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Book Review: A Fire in Their Hearts

Here is my review for the novel, A Fire in Their Hearts by Philip Paris, publishing later next month: Historical fiction is my favourite genre, so I was captivated by the description. The prologue really drew me into this story, but unfortunately it is a slow read until the book catches up to where weContinue reading “Book Review: A Fire in Their Hearts”

Hannah Plays…Thank Goodness You’re Here!

This is the start of a series of posts that are my reviews of different games I’ve either enjoyed or hated playing. Some games will have been around for a while already and some I will review new releases. The first of this series is the game: Thank Goodness You’re Here! Thank Goodness You’re Here!Continue reading “Hannah Plays…Thank Goodness You’re Here!”

Fairs & Festivals: My Easter Break

For those who do did & didn’t celebrate Easter, I hope you all had a wonderful break and time with loved ones. Here in the UK, we get both Good Friday and Easter Monday off as bank holidays. This allowed us to spend some time around the house and go out to do some funContinue reading “Fairs & Festivals: My Easter Break”

Hello Fresh Review

I’m sure at some point in the past year you have heard or seen an advertisement for Hello Fresh. I felt like I couldn’t escape a commercial on the radio or on one of my husband’s podcasts. From October to mid-January, we gave in and tried it. I’m going to highlight some pros and consContinue reading “Hello Fresh Review”

My Go-To Beauty Products

Besides running this blog, one of my other projects I focus on is an Instagram page called Cross Reviews. On this page, I review and talk about various health and beauty products. I try and be honest with all of my reviews so readers can make informed decisions about what they buy. I have dryContinue reading “My Go-To Beauty Products”

Birchbox Review

Since May of 2020, I have been getting a Birchbox every month. Birchbox is a beauty box subscription service where you have hand picked skincare and beauty products delivered to your door. You fill out a quiz online to help them get a better understanding of what products would best suit you. Overall, I thinkContinue reading “Birchbox Review”