Format: PaperbackPublished: July 8th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – HistoryGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars This was a great book to finish 2023 on! Meet the Georgians contains a range of short biographies on various historical figures from 1714 to the 1830s, including Byron, Mary Wollstonecraft, Olaudah Eqiano, the Ladies of Llangollen, and many more. Peal keeps theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Meet the Georgians by Robert Peal”
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#5OnMyTBR: Not Set in UK/USA
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. I amended this one – the actual prompt is ‘In Translation’, but I’m not sure how many translated books are currently on my TBR! GotContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Not Set in UK/USA”
Book Review: Anti-Social by Nick Pettigrew
Publisher: CenturyFormat: MOBIRelease Date: July 23rd, 2020 Rating: 5/5 Stars I received this book from the publishers via NetGalley. Reviews remain my own. I usually end up saying this in the reviews I do of non-fiction, which probably tells you the kind of non-fiction I’m drawn to, but this is not an easy read. Yes,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Anti-Social by Nick Pettigrew”
Book Review: Hidden Valley Road – Robert Kolker
Publisher: Quercus BooksFormat: MOBIRelease Date: 9th April, 2020Genre: Non-Fiction Rating: 5/5 Stars This is a difficult book to read, with a lot of truly gut wrenching and heart-breaking moments. It is not an easy read, and if you are thinking of picking it up, I would suggest checking content warnings and being aware going inContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Hidden Valley Road – Robert Kolker”
Death in Hollywood – Peter Underwood [Books]
Death in Hollywood is a really interesting, fascinating set of mini-biographies, covering some of the most well-known names in Hollywood. There are also many names which would perhaps be unfamiliar to those who aren’t familiar with the ‘classics’ of Hollywood’s so-called Golden Age, but that’s part of what makes this book so intriguing. This isn’tContinueContinue reading “Death in Hollywood – Peter Underwood [Books]”
