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Hi guys 👋🏻
Here are my reads for June 2026 …
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J K Rowling ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Floating Venice Bookshop by Annabel French ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu ⭐️⭐️.5
The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer
Harry Potter and the Half Bloof Prince
Harry Potter and the Hakf Blood Prince
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hi guys 👋🏻
So we are somehow halfway through the year!!
This year I wanted to set some reading intentions for 2026. I find Reading Challenges, although fun, quite tricky to stick to, especially set titles as I think my book choice (unless it’s for Book Club) is quite driven by my mood and what I fancy at the time, as well as releases in certain months.
Lets see how its going so far…
January: 5
February: 6
March: 6
April: 3
May: 4
June: 5
January: Thriller, Fantasy, Festive, Romance.
February: Memoir, Thriller, Romance, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, True Story.
March: Thriller, Romance, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Crime/Detective.
April: Fantasy, Mystery, Crime, Romance, Historical Fiction.
May: Thriller, Domestic Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Japanese Healing Fiction.
June: Thriller, Fantasy, Humorous Fiction, Crime, Contemporary Romance.
January: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Audible)
February: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Audible)
March: A Neighbours Guide to Murder (Spotify)
April: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Audible)
May: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
June: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
So far…
So far…
So far…
So far…
Most days I do this 30 minuted (min) split over my morning, lunch break and in bed before I got to sleep.
Did you set any reading intentions for 2026?
How are they going?
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hi guys 👋🏻
Here are my reads for May 2026…
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The New Neighbours by Claire Douglas ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Want To Know A Secret by Freida Mcfadden
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu ⭐️⭐️.5
Walking on Sunshine by Heidi Swain ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu 🐈
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix & Walking on Sunshine by Heidi Swain
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Audible)
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hi guys 👋🏻
Here are my reads for April 2026…
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins-Reid
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hi guys 👋🏻
Here are my February 2026 reads…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban by JK Rowling
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything In Between by Ruth Jones & James Cordan
⭐️⭐️.5
Galentines Day by Rebecca Anderson
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Felix, The Railway Cat by Kate Moore
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
When the Cranes Fly South by Liza Rizden
⭐️⭐️⭐️
When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Rizden
Felix, The Railway Cat by Kate Moore
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Rizden
SPOTIFY
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
AUDIBLE
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hi guys 👋🏻
Here are my January 2026 reads…
The Vanishing of Class 3b by Jackie Kabler
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Lies You Told by Harriet Tyce
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Slammed by Colleen Hoover
⭐️⭐️
The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling (1/3)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Vanishing of Class 3b by Jackie Kabler
The Vanishing of Class 3b by Jackie Kabler
The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan SPOTIFY
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling (New) Full Cast Audio Edition- AUDIBLE
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hi guys 👋🏻
Another day, another bookish post! This is my complete 2025 list of booms that I read. So if you are looking for any recommendations, look no further.
I’ve added a little code to sort the books a little and represent the variety of formats I have read in and why I chose certain books.
Colour code:
DNF – means ‘did not finish’
I have put either ‘Audible’ or ‘Spotify’ next to my audiobooks, so if you see that its the audio version.
DISCLAIMER: ’25 books for 2025′ was a little challenge I set myself – I almost read half of the books I needed to but, I did trail off a little towards the end of the year keeping up with Book Club Books and my seasonal reads. But 11 isn’t bad.
It’s a wonderful life: Illustrated Edition
The Teacher by Freida McFadden
I died on a Tuesday By Jane Corry
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
Sleep by C L Taylor
This year’s for you and me by Emily Bell DNF
The Other Tenant by Lesley Kara
A Company Of Liars by Karen Maitland (Audible) 1/2
Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding (Re-Read)
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (Re-Read)
Friends Forever by Danielle Steele
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime by Mark Haddon
With This Kiss by Carrie Hope Fletcher
A Company Of Liars by Karen Maitland (Audible) 1/2
The Doctors Wife by Daniel Hurst
Ward D by Freida McFadden
The Wake Up Call by Beth O Leary
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara
The Girls by Lisa Jewell
I haven’t been entirely honest with you by Miranda Hart (Audible)
The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini
Best Summer Ever by Heidi Swain
The Tenant by Freida McFadden
The Boy Who Lived by David Holmes
(Audible)
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee
Return to the Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee
(Audible)
Funny Story by Emily Henry
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
(Audible)
The Split by Sharon Bolton
Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
Book Boyfriends by Lucy Vine
Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer 1/2 (Spotify)
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden
Little People, Big Dreams: Lenny Henry
Blind Spot by Paula Hawkins (Quick Read)
Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer 1/2 (Spotify)
A Gypsy in Auschwitz by Otto Rosenberg
The Story Spinner by Barbra Erskine (Audible)
Blackout by Emily Barr (Quick Read)
The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
Strange Houses by Uketsu
The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose (Novella)
The Crash by Freida McFadden
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis
A Slow Burning Fire by Paula Hawkins
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Future boy by Micheal J Fox (Audible)
The Intruder by Freida McFadden
All Wrapped Up by Heidi Swain
Love and Lattes at Pumpkin Hollow by Victoria Walters
The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan (Audible)
The Christmas Holiday by Phillipa Ashley
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore (Spotify)
The Cinnamon Bun Bookshop by Laurie Gilmore (Spotify)
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J K Rowling – Full Cast Audio Edition (Audible)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J K Rowling (Audible) 50%
The Christmas Clue by Nicola Upson
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J K Rowling (Audible) 50%
All We Want For Christmas by Phillipa Ashley
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore (Spotify)
Not another Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton
Total no of Book Club Books: 8
Total completed books of my ’25 for 2025′ challenge: 11
Total no of books altogether: 63
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hi guys 👋🏻
Just like every year, I have a Harry Potter Christmas tree 🎄 it goes up in our bedroom.
So here it is in all its glory! Super happy with it again this year. Loving the addition of the floating candles too 😍
I love the coloured lights and that they are the Hogwarts house colours. I also have some star lights around our curtains (also Hogwarts house colours)
It looks super magical in our room, I love it.
The Sorting Hat works so well as a tree topper too!
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hi guys! 👋🏻
This is always one of my favourite posts to do for Blogmas! Anyone who knows me or has followed me on here will know that me and my twin sister are big Harry Potter fans, so this is of course one of my favourite parts of decorating…
The Harry Potter Christmas tree.
I have collected quite a few different Harry Potter tree decs over the years, and in more recent years they have become much easier to come by with shops such as Primark selling quite a vast range each year.
I have also bought a few from our various trips to the Warner Bros tour in Watford. We went for the ‘Hogwarts in the snow’ event and it was truly magical , as was the Christmas merch in the shop.
The Harry Potter tree has a brand new location in the flat this year. We have had a lot of redecorating done and with added furniture etc it couldn’t really fit nicely in the master bedroom, so it has taken up residence in our spare room, which is basically an office (So my husband will feel very festive when he works from home, whether he likes it or not haha)
Lets take a look!
I love it!
I was so chuffed a few years ago when I found Christmas lights that were the Hogwarts house colours. I also love the way that Gryffindor house ribbons look instead of tinsel.
I do have a Harry Potter tree topper but I was unable to locate it this year so I went back to my original tree topper of my Sorting hat (which tbf looks pretty awesome)
Do you have a themed tree? If so, what is it?
20 days to go!!
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hi guys 👋🏻
Here are my June highlights…
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Roseanne Byford 