Well, I must be mad! Having just finished the most insane reading challenge I'm taking on another! Although this time I'm hoping I can go easier and take things more at my own pace, getting through as much as I can get through but with less pressure! This time, I'll be taking part in Believathon... Continue Reading →
Autumn Overview – Teen/YA
Continuing my recap of the books I read as part of my recent 'reading challenge', today I'm summarising my thoughts on the YA books I read.I should probably add that I didn't choose any of the books I read for this, and consequently while I normally avoid posting negative reviews I wanted to post a... Continue Reading →
Autumn Overview – MG
Continuing my recap of the books I read as part of my recent 'reading challenge', today I'm summarising my thoughts on the MG books I read. I should probably add that I didn't choose any of the books I read for this, and consequently while I normally avoid posting negative reviews I wanted to post... Continue Reading →
Autumn Overview: Picture Books
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, some of the books I read as part of my recent 'reading challenge' were picture books, so I'm starting my recap with a brief summary of those. I should probably add that I didn't choose any of the books I read for this, and consequently while I normally avoid... Continue Reading →
Autumn Overview
I don't normally do a monthly review or anything like that, but since going almost entirely silent for most of October, I thought a brief(ish) recap of my reeds before heading into November, and hopefully back onto the blog more often, would be a good way to welcome myself back! So, as many of you... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday/AWOL for a while 9/10/19
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday’: What are you currently reading? The Peculiar Peggs of Riddling Woods by Samuel J Halpin I'm just a couple of chapters in but I've really enjoyed how the scene's been set and the mysterious history and rules of it laid out. Both... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 2/10/19
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday’: What are you currently reading? High-Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson I'm not too far into this yet and I'm still not sure what I think. There are things I like - the setting and voice - and things I don't - the... Continue Reading →
The Secret Starling
I received a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. The Secret Starling by Judith Eagle, illustrated by Amy Geyer. I didn't know what to expect from this, only that I'd heard very good things about it. Clara lives with her Uncle Edward in Braithwaite... Continue Reading →
A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder
A Good Girl's Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson, cover art by As part of a homework assignment, self-confessed (several times, often quite unnecessarily) good girl and work-a-holic Pippa decides to research (and surreptitiously investigate) the death of local teen Sal Singh five years earlier after he was posthumously found to have murdered another popular... Continue Reading →