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 For once, I’ve just got two books on the … Continue reading WWW Wednesday – Wednesday, 23rd June 2021
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
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 There's not been a lot of reading going on … Continue reading WWW Wednesday – Wednesday, 26th May 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. In the words of Rupaul Charles: This week, I am serving you... Ten book quotes about reading (the last bit probably wasn't in the style of Rupaul, but I like … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Book Quotes about Reading
I'll be honest with you, when I first started reading this teen novel, I found the premise laughably daft… a girl moves to the Isle of Wight, gets her period, and starts to have magical powers. And wow, does it go on about periods! However, when I got further into the novel, I enjoyed the … Continue reading Book Review of ‘Hexed: Don’t Get Mad, Get Power’ by Julia Tuffs
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 Im late to the party today with my WWW … Continue reading WWW Wednesday – Wednesday, 19th May 2021
In ‘Skyborn’, Sinead O’Hart has created a magical story set in several different magical worlds. Her characters are appealing in their bravery and comradeship, and there are many layers to both Bastjan and Alice, who grow more appealing as the novel progresses. I like the way that we get a lot about Bastjan’s backstory right … Continue reading Book Review of ‘Skyborn’ by Sinead O’Hart
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. It’s a lovely challenge this week: Books with Nature on the Cover. I’ve tried to find a range of natural images - it was a great excuse to troll through … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Nature on the Cover
