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Life In My 30's
  • A hand holding a stack of manga volumes outdoors including A Sign of Affection volumes 2 and 3, Witch Hat Atelier volumes 5, 6, and 7, and A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch volume 1.
    2026 | Books

    It’s Been A While // April Wrap-Up

    Hours 12 July 202612 July 2026

    Well, it’s been a while since I reviewed a book. Apologies, it has taken so long. I was going to do a long post with…

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  • A vertical stack of ten fiction books sits on a white surface in front of a bright window. The spines face forward, displaying titles mainly in the horror and thriller genres. From top to bottom, the authors and titles include Stephen King's "Carrie," Carissa Orlando's "The September House," Stephen Graham Jones's "I Was a Teenage Slasher," Asia Mackay's "A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage," Denise Mina's "The Good Liar," Ande Pliego's "The Library After Dark," T.J. Payne's "Intercepts," Vincent Tirado's "You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom," Sarah Pinborough's "We Live Here Now," and Kylie Lee Baker's "Japanese Gothic."
    2026 | Books

    12 New Releases // July 2026

    Hours 1 July 202612 July 2026

    The 12 new releases was supposed to help me with not buying as many books. I did not factor in becoming a kindle girlie (more…

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  • A tall, slightly leaning stack of eighteen colorful paperback and hardcover books sits on a white surface next to a black printer. Notable titles in the stack include Where the Crawdads Sing, Paladinโ€™s Grace, Silvercloak, and The Book Witch. The spines feature a mix of bright pinks, greens, and blues. To the right, a row of black Agatha Christie "Poirot" novels is visible on a shelf in the background.
    2026 | Books

    ๐Ÿฃฬถ๐Ÿคฬถ 8 New Releases // June 2026

    Hours 7 June 20267 June 2026

    Well it is more 8 new releases than 12 this month. It seems a lot of American June releases are actually coming out in July…

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  • A disorganized pile of dozens of empty aluminum and plastic medication blister packs scattered across a textured, golden-yellow shag carpet. All of the pill compartments have been popped open and emptied.
    2026 | Lifestyle | My IBD Journey

    World IBD Day 2026 // Do I Still Have IBD?

    Hours 19 May 202619 May 2026

    Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day whilst living with IBDโ€ฆ but this year, I found myself asking a question I never thought…

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  • A close-up, eye-level shot of a row of colorful contemporary romance and fiction paperbacks standing vertically on a white bookshelf. The spines are vibrant, featuring various shades of orange, blue, purple, and pink. The visible titles from left to right include: "Heart Strings" by Ivy Fairbanks (Orange spine with autumn leaves). "You Had Me at Pumpkin Patch" by Anita Faulkner (Light blue spine with a pumpkin illustration). A series by Laurie Gilmore with illustrated shopfronts on the lower half of the spines: "The Pumpkin Spice Cafรฉ," "The Cinnamon Bun Book Store," "The Christmas Tree Farm," "The Strawberry Patch Pancake House," and "The Gingerbread Bakery." Three books by Hannah Grace: "Icebreaker" (Purple), "Daydream" (Light Blue), and "Wildfire" (Pink).
    2026 | Books

    12 New Releases // May 2026

    Hours 2 May 20262 May 2026

    It was a big book haul in April, so these 12 new releases for May can’t exceed more than that! If you don’t know why…

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  • The book cover for Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles, the first book in the Starlight Grove series, features a dramatic, layered landscape in shades of deep purple and vibrant pink. It depicts the silhouettes of a coniferous forest and mountains under a cloudy, sunset sky. The title is written in large, white, hand-drawn script across the center, surrounded by small silhouettes of birds in flight. A blurb at the bottom by Ana Huang describes it as "an addictive small-town romance with a thriller twist."
    2026 | Books

    Not The Best Reading Month // March Wrap-Up

    Hours 12 April 202612 April 2026

    It wasn’t the best reading month this past March. Work and life has been busy, still tweaking the new layout. And I felt a little…

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Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day whilst living with IBDโ€ฆ but this year, I found myself asking a question I never thought I would.

Do I actually still have IBD?

After 3 surgeries, having everything from the ileum down removed and now living with a stoma, my Ulcerative Colitis is no longer active. Thereโ€™s nowhere left for the disease to flare in the way it once didโ€ฆ so where does that leave me?

Am I someone who had IBD? Or am I still someone living with it?

In todayโ€™s blog post, I wanted to explore that question because IBD is so much more than just a bowel disease. Even without active disease, I still live with the effects it left behind.

A stoma gave me my quality of life back after years of immense pain and failed treatments, but it isnโ€™t a cure. Itโ€™s a management route with its own ups and downs.

Iโ€™d love to know if anyone else with a stoma has ever questioned where they fit within the IBD community now ๐Ÿ’œ

Link: https://hannahmariebrankley.com/world-ibd-day-2026-do-i-still-have-ibd/

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Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to cele Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to celebrate my brother and Iโ€™s birthday at @casabiancausk ๐Ÿฅฐ

Highly recommend the spaghetti carbonara! ๐Ÿ˜‹

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From winter to spring ๐ŸŒธ #2026 #LifeRecently From winter to spring ๐ŸŒธ

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I feel like this book is on many people's favourit I feel like this book is on many people's favourite lists... Do I add it to my TBR?

Day 284 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a black cat on the cover ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›

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Even when the supermarket only has a small selecti Even when the supermarket only has a small selection of books, I find em ๐Ÿ˜‚

Day 283 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a skull on the cover

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Look what came! ๐Ÿ˜ Scroll to see which book I got Look what came! ๐Ÿ˜

Scroll to see which book I got for my first Aardvark book club box! I am so excited to read this, and I'm so happy we now have Aardvark in the UK.

Day 282 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a creepy doll on the cover

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Apologies, this post is late; there are so many go Apologies, this post is late; there are so many good books this month and whittling them down was difficult.

I also had to account for the 25- yes, you read that correct, 25 kindle book I bought in this month's 99p deals ๐Ÿ˜…

Here are the October releases that are on my radar:
๐Ÿ“š The Haunted Librarian by Auralee Wallace
๐Ÿ“š The Dues & Don'ts of Magic by Delemhach
๐Ÿ“š The House Built on Alligator Bones by Sophia Huneycutt
๐Ÿ“š She's a Doll by Barbara Truelove
๐Ÿ“š A Christmas Bookstore Murder by Sue Minix
๐Ÿ“š Merry Spooky Love by Josie Silver
๐Ÿ“š Look What the Cat Dragged In by Jason Rekulak
๐Ÿ“š What a Nightmare by Rebekah Faubion
๐Ÿ“š Entities to Lovers by Mallory Marlowe
๐Ÿ“š Barb Jacobs Just Won't Die! by Tanya Pell
๐Ÿ“š When the Night Comes Knocking by Katherine Daniel
๐Ÿ“š Snowed Inn by Valerie Bowman

What did you add to your October wishlist?

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