After roughly 10 months of neglecting this blog, I'm starting 'fresh' with A Cosy Reader: the newsletter ! It will be a sporadic (monthly?) but fun newsletter full of mini book reviews, recommendations, occasional doodles, and things to (hopefully) make you smile. I’m starting this newsletter as a way to stay connected in a way that feels … Continue reading I’m moving! (to a newsletter)
Hiya! No time like almost mid-October to post a September wrap up, right?? What I've Been Reading... Dark Emu - Bruce Pascoe I finally read this brilliant book! Naturally, as soon as I bit the bullet and got my own audiobook copy, the library hold I'd been waiting 9 months for came in...ha! Well, I've … Continue reading September in review
Hiya! I've decided to try something a little different with my wrap up this month, as life looks wildly different to how it did at the start of this year and I'm leaning on all sorts of media and crafting to get me through the days. Of course, we'll still chat books (but just my … Continue reading August in review
Another month FLEW by...or perhaps it's just that they all blend together in this wibbly-wobbly-work-from-homey time. At least we always have books. Also just a little shout out that this month (August, that is) I'm participating in the MS Readathon - mostly to raise funds for kids whose parents have MS, but partially so I … Continue reading July Reads | Wrap Up
What better time to post my June reads than...halfway through July. I've been a bit distracted from this blog lately, as you can possibly tell! But I am still regularly popping mini reviews up on my Instagram - @acosyreader! One reason for my distraction is that I gifted myself an iPad Pro & Apple Pencil … Continue reading June Reads | Wrap Up
Hey friends! Given recent events, I know a lot of people (including myself!) are keen to be more intentional with their reading going forward. So, I thought I'd check in with a few books sitting on my TBR currently by BIPOC folx! There's a variety of genres below so hopefully you can find something you'll … Continue reading What’s on my reading list?
Hi hello yes I went on a little romance-fiction binge but hey can you blame me? How good is uplifting fiction when the world has kind of gone to sh*t! (-: WHAT'S IT ABOUT? IS ANYONE'S LIFE... Beth shows that women really can have it all. Ruby lives life by her own rules. And then … Continue reading So Lucky – Dawn O’Porter | Review
It's no surprise with my current reading mood that when Penguin asked me to join the blog tour for Paige Toon's new contemporary romance, I jumped on that bandwagon SO FAST. WHAT'S IT ABOUT? When Hannah meets Sonny, she’s irresistibly drawn to him: he’s sexy and confident, but only in town on holiday. That’s fine … Continue reading The Minute I Saw You – Paige Toon | Review
It's no secret that The Flatshare was one of my top read is 2019 - so I of course JUMPED at the chance to read and review the newest romance from Beth O'Leary - The Switch - which hit shelves in April this year. WHAT'S IT ABOUT? When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take … Continue reading The Switch – Beth O’Leary | Review
Another month, another wrap up! I haven't quite kicked my brain back into gear with reviews, but I'm enjoying jotting down these 'mini' reviews in monthly wrap ups as a reminder 🙂 The Friend Zone - Abby Jimenez I read this lil romance read as part of the FOMO Buddy Read on Bookstagram - it … Continue reading April Reads | Wrap Up
