Ciara FosterIt's time for another 24 hour readathon! This time, I decided to read like Rory Gilmore for a whole day to see how many books from the Rory Gilmore Reading List I could read - along with lots of coffee, great food and plenty of episodes of Gilmore Girls! And I was joined by one of my best friends and fellow Gilmore Girls fan @CarolynMarieReads - enjoy!
READING LIKE RORY GILMORE FOR A DAY // gilmore girls 24 hour readathonCiara Foster2020-07-05 | It's time for another 24 hour readathon! This time, I decided to read like Rory Gilmore for a whole day to see how many books from the Rory Gilmore Reading List I could read - along with lots of coffee, great food and plenty of episodes of Gilmore Girls! And I was joined by one of my best friends and fellow Gilmore Girls fan @CarolynMarieReads - enjoy!
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)exploring slovenia, austria, germany, reading iron flame and finding cats // vlogCiara Foster2024-09-15 | The honeymoon adventure comes to an end! We finished the trip with a trip through Slovenia, Austria and Germany, managed to find plenty of cats along the way as well as finding time to read Iron Flame and get started on the next book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series! Enjoy!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)re-reading game of thrones + exploring switzerland and italy // vlogCiara Foster2024-08-30 | The honeymoon adventure continues! This time taking us through Switzerland and Italy as we explore Lugano, Como and Venice. I also continue my summer of fantasy reading with a re-read of A Game of Thrones and I dip my toe into the world of Practical Magic for the first time. Enjoy!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)getting married, a week in the mountains and reading 3 books // vlogCiara Foster2024-08-23 | We got married! Join me for an exciting vlog where we get married, head off for the first leg of our honeymoon in Chamonix in the French Alps and, of course, squeeze in time to read a book, or two (or three)!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)book unhaul, summer reading plans and wedding prep // weekly vlogCiara Foster2024-07-27 | Join me for a busy weekend, filled with lot of life updates, wedding prep, book shelf clear outs and summer reading planning
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)going to the eras tour, reading fourth wing and farmingCiara Foster2024-06-28 | Join me for one of the most exciting vlogs I've filmed - the eras tour vlog! Also joined by, yet another new reading obsession - Fourth Wing and a wholesome weekend spent at the farm!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)birthdays, bridgerton & a new favourite book series // vlogCiara Foster2024-06-01 | Join me for a calm and cosy weekend, filled with birthday celebrations, a new series of Bridgerton and a new favourite book series (ACOTAR).
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)end of year books, defending amy march + friendmas // VLOGMAS 2023Ciara Foster2023-12-24 | Christmas is almost here and on the final week of work for the year, I decided what books I wanted to read before the end of 2023, talked about the Amy vs Jo debate that comes out of every Little Women read or watch and celebrated friendmas with Sarah.
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artfestive tea, kittens & little women // VLOGMAS 2023Ciara Foster2023-12-03 | Welcome to vlogmas 2023! We're kicking off December with the classic tea advent calendar, as well as starting my Little Women readalong and getting emotional about foster kittens so, grab a mug of your favourite hot drink and enjoy!
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artfostering kittens + seeing noah kahan // WEEKLY VLOGCiara Foster2023-11-19 | Join me for an exciting week as I go to pick up 4 foster kittens and take a trip to Scotland to see Noah Kahan!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)embracing the festive season + december reading plans // VLOGCiara Foster2023-11-10 | LITTLE WOMEN DECEMBER READALONG SCHEDULE
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)a calm and cosy sunday🍂🕯️Ciara Foster2023-11-03 | Join me for a calm and cosy autumn Sunday, filled with a festive IKEA trip, Anne of Green Gables and reading by the fire.
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)autumnal weekend // baking, biking & saying bye to the reading slumpCiara Foster2023-10-27 | Last weekend, Storm Babet came to visit which gave me the perfect excuse to fully embrace the autumn vibes. So, join me for a weekend of baking, Gilmore Girls re-watching and finally shaking off the reading slump!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_art (affiliate link)how much can I ACTUALLY read in 24 hours? stopwatch readathon⏱️Ciara Foster2023-06-10 | It's time for another 24 hour readathon but this time, there's a twist! Instead of just reading as much as I can in a single day, I'll be using a stopwatch to find out how many books I can get through in 24 hours of actual reading! #24hourreadathon
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MUSIC! epidemicsound.comthe classics I want to read this spring and summer💐📚Ciara Foster2023-05-20 | Summer is approaching almost as quickly as my tbr is growing and this season, I'm determined to make a dent in my classics collection! With a focus on bright, uplifting and nature-filled books, here's my spring-summer classics tbr - enjoy!
