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Hi! I'm Leigh. Self-confessed book nerd with lots of time on my hands


I've always loved reading. Ever since I was little, my head has been stuck in a book of some form. It's as if I've never not had a book in my hands. 


So imagine my absolute horror when I discovered I've only read 279 books in my life! What on earth?!


And then a couple of weeks ago, I saw a TikTok which said that you only need to hold 1000 books to class as a library... This seems like a realistic target for me. Now - I have a lot of space in my home but not enough to hold 1000 books. So using the wonders of technology (Libby) and my own little stash of books, I'm going to aim to read 1000 books over the course of my life. 


So join me as I work my way through my TBR pile and grow my own little library as I aim to reach 1000 books on my Read list. 


CURRENT LIBRARY COUNT: 148 (1st Jan 2023)

CURRENT ALL TIME READ: 332 (1st Jan 2023)

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