Our Five Favourite Books Of All Time

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 thebeautifulbookbreakLeave a comment

Everyone has a list of their favourite books of all time. Well maybe not a physical list, but definitely an idea floating around in their subconscious, of the books that they could read again and again, or that only needed reading once, but packed a massive punch. For those of us who have a passion for reading, the list of all time favourite reads can get a little long. But if you had to pick a top… 5… What would they be..? Here are our top 5 reads each and why we love them so much. Do you agree? What are your favourites? Let us know.

Kate’s 2020 Reading Challenge – Update 1

April 11, 2020April 27, 2020 thebeautifulbookbreakLeave a comment

Hey, Hi, How are you?

It’s the lesser spotted Kate here.

I think my last book review was this one My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan or Kate’s Love Letter to Oxford., which a friend of mine lovingly referred to as me being on drugs and then on the come down, I love that feedback. I mean, how am I supposed to top that?Read More »

Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas

May 3, 2019May 4, 2019 katesbooksandbeauty1 Comment

“The book was falling… I was reaching for it, and …. your lips were in the way” – I loved this line, it made me laugh so much.

Ah the joy of buying random books from Amazon for my Kindle. I saw this book initially on Goodreads and thought ah well, give it a go. I downloaded the sample chapter and had to download the rest of the book immediately. Now when I say I had to download immediately it was more to do with me being intrigued as to what was actually going on.

March Wrap Up

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 thebeautifulbookbreakLeave a comment

We LOVE reading other people’s round ups of their month of reading, so we thought we’d share what we’ve loved and not-so-loved this month in our bookish world. We’ve had a really good response so far to these monthly posts so Thank You x

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 thebeautifulbookbreak7 Comments

Ahhhhhh I am done!!! And oh it’s good, it’s so wickedly good!

First things first, this is the second book in the series by Sarah J Maas. If you have not read the first book, A Court of Thorns and Roses, do not and I repeat, do not read more of the review.

Instead, go and read it, right now! I’ll wait……

February Wrap Up

February 28, 2019March 18, 2019 thebeautifulbookbreakLeave a comment

New for 2019 – a monthly wrap up – we LOVE reading other people’s round ups of their month of reading, so we thought we’d share what we’ve loved and not-so-loved this month in our bookish world.

The Flower Girls – Alice Clark-Platts

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 thebeautifulbookbreak3 Comments

First of all, thank you to Raven Books for sending me this beautiful hardback copy of The Flower Girls to read and review. It was so wonderfully packaged when I received it, I almost didn’t want to open it. But I was so glad I did, this was a FANTASTIC read!

January Wrap Up

January 29, 2019February 27, 2019 thebeautifulbookbreak1 Comment

BOOK SWAP – The Single Girl’s To Do List – Lindsey Kelk and Pretty Girls – Karin Slaughter

January 27, 2019January 27, 2019 thebeautifulbookbreak1 Comment

Every so often we like to do a book swap. Kate likes YA mainly and Becca enjoys thrillers. It’s good to try something different, so we came up with a book swap where we each give each other one of our reads and see what the other thinks.

This month we did ‘The Single Girl’s To Do List’ by Lindsey Kelk (being Kate’s chic lit choice) and ‘Pretty Girls’ by Karin Slaughter (being Becca’s thriller choice). Here’s what we each thought of our respective swaps!Read More »

Wardrobe Wisdom From A Royal Lady’s Maid – Alicia Healy

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This is a gorgeously illustrated ‘how to’ for dressing and taking care of your clothes written by Alicia Healy who trained at Buckingham Palace, before travelling the world, taking care of her wealthy clients’ wardrobes – in summary I couldn’t have been more excited about this book when I saw it on the shelves in Waterstones. The part where it has been published by The National Trust also greatly excited me as I spent a summer volunteering with The National Trust in their historical fashion collection and loved every minute of it.Read More »

The Beautiful Book Break

Two Best Friends sharing their love of books with some home baking and beauty tips thrown in.

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