Sam's Fireside - Cosy Book Reviews & Recommendations

“Instead of fearing a thing, try to understand it. Because understanding can change everything about the way that you feel.” 💙 I read this book for May's read for the #NeglectedFaithfulsReadingChallenge, which I actually received as an ARC quite a while back now. I have no excuse for not reading it sooner other than life just getting in the way! 📚✨ Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I love a neurodivergent read, and I can always see little parts of myself in every character I read about. Joe is adorable, brave, and nothing but honest as he learns to navigate life and all the complications it brings — especially when you throw other people into the mix! 🥹💛 The blue and yellow notebooks that Joe’s Mum has written for him are invaluable. But how can you possibly write about every eventuality that might happen in a person’s life? You can’t — and that’s where good friends who truly understand Joe come in. I loved how his friends guide...

Neurodivergent girl meets messed up bad boy - what can go wrong?! This is number three in the Townsend Harbor series, I didn't know this, before I started listening, but it really didn't make any difference. Although it took me a long minute and a few chapters to get to grips with who was who and what was what, I must admit I did end up enjoying it. Of course, I was rooting for Gemma and Gabe. Neurodivergent girl meets messed up bad boy - what can go wrong?! I enjoyed the narrators of this one (of course I did, one of them was Teddy Hamilton)! It was a quick and easy listen once I got into it and held Stars Hollow vibes -if you know, you know! I need to find the other books in the series as audiobooks, and then I can immerse myself further into Townsend Harbor as I'm pootling around the garden on these (fingers crossed) glorious summer days to come. Thank you to Tantor Media and Libro FM for the opportunity to listen to and review Bazaar Girls by Kerrigan Byrne and Cynthia ...