Hello everyone, This is a bit of a sad post to have to write. I love interacting with you all, reading your posts and sharing my thoughts on books, but I have reached a stage where I simply have to take a short break from blogging. For a number of months now, I have posted … Continue reading Hiatus Announcement
Hello everyone, Welcome to my second author Q&A! I was beyond delighted that Cara Hunter agreed to answer some of my questions, and I am really excited to share it all with you. Cara is the author of the DI Adam Fawley series of crime thrillers, set in Oxford. They are all compelling page-turners, full … Continue reading Author Q&A – Cara Hunter
Hello everyone, The end of another month! Can you believe that we are almost halfway through 2019? It is just moving into summer in the UK and I am looking forward to spending lots of time reading outside. May was my busiest and most productive month of the year so far. I read a total … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – May 2019
Pages: 422 Published: 18th April 2019 Started reading: May 17 Finished reading: May 23 Trigger warning: Drug references Synopsis It's the day her father will be released from jail. Izzy English has every reason to feel conflicted - he's the man who gave her a childhood filled with happy memories. But he has also just served seventeen years for … Continue reading Book Review – The Evidence Against You by Gillian McAllister
Hello everyone, I have finally written another bookish poem! It has felt like so long since my last one, because I found it hard for ideas and motivation, but I'm really excited to share this one with you! It is based on how it feels when you read a truly amazing book that you just … Continue reading Poem – Every Word
Pages: 312 Published: 2nd May 2019 Started reading: May 10 Finished reading: May 16 Trigger warnings: Animal cruelty, sexual content Synopsis London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment – forgotten seconds later, but for … Continue reading Book Review – The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
Hello everyone, It is time for the seventh instalment of this fun challenge, where I take a tour of some of my memorable reads and look ahead to the many, many books that are on my TBR. Looking back, G seems a very good letter for books! My Most Memorable Reads – G: Books still … Continue reading ABC Book Challenge – G
Pages: 360 Published: 18th April 2019 Started reading: May 7 Finished reading: May 10 Trigger warnings: Child death, animal death Synopsis It's one of the most disturbing cases DI Fawley has ever worked. The Christmas holidays, and two children have just been pulled from the wreckage of their burning home in North Oxford. The toddler is dead, and his brother … Continue reading Book Review – No Way Out by Cara Hunter
Hello everyone, One of the fun and perhaps lesser known features of a Kindle is the Vocabulary Builder, which is a perfect tool for people like me who enjoy learning new words and vocabulary! It allows you to store all of the words that have looked up the definition for while reading. They automatically appear … Continue reading Kindle Vocabulary Builder #4
Pages: 287 Published: 23rd July 2016 Started reading: April 22 Finished reading: May 6 Trigger warnings: Domestic abuse This was a buddy read with my friend Gem, our second buddy read of 2019 and our fifth overall. I would like to say thank you for Gem for her wonderful insight and for helping to make our discussions so enjoyable. Synopsis … Continue reading Book Review – The Mountain In My Shoe by Louise Beech
