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Some photos from the #shinenight 10km walk in Liverpool for Cancer Research last night with the awesome @catherinespruce82 . It was incredibly hard for me and was the biggest challenge I’ve overcome since beating cancer so I’m really proud of us both! The marshalls and ambulance crews all along the route were brilliant, and I was truly touched by the kindness and support from passers by and drivers. All this plus walking through the magnificent architecture and historical buildings in the city centre reminded me how much I love Liverpool 💖 #wedidit #cancersurvivor #cancerresearchuk #loveliverpool #soproud #fabfriends @cr_uk

This is likely to be an unpopular opinion but I’ve just DNF’d this audiobook as I couldn’t cope with another 10 hours of it. I had hugely high hopes for it after all the rave reviews I read about the book itself but there were a few things I couldn’t get past. Firstly, the animal cruelty where the aftermath was graphically described in the first part. It’s a hard limit for me in a book and it sickened me. I had to fast forward it when I got too upset by the details and tried to persevere but as the protagonist had a cat, I found myself on edge in case something happened to it as well. Secondly, the narration. It may be that the narrator’s performance fit with the somewhat childlike demeanour of the character but I found it almost set my teeth on edge. Then when the cat began to narrate the story, I cringed. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy viewing things from a different perspective but it was too much for me. Life is pretty stressful at the moment so, as a mood reader, I have to acknowledge that I may have been more engaged with the narration and plot if I was in a different headspace and that’s why I rated it 2 stars on Audible rather than the 1 star I considered giving it. As an aspiring author I have the utmost respect for anyone who writes and published a novel, especially when they bring joy and entertainment to so many people. This one just wasn’t for me, not right now. #bookwormlife #unpopularopinion #dnfedit #audiobooksofinstagram #bookreviews #bookstagram

Heard some music coming from the park a few minutes away from our house and eventually curiosity got the better of us. We stumbled across @heavybeatbrassband playing a set as part of the free Celebrate Halton Music festival taking place across the area this weekend. Absolutely brilliant, looking forward to seeing them live again some time! I’ve promised Isabella and Daniel we’ll go and catch another one of the free performances in the town tomorrow, great idea @halton2021 👍#hbbb #celebratehaltonmusic #lovelivemusic #lovethisband #familytime💕

I’m really enjoying The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge but it seems someone else is too… I put the book down for a couple of minutes and Rincewind snuggled up to it before falling fast asleep. I haven’t the heart to disturb my floofy reading buddy so I’ll find something else to occupy me for now 🐈😻 @rincewindthecat2019 #bookwormlife #bookstagrammer #ukbookstagrammer #catmumlife #catstagrams #gingercatsrule #floofy #lazysundayafternoon

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