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Sep 6, 2021
3 min

On the importance of a bedtime routine

I am, much to my own chagrin, an adult. And this means that a lot of my life is spent doing things I would rather not do, such as waking...

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Mar 2, 2021
3 min

Why March is the absolute worst month

March sucks. I hate March. Everyone on social media is off fawning about how wonderful it is that spring has finally arrived, but here's...

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Apr 7, 2020
17 min

Face full of my favorite makeup

Hello again, it's me! Welcome to Quarantine: Day 10. Time has ceased to hold any meaning. To keep myself from going insane, I am keeping...

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Mar 16, 2020
2 min

Coronavirus Special

So, it's here - coronavirus has hit us all like a stack of hammers (I've mixed metaphors, I know) and so we're all hunkering down and...

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Self-care for when politics make you sad

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Feb 1, 2020
3 min

Self-care for when politics make you sad

I'm a bleeding-heart lefty liberal American living in the Britain of Brexit and Boris Johnson. Politics makes me sad an awful lot of the...

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About

I’m Amélie, I love books and reading, and I also love talking about them.

I’m incredibly lucky to be bilingual, so I read books in both French and English, and will talk about both of those on here – although I will do more in English, since I know that’s probably what the majority of the people who ever find this blog will be interested in!

I also like history, traveling, Shakespeare, coffee, cheese, musicals, Italian Baroque art, the ballet, Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You, flowers, makeup, high heels, and baking. Yes, I’m a walking cliché. I am aware.

Please do tweet at me with any suggestions/book recommendations/thoughts.

In case you’re curious – yes, Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book of all time.

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