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I'm an writer living in Manchester, UK. I am an avid amateur hobbyist, including dabbling in dancing, sewing, crafting, baking, and blogging.

The letting agent’s code

Having recently moved house, I got really familiar with letting agent jargon in Rightmove ads. There are some common euphemisms and strange grammatical constructions (wardrobes to bedrooms, for example).

Posted byLaura M.November 15, 2021Posted inShort WritingTags:letting agent, moving home, poem, poetry, writingLeave a comment on The letting agent’s code

May, June and July book wraps: finding my Booktuber feet

I’ve been making Booktube-y monthly reading wraps, so here are the videos for May, June and July.

Posted byLaura M.August 26, 2021Posted inBook ReviewsTags:book, book review, books, booktube, literature, novel, readingLeave a comment on May, June and July book wraps: finding my Booktuber feet

Book Review: The Calculating Stars

I review ‘The Calculating Stars’ by Mary Robinette Kowal, a masterclass in alternative history, characterisation and compelling narrative.

Posted byLaura M.August 23, 2021Posted inBook ReviewsTags:alternative history, book, book review, books, elma york, lady astronaut, literature, mary robinette kowal, novel, reading, science fiction, the calculating stars, writing2 Comments on Book Review: The Calculating Stars

Confessions of a recovering book snob

I consider my journey as a recovering book snob – through phases of reading exclusively and broadly, all the way to reading goodness-knows-what and loving almost all of it.

Posted byLaura M.May 18, 2021Posted inBook Reviews, MusingsTags:book, book snob, books, literary fiction, literature, novel, reading2 Comments on Confessions of a recovering book snob

April Book Wrap!

I review the four books I finished in April, waxing lyrical about complex prose I listened to, and interesting philosophical questions about how to approach life in the not-so-distant future.

Posted byLaura M.May 12, 2021Posted inBook ReviewsTags:April, book, Book of Life, book review, booktube, Court of the Grandchildren, Deborah Harkness, novel, reading, Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, TremarnockLeave a comment on April Book Wrap!

March reading wrap: six books!

My second month’s worth of book wrap video, together with a log of the books and a link to a review I recently wrote. I’m enjoying the additional medium – can you tell?

Posted byLaura M.April 15, 2021Posted inBook ReviewsTags:authortube, books, booktube, literature, reader, readingLeave a comment on March reading wrap: six books!

Book Review: Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, one of the stars of the contemporary African writer world, tackles a narrative of love, race and displacement across continents in Americanah (2013).

Posted byLaura M.April 12, 2021April 12, 2021Posted inBook ReviewsTags:Americanah, author, book, book review, books, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, nigeria, novel, writer, writing3 Comments on Book Review: Americanah

Book Review: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

I can’t work out if this book is a symptom of my heightened interest in Victoriana or one of the causes; I review Sarah Perry’s “The Essex Serpent”.

Posted byLaura M.March 23, 2021Posted inBook ReviewsTags:book, book review, books, Essex, literature, novel, read, reading, Sarah Perry, The Essex SerpentLeave a comment on Book Review: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

February book digest

Better late than never, here’s a (video) run-down of all the books I read in February.

Posted byLaura M.March 18, 2021March 18, 2021Posted inBook ReviewsTags:book, book digest, book wrap, books, bookstagram, booktube, novel, read, readingLeave a comment on February book digest

Missing the trams – a year on.

I really miss our tram system: the Manchester Metrolink took us on various exciting adventures when we first arrived, and it’s been a year since I last went on a tramventure.

Posted byLaura M.March 17, 2021May 28, 2021Posted inLocal Adventures, MusingsTags:Ashton, Cornbrook, Deansgate, Eccles, local adventure, Manchester, metrolink, tramLeave a comment on Missing the trams – a year on.

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