Hello everyone, One of the neat applications 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 there once highlighted, and … Continue reading Kindle Vocabulary Builder #3
Pages: 95Published: 27th December 1871Genre: Classic Alice is sitting in a chair scolding her kitten, Kitty, when she notices the alternate world inside the Looking Glass. She determines to explore this other world, and as soon as she steps inside, she finds a place much like yet much different from her home. She encounters a smiling clock, … Continue reading Review – Alice Through the Looking Glass
Hello everyone, We have reached the end of February and what an interesting month it has been! Here in the UK, it began with a heap of snow and ended with record high temperatures! For me, the month was similarly mixed. My reading has been up and down with some good books and a couple … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – February 2019
Pages: 403Published: 24th January 2019Genre: Psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Suicide, references to sexual abuse and self-harm Ten years ago, Jen’s cousin Meg killed herself after failing to escape an abusive relationship. Now, Meg’s ex is back and Jen’s domestic abuse helpline has started getting frightening calls from a girl who knows things about Meg – details that only … Continue reading Book Review – Don’t Turn Around by Amanda Brooke
Hello everyone, This is a fun challenge that I have recently seen on several other book blogs. I really like the idea of looking back on some of the books I have read, and ahead to the many that are on my TBR. My Most Memorable Reads – B: Books still on my TBR – … Continue reading ABC Book Challenge – B
Hello everyone, It is time for me to share another bookish poem! This time I have written a poem about being at a bookstore and buying lots of books, perhaps more than one should :) The first three verses didn't take me that long to write, but the last one took ages to get right! … Continue reading Poem – Another Book Haul
Pages: 276Published: 15th November 2018Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Suicide, drugs, sexual references When Sam falls in love with Deptford thug Derek, and Anne’s best friend Kathleen takes her own life, they discover they are linked not just by a world of drugs and revenge; they also share the friendship of the uncanny and enigmatic Deborah. Seamstress, sailor, … Continue reading Book Review – Attend by West Camel
Image credit: BBC Hello everyone, If you have read some of my previous blog posts, then you might know that The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton was one of my favourite books I read last year. I felt it was a modern classic, just beautifully written. It was adapted into a television drama in December 2017, so after … Continue reading TV Adaptation Review – The Miniaturist
Hello everyone, The regular task of choosing which books to read next only seems to be getting more difficult. With ever-lengthening TBR lists and a plethora of highly anticipated new releases to contend with along the way, it can sometimes feel like a constant dilemma! Even though I hardly ever read ARCs, I have realised … Continue reading Discussion – How I Choose My Next Read
Pages: 436Published: 9th March 2017Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Sexual assault, drug use In Surrey, Lily Monrose has only been married for three weeks. When her new husband fails to come home from work one night she is left stranded in a new country where she knows no one. Meanwhile, in East Yorkshire, Alice Lake finds a man on the beach … Continue reading Book Review – I Found You by Lisa Jewell
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