Glimpsing Gembles

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My name is Gem; a writing student, former nurse, and beach bum wannabe, sharing my thoughts on healthy foods, books, living with chronic illnesses and food intolerances, and all sorts of other musings!

Four Mini Book Reviews

Hi everyone! Have you been enjoying some great books lately? I read 4 books this month. I know this is peanuts for some, but for me, that’s a good effort! In terms of my 2020 reading goals, I’ve accomplished one already by doing so! *You can read about my goals in my Reading Goals for […] Read more…

10 Goals For 2020

Hello! At the beginning of 2019, I wrote a post called 19 Things For 2019. I chatted about how I went with these goals in my Mid Year Goals Check In post, and in my 2019 Things For 2019 Wrap Up post. Today I’m here to set 10 Goals For 2020. Yes – I’m not doing 20 […] Read more…

Reading Goals For 2020

Hello! I hope you’ve enjoyed some time relaxing and reading lately. Today I want to talk about reading goals for 2020. I love reading. I love setting goals. So, setting my reading goals is embarrassingly enjoyable! I talked about how I went with last year’s goals in my 2019 Reading Goals Wrap Up post. I’m […] Read more…

The Huntress – Book Review

Where do I start? This book is amazing. Absolutely stunning. The Huntress, by Kate Quinn, moved quickly and surely up my list of favourites, even before I’d finished it, and now sits in the company of the likes of The Book Thief. Pages:  560 Published: Feb 26, 2019 Genre: Historical Fiction Medium I consumed it in: Physical […] Read more…

Bookish Journal For 2020

Hi there! I haven’t done a post like this before. Today I want to share with you the bookish journal that I’ve set up for 2020. It’s absolutely not as pristine or aesthetically pleasing as the vast majority of journals that are shared on blogs! But I thought, seeing how it’s at the stage before […] Read more…

What I Read in 2019

Hello! I read some great books in 2019; I was lucky to read many that I rated 4 – 5 stars, which is awesome. Here are the 50 books I read with links to the reviews I wrote or to the Goodreads synopses. I hope this list gives you some ideas for books you might […] Read more…