Hello everyone, My goodness, we are so close to the end of 2018 and it seems to have gone by very quickly! How has that happened? Christmas is coming up and I am planning to publish a post almost every day in December. Overall, November was a fantastic month. It was my best and most … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – November 2018
Hello everyone, I am really looking forward to participating in the monthly 24-hour readathon hosted by my friends Lili and Noriko, which begins at 8pm on Friday. It is the second time I will take part, having done so back in July. Back then it was really fun and fulfilling, and I especially liked interacting … Continue reading 24 Hour Readathon TBR – November 2018
Pages: 370Published: 27th July 2017Genre: CrimeContent warnings: Domestic violence, sexual references, drug use You're waiting for your beloved husband to get home from work. You're making dinner, looking forward to hearing about his day. That's the last thing you remember. You wake up in hospital, with no idea how you got there. They tell you that you … Continue reading Book Review – A Stranger In The House by Shari Lapena
First of all, thank you very much to Dora for nominating me for this tag. She has a wonderful blog, so please do give her a follow! Rules Thank the person who gave you the award Include a link to their blog Select 7 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly Nominate those bloggers … Continue reading The Versatile Blog Award
Pages: 377Published: 25th January 2018Genre: Psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Child death, animal cruelty, references to rape Twenty years ago, Dennis Danson was arrested and imprisoned for the brutal murder of a young girl. Now he’s the subject of a true-crime documentary that’s whipping up a frenzy online to uncover the truth and free a man who has been … Continue reading Book Review – The Innocent Wife by Amy Lloyd
Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well. It is time for me to post my monthly poem! Ideally, I would write more than just one poem in a month, but because I put very little time aside in my life for creativity at the moment (I am working on it), that is all I … Continue reading Poem – A Literary Ride
Pages: 300Published: 15th July 2015Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Diabetes story line, suicide I read this book as a buddy read with my friend Gem @ Glimpsing Gembles, and I have to thank her for our lengthy, insightful discussions. We have read three books together now and I have enjoyed every moment. When Natalie's nine-year-old daughter Rose suddenly … Continue reading Book Review – How To Be Brave by Louise Beech
Hi everyone, Ever since I became a book blogger, I have been fascinated by the art of writing book reviews. They account for a very high number of my posts, and are the most common type of post that you see across our community. I am particularly interested in the methods and the thought processes … Continue reading Discussion – Compiling My Bookish Thoughts
Hello everyone, First of all I have to thank Rae @ Thrifty Bibliophile for coming up with the idea for this post. I came across it on her wonderful blog (which you must follow, by the way!), and decided that I would like some of these posts myself. One of the impressive features of a … Continue reading Kindle Vocabulary Builder #1
Image credit: BBC Hello everyone, I am a regular visitor to the Bristol Central Library. A historic building located right next to the cathedral of the city where I live, it is where I get a lot of my physical books. The library is the largest and most visited in Bristol, containing the widest selection … Continue reading Bristol Central Library
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