This month we read (or tried to read...) Beartown by Fredrik Backman. I thought this was beautifully written and completely fleshed out - everyone felt extremely real with real motivations and emotions. But my god it was slow moving...
Like I mentioned in my Book Club 2023 review video - eventually I read the plot summary online and decided to return my copy to the library without finishing it. If it was half the size, I probably would have really enjoyed it. But it was way too slow for me to be enjoyable.
However, I didn't realise there's a TV show from HBO! Haven't watched it yet, but that might be a better medium for the story, in case you're interested in giving it a go!
Read/listen/watch this one? What did you think? ❄️
2023-12-28 16:41:51 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 I can't believe it's been another year 😳 thankfully we had lots of good books this year as part of our Book Club! Here's a recap of what we read.
Some links down below if you want to get them yourself!
January: Wish you Were Here
Feb: The Windsor Knot
March: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
April: Beautiful World, Where Are You
May: Daisy Jones and the Six
June: Away with the Penguins
July: The Beekeeper of Aleppo
August: The Midnight Library and/or How to Stop Time
Sept: The Diary of a Bookseller
October: Home
November: Remarkably Bright Creatures
December: Beartown
2023-12-23 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋
Just a heads-up, there is no Youtube video tomorrow. I was hoping to get one in after Mum left, but that's fallen through. So sorry, please forgive me! 🥹
Hope you guys are having a great December so far! 🎄🎁
2023-12-18 12:11:53 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋
Join me for all the drama of my Mum's latest visit to England! 🏴 Hope you guys are having a great December so far ☺️
2023-12-16 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 My Mum's visiting 😳 ahhhhh
Join me for a chaotic vlog before my Mum gets here! Can't wait to tell you all about what we get up to next week 🎉
2023-12-09 10:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 When you say the word "wreath" enough, it doesn't really sound like a real word... anywho! I made my first-ever Christmas wreath. Actually, my first-ever wreath, period.
I got my kit here in case you wanted to give it a try (or find something similar!)
Hope you like the video!
2023-12-02 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Readers!
For December, our Book Club Pick is Beartown by Fredrik Backman! We read "A Man Called Ove" by the same author a few years ago, and I saw this one received a bunch of great reviews! So let's try!
What is Book Club?
My goal is to read more - so I started Book Club! Each month, I’ll post what I’m reading and you are welcome to join in! At the end of the month, we’ll share our thoughts on the book (no spoilers in case you're still reading).
You can try and read each book, or pick and choose, or not! It’s totally up to you.
Happy Reading!
2023-11-29 19:00:02 +0000 UTC
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This month I read Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (her debut novel, by the way!)
I thought this was really sweet and very enjoyable to read. There's a few bits that you certainly need to suspend reality for (and probably a good 100 pages that could have been trimmed down near the middle/end) but I thought it was a really good book. Even though it's a bit chunky, I found the book to sail by pretty quickly and was very easy to pick up and get back into it. I can see why so many book clubs choose this one!
What did you think? Let me know (#nospoilers for those still reading) down below!
2023-11-28 19:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Can you believe I never watch British Christmas adverts? Until now?? 📺🎄
I know everyone does this now on YT, so I've always avoided it. But this year I wanted to break with tradition and see what all the fuss is about.
Have a favourite Christmas advert? Let me know!!
2023-11-25 10:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋
We were talking about Patreon video ideas on stream recently and someone suggested funny Christmas stories! I love it 🙏 🎄I know it's a bit early, but I'm working on planning/filming/editing many of the December videos early since my Mum will be here in December.
Please feel free to post any funny/silly/wild/weird stories that happened to you/loved ones around Christmas time! Or you can email them to adventuresandnaps@gmail.com
2023-11-23 19:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 A few people have been asking: what's the A+N PO Box address? Annoyingly there's no way to have this info pinned somewhere on Patreon, so here's the details:
Alanna Naps
PO Box 302
FAVERSHAM
ME13 3DR
GB
The real address is held with Royal Mail, so if you'd like to send anything to the PO Box, please just make sure to use them! Other couriers won't have access.
Thank you so much! ☺️
2023-11-22 19:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 This week I wanted to show you a bit of each day! This week was all over the place, but it was fun and I hope you had a good week, too!
2023-11-18 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 Let's paint!
Huge thank you to Jamie for sending this kit - I wanted to redeem myself after the horrible first attempt at Bob Ross on Patreon five years ago!! FIVE!! Wow.
Hope you guys enjoy the video and have a great rest of your weekend! 🎉
2023-11-11 10:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋
I'm working on a video - ask a foreigner living in the UK- and I need your help!
Please leave a questions down below ☺️ It can be about me, about living in the UK, etc etc. It can be silly or serious, the more the merrier!
After (nearly) 8 years living in the UK, ask me anything!
Thanks so much!
2023-11-08 15:31:11 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 Originally this was gonna be a Bonfire Night taste test, but it got a bit derailed!
If you're celebrating tonight or tomorrow, I hope it's clear weather where you are! 🔥 either way, hope you have a great weekend 🎆
2023-11-04 10:00:05 +0000 UTC
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For November, I'll be reading Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt! A friend who's in a Book Club back home said they read this and she really enjoyed it - that's good enough for me!
