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I am obsessed. Never blushed so much reading in public.

Just fell into a reading hole for a while, and it’s safe to say the past few chapters broke me. I’m hoping there’s a happy ending, although knowing Sally Rooney and her love of the real, brutal world I’m sceptical. 4 stars at the moment.

It takes me a while I’ve discovered to realise if I truly like a book. I like this one a lot. The relationships between characters are a lot more realistic and relatable than the characters themselves, however I really like how the characters have been portrayed. Reading about normal, genuine, deep love breaks my heart.

Okay update: I am getting to grips with Sally Rooney’s writing style again, which I can only describe as academically witty. I do really like the book but it’s another one of those that I feel tries to be relatable and ends up being the complete opposite, by having hugely priveleged characters who claim they are “normal”. Maybe that’s the point? Maybe I’m missing something? We’ll see.

My toxic trait is starting new books when I have 1029473 already on the go… anyway I think I like this so far! Hate the lack of speech marks because of my slightly dysfunctional brain but I’m hoping I can get back into a reading obsession!

I’m really enjoying this book!

A lovely sleepy, relaxing read this afternoon

Really good so far, my dad recommended this to me and now that I’m done with exams for a while I can focus on reading again.

So interesting!

I really resonated with the reflection of the chapter I just read, all about discovering peace with yourself and realising that you are enough and you don’t need validation from others to solidify that.

Completely engrossed in this book, I escaped for 40 minutes on the bus this morning which was heaven

Reading sesh this evening done :)

Love it! I’m getting through it quickly, definitely recommend as a commuting book!

I really like this! Some parts are very relatable, others not so much, but overall it’s a very good read and has Dolly Alderton addressing difficult issues in a lighthearted way. It’s been a really good book to carry on my reading flow, and I’m nearly halfway through it!

“You can restore your physical being to health; you can develop a rational, balanced, caring attitude to weight as well as good daily habits. But you can’t forget how many calories are in an egg or how many steps burn how many calories.”

I really like this book so far! I’ve seen the BBC series but am finding that my imagination is able to create the characters for me, something that rarely happens if I’ve already got some idea of what they might look like. It’s a good read, relatable and funny, and I really like Dolly Alderton’s writing style.

I’m nearly doneeee! I love this book and this man so much, I’ve rediscovered so much music from my childhood and I can’t describe the happiness I feel when listening to it.

Completed my 10 pages of the day nice and early - it’s such a good book and an easy read for the train.

I love this, and it’s a nice read to start the year with! Not too difficult, and I find that I end up turning page after page, and all of a sudden I’ve been reading for an hour. I love books like that.

It keeps getting better!

Love it! Done my 10 pages for today :)

I can’t recommend this book enough!!

I’m really enjoying this!

I’ve just read about the creation of Foo Fighters and now I’m going to be listening to them for weeks.

Love love love

Reading session done for today 🫶🏼