The month that was… April 2025

April has been… mixed to say the least. My OH and I took a trip to France, driving down to Fontainebleau. We took his sister and her two boys with us, stopping off at Parc Asterix on the way which was a lot of fun. We were lucky with the weather for the whole trip as well – it was warm and sunny throughout. We also stopped off in Paris on the way back, and I was able to visit Shakespeare and Company again where I may have obtained a book or two.

In worse news, work is… not great right now. We’re going through a significant restructure, with some 200 roles to be made redundant. In a company of approx. 1,000 people, that’s… significant. I know that my role doesn’t exist in the new structure and so I’m currently “at risk” although I’m assured there is a (not too dissimilar) role for me if I want it. But do I want it, that’s the question? We’ll see what happens.

So, between travel and a distinct lack of motivation, I’ve not been blogging much, and even my reading has taken a hit. I think I’ve just about dodged a reading slump, but it was close.

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My favourite books this month

• Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
• The Gathering by C. J. Tudor
• Dead Ground by M. W. Craven

I also read / reviewed:

• High Vaultage by Chris Sugden and Jen Sugden
• Perspectives by Laurent Binet, translated by Sam Taylor
• Once Was Willem by M. R. Carey

I also shared some of my most anticiapted reads for Q2.

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Books acquired

More books than intended this month, but I regret nothing! 😂

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TBR Watch

I bought more than planned, and read fewer 🤷🏻‍♀️

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And that’s my bookish month! I hope yours was better than mine.