Hayley Sprout

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • May Wrap Up!

    Bit of a short wrap up this month as I spent the month in a bit of a slump! However, I’ve got my reading mojo back, in time for YALC at the end of July. This month I read 2 plays, 1 poetry collection and a non fiction all about creativity.

  • Coffee Book Tag

    Yes! Another tag. I quite like this one. Even if I am slowly cutting back on the coffee. Hot coffee at least… I saw the questions on JesseTheReader’s channel in a video which you can watch HERE! And onto the questions!

  • Creativity and the idea of Big Magic.

    Back at the start of the year, I wondered into Foyles and decided to pick up Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. This was for a couple of reasons. 1) It was a really nice hardcover and it was half price, who could resist. 2) I had known of Elizabeth Gilbert as she has a lengthy…

  • Hamilton Book Tag!

    Today I bring you the Hamilton book tag. This is a tag inspired by the musical Hamilton, one that I am obsessed with and did a whole post about here, and I was tagged by my lovely friend Olivia! I’m not entirely sure who created the tag but if you know then please let me…

  • April Wrap Up

    Apologies for the delay, hello May! Had a slow start to April, reading wise, but somehow managed to finish 4 fiction novels, 1 non fiction novel and an absolutely fantastic poetry collection. Onto the books!

  • Moments in April.

    So since Wednesday, I’ve been stuck in bed with a rotten chest infection feeling sorry for myself. And to cheer myself up, I’ve decided to start a new feature for my little blog here! Sometimes when you have really shit days, you tend to forget about the really good ones. So I figured this will…

  • Silence Is Goldfish – Annabel Pitcher

    Title: Silence Is Goldfish Author: Annabel Pitcher Year Published: 2015 Source: Physically owned! Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25250548-silence-is-goldfish “My name is Tess Turner – at least, that’s what I’ve always been told. I have a voice but it isn’t mine. It used to say things so I’d fit in, to please my parents, to please my teachers. It…

  • #ShakespeareLives

    Today marks the 400th year since Britain’s most successful playwright William Shakespeare passed away. And to celebrate I thought I would add my two cents to celebrate his work and the influence his work has had on various forms of entertainment! My first exposure to Shakespeare was through school. I’m not entirely sure if this…

  • Daredevil season 2.| may contain spoilers.

    A month has past since Matt Murdock returned to our Netflix apps kicking more arse, out to protect Hell’s Kitchen. I had a proper ‘Netflix binge’ session to myself last month and conquered the whole of season 2 in one weekend. This also means this post may contain some spoilers for the show overall. And…

  • Nell Gwynn.

    A couple of weeks ago, my friend Jade & I spent the day watching the Olivier Awards in Covent Garden. The Olivier Awards are basically the Oscars of West End Theatre. And one of the shows that stood out to me at the ceremony, was best new comedy winner Nell Gwynn. Nell Gwynn stars Gemma…

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