Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week, we’re all looking at which books we’ll be reading this summer. This week’s TTT post is a bit different, with book bloggers being invited to post their Bookish … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: My Bookish Wishlist
We’re back in self-isolation again, and the week has gone slowly enough, even with working from home, so I wanted to get my teeth into a decent book this weekend to while the hours away. I’d won a copy of ‘Unknown Male’ in a Twitter competition a few weeks ago, and the premise sounded great... … Continue reading Review of ‘Unknown Male’ by Nicolás Obregón
‘A Glasshouse of Stars’ is a sensitively written, dreamlike tale of Meixing who, along with her family, is a recent immigrant from ‘Old Land’ to ‘New Land’. Her newly-inherited house, ‘Big Scary’, becomes a world of childhood imagination and a safe place away from the racism and bullying that she encounters in the New Land. … Continue reading Review of ‘A Glasshouse of Stars’ by Shirley Marr
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week, we’re all looking at which books we’ll be reading this summer. Out of the physical books on my shelf, I think that I’m most looking forward to reading … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Summer TBR list
I was lucky enough to win a signed copy of this lovely book in a Twitter competition run by P & G Wells, an independent bookseller on College Street, Winchester. They can be found on Twitter as @Bookwells or online here. Thank you! You can get your own copy of ‘The Ash Museum’ here. The … Continue reading Book Review of ‘The Ash Museum’ by Rebecca Smith
This weekly challenge is hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. All you need to do to participate is to answer these three questions: What are you currently reading?What have you recently finished reading?What will you be reading next? What I’m currently reading I feel like I'm back on form now and … Continue reading WWW Wednesday – Wednesday, 9th June 2021
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s rather convoluted top ten title really got me thinking. Which books have I been really annoyed about finishing? Which have I heard about others reading, and got jealous … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books that I loved so much, I wish there were more just like them
Description from the publisher: The explosive new thriller featuring MI6 operative Luke Carlton on his most terrifying mission yet.Deep within the Arctic Circle, three scientists from the UK's Arctic Research Station trudge through a blizzard in search of shelter. They see a cabin ahead. It appears abandoned. No lights. No snowmobile outside. But as they … Continue reading Audiobook review of ‘Outbreak’ by Frank Gardner
Thank you to Alex at mybookworld24 for their nomination. They’ve sent me 11 questions to answer in this post, so here goes.. 1. If you could swap places with a celebrity for one day, who would it be? I’d love to see the world through Bill Bryson’s eyes for a day. He’s great at noticing … Continue reading The Liebstar Award
This weekly challenge is hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. All you need to do to participate is to answer these three questions: What are you currently reading?What have you recently finished reading?What will you be reading next? What I’m currently reading I’m enjoying a much more productive week for reading … Continue reading WWW Wednesday – Wednesday, 2nd June 2021
