Pages: 333Published: 10th April 2018Genre: Mythological FictionContent warnings: Attempted rape, animal death In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals … Continue reading Book Review – Circe by Madeline Miller
Hello everyone, I hope all of you are well and keeping safe. Today I have a more informal discussion post, which I hope you'll enjoy reading.. Since I began book blogging at the beginning of 2018, I have noticed that there are numerous topics that the community loves to talk about and share on a … Continue reading Discussion – What Book Bloggers Love To Talk About
Pages: 380Published: 27th September 2016Genre: Historical fictionContent warnings: Child death, stillbirth Nóra, bereft after the sudden death of her beloved husband, finds herself alone and caring for her young grandson Micheál. Micheál cannot speak and cannot walk and Nóra is desperate to know what is wrong with him. What happened to the healthy, happy grandson she met when her … Continue reading Book Review – The Good People by Hannah Kent
Hello everyone, It is has been ages since I last did a post on the Kindle Vocabulary Builder, which is one of the very useful applications that a Kindle has to offer. It allows you to store all of the words that have looked up the definition for while reading. They automatically appear there once … Continue reading Kindle Vocabulary Builder #7
Hello everyone, It is time for the next instalment this fun challenge, where I look back on some of my best reads for each letter of the alphabet, and ahead to the ones that are still on my TBR and waiting to be picked up. The list of books that I have read that begin … Continue reading ABC Book Challenge – P
Pages: 319Published: 1st November 2019Genre: Psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Child death, sexual references Since Amy's daughter, Ruby-May, died in a terrible accident, her family have been beset by grief. One year later, the family decide to go on holiday to mend their wounds. An idyllic island in Italy seems the perfect place for them to heal … Continue reading Book Review – One Year Later by Sanjida Kay
Hello everyone, Well, I think it is fair to say that March was a month like no other. It has been an extremely worrying and unsettling time which has brought about wholesale changes to the way we live, and that sadly looks set to continue for several more weeks. As I have adapted to the … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – March 2020
Pages: 392Published: 20th September 2018Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Child death, racism This was a buddy read with my friend Pauliina. I am very grateful to her as she engages in such thoughtful discussion, and makes me look upon a book from a slightly different perspective. I really enjoyed reading this one with her and we … Continue reading Book Review – The Corset by Laura Purcell
Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well at this very worrying time. At the moment, books and writing are providing a valuable sense of escape, so I am even more thankful for them as I embark on social distancing. It is time for another tag post! Thank you very much to Danni for … Continue reading The Finished Books Tag
Pages: 446Published: 6th August 2019Genre: Mystery/ThrillerContent warnings: Drugs, rape/sexual abuse Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am. She soon learns not only the identity of her … Continue reading Book Review – The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
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