#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. Oh, I love books that talk about or heavily involve music! I think it goes back to my teenage years when I was very muchContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Music”
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Reading Challenges Update #6
We’re into July and this year feels weird! So far it’s really felt like summer has come early here, and as someone who doesn’t do well in heat, I don’t like it. Can we turn it down just a touch please? Did you enjoy June? Did you take part in any Pride activities? I’ve lovedContinueContinue reading “Reading Challenges Update #6”
#5OnMyTBR: Titles Starting with a ‘G’
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here or in the post announcing it. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. Found it a bit more tricky to find titles starting with G – at the moment, there are none on my ReadingContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Titles Starting with a ‘G’”
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Recommend to Others the Most
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. I don’t find myself with the opportunities to recommend booksContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Recommend to Others the Most”
Reading Challenges Update #4
I can’t believe it’s May already! Where are the months going? This month feels weird already, as it’s got three Bank Holidays (two we get every May, a third for the coronation – I’m not a fan of the monarchy but an extra day off work is nice!), plus I’m going away for a fewContinueContinue reading “Reading Challenges Update #4”
Audiobook Review: Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom by James Danckert and John D. Eastwood
Narrated by: Liam GerrardPublisher: Tantor AudioGenre: Non-Fiction – PsychologyFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: June 9, 2020 Rating: 4/5 Stars This was a really interesting book, but it’s one of those ones I’m glad I listened to rather than read. There’s a lot of information here, but Liam Gerrard does an excellent job of conveying it in aContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom by James Danckert and John D. Eastwood”
Audiobook Review: Mad and Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency by Bea Koch
Narrated by: Rengin AltayGenre: Non-Fiction – HistoryAge: AdultPublisher: Grand Central PublishingFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: September 1st, 2020 Rating: 5/5 Stars This book is a series of biographies on various women from the Regency era, paying particular attention to difference between the popular portrayal of the era from Romance novels and shows like Bridgerton, to the actualContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Mad and Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency by Bea Koch”
Book Review: Small Town Girl by Donna McLean
Publisher: Hodder StudioFormat: ebookRelease Date: February 3rd, 2022Genre: Non-Fiction – MemoirGoodreads Rating: 5/5 You ever read certain books and once you finish it, feel angry more attention wasn’t paid to it on its release? Like it deserves attention as much as the latest celebrity biography, no matter who the focus is. Small Town Girl shouldContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Small Town Girl by Donna McLean”
Book Review: Be Scared of Everything by Peter Counter
Publisher: Invisible PublishingFormat: ebookRelease Date: October 13th, 2020Genre: Non-Fiction – Essays – HorrorGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars There’s something about horror that draws to it those of us who are, in some ways, different, and Peter Counter explores just some of them – sometimes unintentionally – in his collection of personal essays about the genre. There’sContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Be Scared of Everything by Peter Counter”
One Sentence Book Reviews
I thought I’d try something different today, as I usually get a review posted on a Monday but I don’t currently have one ready to go, so to speak. Things have just been very busy, so although I’d been reading, I’ve fallen off the review aspect. Hopefully will have something else posted later this month,ContinueContinue reading “One Sentence Book Reviews”
Unwrapping Words 