.
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Potting up my Lego Succulents

Potting up my Lego Succulents

Posted inBlogJuly 29, 2023
They look so cute now in their proper plant pots 🪴
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Reading Build a Second Brain by Tiago Forte

Thoughts on Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte

Posted inBook Reviews, LifeJuly 27, 2023
If you know nothing about note taking & organisation maybe its useful, but its another repackaging-the-obvious this-is-a-blog-post book! 🧠
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Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer

Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer

Posted in4 Stars, Book ReviewsJuly 26, 2023
The series continues with our "Rapunzel" escaping her satellite prison with the help of Cinder and her crew. Maybe the best book in the series? - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 Stars
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Troy by Stephen Fry

Troy by Stephen Fry

Posted in4 Stars, Book ReviewsJuly 26, 2023
Stephen Fry's fun spin on the mythology behind Troy, definitely best as an audiobook! - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 Stars
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Why Can’t The Morning Be Longer?

Why Can’t The Morning Be Longer?

Posted inBlogJuly 25, 2023
There are so many things I want to do in the morning.
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What Makes Obsidian.md The One (Notes App) for Me?

What Makes Obsidian.md The One (Notes App) for Me?

Posted inLifeJuly 25, 2023
I eventually chose Obsidian.md as my note taking application, and I love it. I just need to get to work on giving my vault a bit of a tidy up!
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My (ever growing) Kindle ‘To Be Read’ Master List (2023)

My (ever growing) Kindle ‘To Be Read’ Master List (2023)

Posted inBooksJuly 24, 2023
All the books in my Kindle to be read collection so far this year…
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