Book Review Time I’ve read/listened to some great books during 2021, as we are halfway through I thought I would highlight a few of my favourites. Both books fall into the historical fiction genre, one set during WW1 at Bletchley Park, England, the other follows a murder in Georgian, London 1782. The Rose Code by …
It’s time for part three of my May reads, if you missed the previous two don’t worry there are links at the end of the book reviews below. So Coming up… We have the beautifully illustrated The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mcksay and my Agatha Christie read of May, They Do It …
This blog post is Part 2 of my May 2020 Book Reviews you can read part 1 here. There were only two audio books completed this month, the third book I am still listening to, and it may be a while before I finish it. The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel is a mammoth …
As I type this it’s day 72 of staying home and social shielding from the Corvid-19 virus, that’s right not even a stroll out past my garden boundary. Reading has become a huge and happy distraction for me which also means more book reviews for you. I’ve read/listened to 11 and a bit books in …
At the beginning of 2020 I decided to ease off the volume of books I would reads, make myself slow down and enjoy each book more. I’m a target driven reader and in 2019 I read 70 books, this year I choose 50 books to read. I know that is still quite a number. All …
I’ve read 70 books this year, far more than the 45 I had targeted to read. I started the year with the first book of The Discovery of Witches trilogy, though I still have the final book to read. I will be finishing the year reading The Hunting Party, a thriller set in a remote …
It’s the beginning of August 2019 and 7 months into the year I have reached my Goodreads Reading Challenge. I’ve read or listened to 45 books! A target I thought I may just achieve when I set it at the beginning of the year. How wrong I was, clearly I’m going to need to stretch …
My 2019 Reading Challenge is off with a gallop. This year I am doing something a little different, it is time I read the books that have been sitting on my bookshelf unread for a number of years. I have written each title on a piece of paper and put them all into a jar, …
It’s the final of my book review posts for 2018, it includes a top Children’s book, some festive reads, a gripping thriller audio book and a contemporary read. I’ve smashed my reading challenge of 20 books having finished 39 book I am currently reading number 40, The Affair by Lee Child which I hope to …
The Almanac – A Seasonal Guide to 2019 by Lia Leendertz, when I started to read this little book of loveliness I realised it was not a book you read and put down but one that stays with you through the year ahead. It contains more than just facts and information but provides inspiration, even a …