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When I tell you this week was one of the most exciting of my life (or at least 2023), believe me! When it was announced that a theatre adaptation of A Little Life was coming to the west end, I was first in (the theoretical) line for tickets and this week, the day finally arrived and it was time to head down to London to see the A Little Life play - I'll let the vlog fill you in, but let's just say it was incredible - enjoy! #readingvlog
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_artCiara Foster Live StreamCiara Foster2023-04-24 | ...A weekend with cleopatra and frankenstein / reading vlogCiara Foster2023-04-14 | In this house, we *love* a long weekend, not least because it provides the perfect chance to devour a new book! So, making the most of the 4-day weekend we got for Easter, I decided to read Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors - enjoy!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artI own 263 books BUT how many do I still need to read?!Ciara Foster2023-03-31 | Having moved house recently, I thought now would be a great time to do some book inventory... So, I'm calling myself out and sharing every book I still need to read by going through my entire physical tbr!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artWEEKLY VLOG // unboxings, unhauls and house updatesCiara Foster2023-02-06 | 2023 has gotten off to a slightly stressful start because, WE'RE MOVING HOUSE!! Now that everything is underway, I'm back with another weekly vlog - this week featured some much needed updates, the unboxing of a very exciting debut and a book unhaul as I started packing my shelves away - enjoy!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artthe first day of 2023: hiking and reading plans // day in the life vlogCiara Foster2023-01-02 | 2023 is here! After a chilled out new year's eve with a 9pm bedtime, we started our year with an early alarm and an 11 mile hike. I also started my first read of the year and chatted all things reading plans and 2023 goodreads goal - enjoy!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artVLOGMAS // Little Women, friendmas and 2023 running plansCiara Foster2022-12-23 | Welcome to vlogmas episode 9! In this vlog, I started a reread of Little Women, celebrated friendmas with Sarah and chatted about my running plans for 2023 - enjoy!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artVLOGMAS // a surprising mystery and an exciting unboxingCiara Foster2022-12-17 | Check out Ana Luisa ❤️ shop.analuisa.com/jg-ciarafoster and use code CIARAFOSTER20 for 20% off. Guaranteed the best gift you will find. Go treat your loved ones (or yourself) this festive season 💍 #analuisavip
It's vlogmas episode eight and during the work week, I read a surprising Agathie Christie themed mystery and received the loveliest gift from @MaryAmongStories
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artVLOGMAS // festive taste test with sarah + anne of avonleaCiara Foster2022-12-14 | Welcome to vlogmas episode 7! Today was all about the festive food - Sarah joined me for some cafe hopping so we could try lots of the vegan festive food options from Starbucks, Costa, Greggs and Pret! I also continued my Anne of Green Gables obsession by reading Anne of Avonlea!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artVLOGMAS // an anne of green gables reading vlogCiara Foster2022-12-11 | Welcome to vlogmas episode 6! In this vlog, I tried to get back on track with my goodreads challenge by rereading a favourite book, Anne of Green Gables! I also did some festive baking and had some surprise book mail!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artVLOGMAS // a cosy couple of days ft. a diy fail and a very sad classicCiara Foster2022-12-09 | Welcome to vlogmas episode 5! After a busy couple of day in London, I enjoyed a few calmer cosy days at home. I tried my hand at some homemade Christmas decorations and persevered with Tess of the D'Urbevilles.
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artVLOGMAS // a festive trip to londonCiara Foster2022-12-07 | Welcome to vlogmas episode 4! I started my week with trip down to London for a work Christmas Day and a festive visit with Em. As with every trip to London this was a food filled couple of days - enjoy!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artVLOGMAS // a cosy sunday of bakingCiara Foster2022-12-05 | Welcome to vlogmas episode 3! As my only free Sunday in December, I decided to make the most of a cosy day in which featured lots of baking, finishing a book and a new Christmas movie - enjoy!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artVLOGMAS // the impossible reading challenge + decorating the treeCiara Foster2022-12-04 | Welcome to vlogmas episode 2! In this vlog, I kick start the impossible reading challenge in which I'm trying to reach my good reads goal by reading another 35 books before the end of the year... Wish me luck!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artVLOGMAS // the first festive read + tea advent is backCiara Foster2022-12-01 | Welcome to vlogmas 2022! The first episode of vlogmas features a quick trip to London, the first festive book and, of course, the return of my annual tea advent calendar taste tests! So, grab yourself a hot drink and get ready for a month of festivity!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artWEEKLY VLOG // the first festive weekend + vlogmas plansCiara Foster2022-11-26 | Check out Ana Luisa ❤️ shop.analuisa.com/ut-ciarafoster and use code CIARAFOSTER20 for 20% off. Guaranteed the best gift you will find. Go treat your loved ones this season 💍 #analuisavip
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artWEEKLY VLOG // birthdays, book haul & cottage lifeCiara Foster2022-11-13 | This weekend was Jay's birthday so we celebrated with a trip to the donkey sanctuary, a night away in a cosy cottage and lots of autumnal nature walks! I also read Cat Lady by Dawn O'Porter and started season 5 of the crown - enjoy!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artREADING VLOG // a new stephen king fave 👻Ciara Foster2022-10-31 | Welcome to my annual Stephen King 24 reading vlog! This year I took a slightly more relaxed approach to Stephen King reading and took my time with one of his books - which is now a firm favourite! Jay and I also spent the week watching lots of halloween movies and shared our thoughts on some classics - enjoy!
