My Current To Be Read Shelf

My Current To Be Read Shelf

It has been a long time coming, but I am officially on a book buying ban for the foreseeable future.  My bank balance, my ever-collapsing bookshelf and my concierge who gladly accepts all of my Amazon orders ever-other day shall probably rejoice at the fact book buying is off the cards for a bit. Instead of loading [...]

September Book Reviews

September Book Reviews

Time is trickling by seemingly faster than ever before.  Already it is September 2018?  How? The ninth month of 2018 seen myself embarking on my third (and hopefully final) year of university.  This means the months are soon to be chock-filled with plays, essential reading and books I probably despise once again.  Hurrah.  Crack out [...]

New Reads #3

New Reads #3

September 2018's New On The Shelf list.  Featuring a couple of offerings to quench my current Terry Pratchett obsession, the next instalments in the His Dark Materials trilogy and a classic Agatha Christie novel, where the legendary fictional detective,  Hercule Poirot. The Light Fantastic & Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett  After re-discovering my adoration for [...]

August Book Reviews

August Book Reviews

Just like every month this year, August was a turbulent whirlwind.  The month saw Cigarette Sounds take a short break for the first time in a long time so I could have a breather in between starting my new hospitality job in Manchester and taking over the role of Editor-in-chief for Gigslutz. Despite it being [...]

September Favourites

September Favourites

My mojo has been completely out of sync the last couple weeks.  Naturally, my main coping mechanism for when things get too hairy is to throw my careful spending habits to the wind and seriously splurge on some wholesome goods.  Here are some of my favourite things I have spent my bill money recently. Terry [...]