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I’m Taking on the September Reading Challenge for Teenage Cancer Trust šŸ“ššŸ’œ

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September is officially here, which means my September Reading Challenge starts TODAY! šŸ“š This month I’m taking part in the Teenage Cancer Trust September Reading Challenge , raising money to support young people with cancer. And because apparently simply taking part wasn’t enough for me šŸ˜‚, I’ve decided to set myself an extra personal challenge too… šŸ“– My September Reading Goal For the whole of September, I’m challenging myself to read: At least 50 pages every single day. No saving pages up. No reading 100 one day so I can conveniently forget about reading the next. šŸ˜‚ I want to actually sit down and read every day for all 30 days of September . If I manage it, by the end of the month I’ll have read a minimum of: 1,500 pages! šŸ˜±šŸ“š And hopefully quite a few books along the way. Why 50 Pages a Day? One of the biggest reasons I wanted to give myself a daily page goal is consistency . I absolutely love reading — I mean, I wouldn't have a book blog otherwise šŸ˜‚ — but when...
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Book Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros šŸ“š

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  Book: Fourth Wing Author: Rebecca Yarros Series: The Empyrean #1 Genre: Fantasy / Romantasy Format: Physical ⭐ Overall Rating: 5/5 šŸŒ¶️ Spice Rating: 4/5 šŸ’” Emotional Damage: 4.5/5 My Overall Thoughts Okay, I FINALLY read Fourth Wing and now I completely understand the hype. šŸ˜‚ I absolutely loved this book! It had just the right mixture of fantasy, romance, dragons, danger and spice to keep me completely hooked. I was constantly wanting to know what happened next, and whenever I had to put it down, I just wanted to pick it straight back up again. I loved the whole dragon-rider world, the magical military-academy setting and, obviously, the enemies-to-lovers romance. Violet was a brilliant main character, the dragons were amazing and then there's Xaden... Hello, shadow daddy. šŸ˜‚šŸ–¤ This book made me laugh, swoon, panic, rage and cry my eyes out. By the time I reached the end, there was absolutely no question about whether I was continuing the series. Would ...
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Jos Booktastic Books Is Back! šŸ“š✨

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  Well… this feels slightly surreal. The last time I properly posted here was 2015 , and somehow more than a decade has passed since then. šŸ˜± But after years away, Jos Booktastic Books is officially back! This little blog used to be my place to share book hauls, wrap-ups, reviews and whatever else I happened to be reading. I recently found myself wanting that space again — somewhere I can talk about books in much more detail than I can squeeze into a TikTok or Instagram caption. So rather than starting again from scratch, I decided to bring my old bookish corner of the internet back to life. šŸ’œ And she's had quite the makeover. šŸ˜‚ What’s Changed? Jos Booktastic Books now has a completely new look inspired by everything I love: magical libraries, fantasy worlds, midnight colours, stars, books and just a tiny bit of witchy chaos. ✨šŸŒ™ But the biggest change is probably me . My reading tastes have definitely evolved since 2015, and these days you'll usually find me reading: šŸ‰ Fant...
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January/February 2015 Haul!

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Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to my Book Haul for January/February 2015! (Clicking on the picture takes to the corresponding Goodreads page) Physical Books These are all the Physical Books that I acquired this month! To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Purchased from Tesco) Affiliate  Links: The Book Depository Amazon UK Kindle UK Throne Of Glass by Sarah J Maas (Received as a Gift) Affiliate  Links: The Book Depository Amazon UK Kindle UK Crown Of Midnight by Sarah J Maas (Received as a Gift) Affiliate  Links: The Book Depository Amazon UK Kindle UK Heir Of Fire by Sarah J Maas (Received as a Gift) Affiliate  Links: The Book Depository Amazon UK Kindle UK AudioBooks These are all the AudioBooks that I purchased this month! The Dark Tower II: The Drawing Of The Three by Stephen King (Purchased from Aud...
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January/February 2015 Wrap Up!

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Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to my January/February 2015 Wrap Up! So here are all the books I read in January/February 2015 : The Collectors By Phillip Pullman 2nd January - 2nd January *****      5 out of 5 stars Peter and Wendy By JM Barrie 9th April 2014 - 24th February 2015 ****      4 out of 5 stars
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September/October/November/December Wrap Up

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Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to my September/October/November/December 2014 Wrap Up! So here are all the books I read in  September/October/November/December  2014: The Fault In Our Stars By John Green 29th August - 4th September *****      5 out of 5 stars The Ocean At The End Of The Lane By Neil Gaiman 7th September - 7th September ****      4 out of 5 stars My Sister's Keeper By Jodi Picoult 11th September - 22nd September *****      5 out of 5 stars Fables #2 Animal Farm By Bill Willingham 16th October - 16th October *****      5 out of 5 stars Fables #3 Storybook Love By Bill Willingham 19th October - 19th October *****      5 out of 5 stars Fairest #1 Wide Awake By Bill Willingham 25th October - 25th October ****      4 out ...
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