Back with another instalment as I try to reduce the books on my Want to Read shelf. For those who like numbers, as I have done this 37 times before, I have gone through 185 books. I have actually managed to remove 93 books – the first book on the list today is currently numberContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #38”
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Book Blogger Hop: July 8th – 14th
Book Blogger Hop The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, it was relaunched on February 15, 2013 by Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addict. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weeklyContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop: July 8th – 14th”
Book Review: DIY or Die by Andy Carrington
Format: ebookRelease Date: March 1st, 2022Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars I hadn’t heard of Bradford based poet Andy Carrington prior to him reaching out to offer me an arc of his latest collection, DIY or Die. I admit, I don’t know many poets at all. Poetry is something I dip in and out of now andContinueContinue reading “Book Review: DIY or Die by Andy Carrington”
Top Ten Tuesday: 8 Anticipated Books
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Oh this is an interesting one! This one was submittedContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 8 Anticipated Books”
Book Review: Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: July 5th, 2022Genre: Fantasy – Historical – RomanceGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars I’ll admit I was completely and utterly swept away by this book. Set in a fantasy version of Spain, where instead of bulls, they fight dragons, Zarela is the daughter of a flamenco dancer and a Dragonador. Her fatherContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez”
Book Blogger Hop: July 1st – 7th
Book Blogger Hop The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, it was relaunched on February 15, 2013 by Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addict. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weeklyContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop: July 1st – 7th”
Graphic Novel Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969
by Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neill (Illustrator)Publisher: Knockabout ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Alternate HistoryRelease Date: April 1st, 2011Goodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars I feel like I am too far into this series to back out now, but seriously, what is this? I gave this a two star on Goodreads, which they suggest translates as ‘it was okay’, and ifContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969”
Top Ten Books on my Summer 2022 To-Read List
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This should be fun! There’s quite a few books I’mContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Books on my Summer 2022 To-Read List”
Book Review: False Colours by Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Cornerstone DigitalFormat: ebookRelease Date: February 28th, 2011 (first published 1963)Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars After two books, Heyer is now one of my favourite authors. There’s a wonderful wit to her work, and characters who are delightful and frustrating and funny. She has this way of really drawing a couple together, and planting seeds forContinueContinue reading “Book Review: False Colours by Georgette Heyer”
Book Blogger Hop – June 24th – 30th
Book Blogger Hop The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, it was relaunched on February 15, 2013 by Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addict. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weeklyContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop – June 24th – 30th”
Unwrapping Words 