A Comeback?

 *ahem* Hi :)

So, firstly, I would like to apologise for dropping off the face of the earth for a few months, I sort of forgot I had this blog. If it makes you feel any better, I completely forgot I had a bookstagram too (my resolution to not neglect these accounts died a swift death as soon as I got into a massive reading slump). But I'm giving this another go in the hopes it'll give me something to do during the week. 

There are few updates:

- I turned 21 in July, and am fully feeling the affects of old age already... arthritis quickly settled in the morning of my birthday and I regret taking my youth for granted. 

- I graduated from university with an upper second-class, first division (2:1) and had my graduation ceremony four days after my birthday. (Safe to say, I wasn't sober for a good week). 

- I'm back at university studying for my masters degree in English Literature, a decision that shocked absolutely no one. 

With me being back at uni, I have a lot of free time on my hands in between my lectures and studying; I'm only in one day a week with classes lasting from 10am to 5pm. Due to this surprising turn of events, I've started trying to get back into my hobbies in an attempt to make the dull pain of life pass just that little quicker. 

I'm reading more, I just finished Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco, the final book in her trilogy surrounding witches, demons, the seven sins, and a whole heap of mystery. 

I've also slowly started to get back into my writing. The novel I'm working on took a backseat over the last few months, but I'm going to try and schedule in some time every day to try and get through the first draft. I wanted to write something a little simpler on the side as a little project to help me get back into the swing of things, and have started writing a story on Wattpad (gotta get back to those roots and all that). 

I'm planning on writing some blog posts in advance so there's new content every week, and hopefully by doing this I'll be able to stay on top of posting on here. This blog will become my first priority in terms of book blogging, and my bookstagram will be my second priority which will only be updated when I've finished a book and end up doing a review of it. These reviews will also be posted on here in due course. 

I hope you all look forward to the upcoming content, and enjoy reading my thoughts and opinions on all I cover. 


Love you lots,

Katie x

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