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My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley - instagram.com/ellieriley_artWEEKLY VLOG // a cosy week of reading and midnightsCiara Foster2022-10-23 | I absolutely recommend checking out my favourite sustainable jewellery brand - Ana Luisa ❤️ shop.analuisa.com/uh-ciarafoster You can get 10% off with my discount CIARAFOSTER20 #analuisavip
This week was all about embracing the cosy vibes of the season so join me for a week of reading, book shopping and diving into Taylor Swift's Midnights!
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_arta weekend of murder mysteries🧐🕵️♀️🔍 reading vlogCiara Foster2022-10-16 | This week it was time to embrace my inner Poirot by indulging in a weekend of murder mysteries🕵️♀️ I spent my weekend reading Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile as well as The Maiden's by Alex Michaelides so if you'd like to solve some mysteries, grab a cup of tea and join me for a weekend of reading!
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_artWEEKLY VLOG // cake week, a trip to london & game of thronesCiara Foster2022-09-30 | This week was all about cake! I took on the first week of Bake Off by making a vegan coffee and walnut cake (spoiler alert: it was a huge success). I also obsessed over House of the Dragon and read more of A Game of Thrones - enjoy!
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_artWEEKLY VLOG // my half marathon, bake off & the sourdough chroniclesCiara Foster2022-09-16 | This week it was finally time to lace up my trainers and run my half marathon! It was also a week filled with lots of baking inspired by the new season of the Great British Bake Off - grab yourself a cuppa and enjoy!
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_artWEEKLY VLOG // the last summer weekend ft. berry picking and cake failsCiara Foster2022-09-02 | I absolutely recommend checking out my favourite sustainable jewellery brand - Ana Luisa ❤️ shop.analuisa.com/vu-ciarafoster You can get 10% off with my discount CIARAFOSTER20 #analuisavip
And just like that, august was over... Join me for a final summer weekend filled with lots of nature, cosy movies, a great book and a baking fail!
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_artWEEKLY VLOG // a trip to scotland and a weekend of gothic readingCiara Foster2022-08-27 | Welcome to another weekly vlog! This week featured a trip to Scotland and lots of gothic reading - enjoy! #readingvlog
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_artWEEKLY VLOG // sad news and baking away my sorrowsCiara Foster2022-08-19 | It's that time again... And this week, I'm so sorry to have to start the vlog with some sad news about Gatsby the bunny - but also the chance to reflect on how fabulous he was and also to thank you all for your kindness throughout the last few weeks! So, as always - thanks for being here! #readingvlog
Welcome back to another weekly vlog! This weekend was one filled with lots of running, a box of new tea flavours and reading Reputation by Lex Croucher - grab a cuppa and enjoy! #readingvlog
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_artA ROLLERCOASTER WEEK // gatsby, sourdough and rainy weekendsCiara Foster2022-08-06 | Welcome back to another weekly vlog! This week was a rollercoaster (of emotions), to say the least! Kicking off with a rainy autumnal weekend, I also read two books, nursed a sick rabbit and had my last week at my old job! Buckle up because you're in for a ride - enjoy! #readingvlog
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_art✨ IM BACK ✨ cuppa and a catch up, getting ill & finally reading again!Ciara Foster2022-07-27 | After a very unplanned hiatus (which I'm VERY sorry about)... I'M BACK! Of course I had to come back with a classic weekly vlog so, grab yourself a cuppa and let's catch up as I let you know what I've been up to for the past couple of months and FINALLY get back to reading after a mammoth reading slump - enjoy (and thank you so much for being here)! #readingvlog
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_artBIRTHDAYS & CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS // weekly vlogCiara Foster2022-05-28 | Welcome back to another weekly vlog! In this reading vlog, not one, not two but three very exciting things happened - it was finally time to watch the adaptation of Sally Rooney's Conversations With Friends, Harry Styles' new album dropped and I turned 25! It was a jam packed week filled with lots of great food - enjoy! #readingvlog
My intro animation was designed by Ellie Riley -instagram.com/ellieriley_artBETH OLEARY, RUNNING & BIG BOOKS BOOK CLUB // weekly vlogCiara Foster2022-05-02 | Welcome back to another weekly vlog! In this reading vlog, I got my hands on one of my 2022 highly anticipated releases and read The No Show by Beth O'Leary. I also let you in on my half marathon training plans and talk about The Big Books Book Club - enjoy! #readingvlog
The Big Books Book Club Pick #1 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (May - July 2022) Check out my co-host @MaryAmongStories Join us on Discord - discord.gg/Nu3MazN79Q