I'll also be reading Britney Spears' new book whenever my local library finally gets a few copies..!
What is Book Club?
My goal is to read more - so I started Book Club! Each month, I’ll post what I’m reading and you are welcome to join in! At the end of the month, we’ll share our thoughts on the book (no spoilers in case you're still reading).
You can try and read each book, or pick and choose, or not! It’s totally up to you.
Happy Reading!
2023-10-29 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 Grab a cuppa and let's share spooky stories!
Thanks to everyone who sent me their own spook'em 🙏 hope you guys have a great rest of your weekend and a great end to October!
2023-10-28 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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This month we read Home by Toni Morrison and I really enjoyed it. It's not necessarily a "happy" read, but I thought it was beautifully written and really gripping.
Some readers mentioned they wanted a deeper look into the characters while some argued for the opposite. I actually preferred the short book and only getting a glimpse into the characters and their stories - like a little snapshot where we know we're not seeing the entire picture.
Really well done where all the characters truly feel like full, real people. Great book!
2023-10-27 17:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 Welcome to another episode of Butler's Kitchen, where my partner gives me a recipe that I have to create - Spooky Edition 👻
Hope you guys have a great rest of your weekend and if you do end up giving this recipe a go, let me know how it turns out!!
2023-10-21 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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I'd love to do a Spooky Stories video for Patreon this month! If you have a personal scary story, or seen something weird happen, or perhaps a local legend in your part of the world - pls let me know!
🎃👻🕯️
2023-10-15 08:18:15 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 Happy Spooky Month!
Originally I was thinking of doing a spooky taste test but when I saw this at Tesco, I knew we needed to do it lol
Hope you guys enjoy the video and have a great rest of your weekend! Any spooky month plans? Let me know! 🎃
2023-10-14 09:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 Happy Saturday!
This week's video is a little look into what I've been up to this week - and a bit chaotic! Mentally I've been all over the place this week.
But it's starting to properly feel like autumn now which I love 🙏 hope you have a cozy blanket and a hot drink nearby!
2023-10-07 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋
It's basically October which means happy (nearly) Spooky Month! I love October - big jumpers, cozy hot drinks, the leaves changing... perhaps a pumpkin spiced latte or two??
This video was a bit cursed - how timely!
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
2023-09-30 09:00:04 +0000 UTC
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For October, I'll be reading Home by Toni Morrison (my first Morrison book, too!) Shoutout to Emma who inspired this pick! It's quite a bit shorter than our picks lately and the font is huge (which helps with my healing eyes lol) Hope you guys enjoy it!
What is Book Club?
My goal is to read more - so I started Book Club! Each month, I’ll post what I’m reading and you are welcome to join in! At the end of the month, we’ll share our thoughts on the book (no spoilers in case you're still reading).
You can try and read each book, or pick and choose, or not! It’s totally up to you.
Happy Reading!
2023-09-29 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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This month our Book Club pick was The Diary of a Bookseller and I kind of hated it! I read about 80 pages and decided to stop. To be honest, I was really surprised! This was recommended by multiple people and has great reviews, but ultimately I couldn't stand it 😅
#nospoilers .... The author seemed so miserable and not in a banter-funny kind of way, just an annoying way (at least to me). I thought the concept was interesting and I did like the insight at first, but eventually the complaining just got too repetitive. I know what it's like dealing with the public (not fun) but the snarky comments about all his customers made me feel sad lol
Did you read/listen to this? Let me know what you thought!
2023-09-28 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 This week I got laser eye surgery... and survived!! Here's a look into what happened.
As I write this (Friday) I'm still trying to limit my time on the comptuer/my phone which seems to cause the most irritation. Hopefully that will improve soon!
2023-09-23 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋
This week I visited Bath! I wanted to share some early-access footage from our upcoming Youtube vlog and tell you all the gossip of how the trip went!
Have you been before? Thoughts??
Hope you have a great rest of your weekend 🎉
2023-09-16 09:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 Can you believe we've been a Patreon community for FIVE YEARS?? Pardon?? 🤯
I wanted to react to some old videos but also share some A+N lore with you guys ☺️ thank you so much for your support and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
2023-09-09 09:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋 Happy Saturday!
I had a pretty insane week 😅 and wanted to share some clips from what I've been up to!
HUGE thank you for everyone's support - on here, Twitch, Youtube, social media... it means a lot to me ☺️ Hope these clips make you laugh and you have a great rest of your weekend!
Also, Patreon has launched a new update called "Collections." Rather than trying to shift through posts via tags, I'm creating some Collections for various things you might like to check out - past livestreams for Best Buds, PO Box Hauls, Patreon Only Videos and Book Club reviews! Hopefully it should make it easier to find/organize content.
2023-09-02 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreon! 👋
For September's Book Club, I'll be reading The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell A friend recommended it so here we go! All I've read about it is: "hilarious account of life in Scotland's biggest second-hand bookshop." Sounds good to me!
What is Book Club?
My goal is to read more - so I started Book Club! Each month, I’ll post what I’m reading and you are welcome to join in! At the end of the month, we’ll share our thoughts on the book (no spoilers in case you're still reading).
You can try and read each book, or pick and choose, or not! It’s totally up to you.
Happy Reading!
2023-08-30 07:34:03 +0000 UTC
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