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
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
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
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 So many books, so little time! I've been reading … Continue reading WWW Wednesday – Wednesday, 12th 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. 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
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 indulging in three ARCs this week: I started … Continue reading WWW Wednesday – Wednesday, 5th May 2021
5th August 1957. The island of Spinalonga closes its leper colony. And a moment of violence has devastating consequences. When time stops dead for Maria Petrakis and her sister, Anna, two families splinter apart and, for the people of Plaka, the closure of Spinalonga is forever coloured with tragedy. In the aftermath, the question of … Continue reading Book Review: ‘One August Night’ by Victoria Hislop
I seem to be spending a lot of time reading new releases this year, so I'm taking part in the 2021 New Release Challenge. I've set myself the challenge of reading and reviewing over 30 books published in 2021 before the end of the year. https://unconventionalbookworms.com/2021-new-release-challenge-review-link-ups/ These are the books published in 2021 that I’ve … Continue reading 2021 New Release Challenge
