Hello, readers! Sorry for the late book meme of the month! How did August reading go? I just realized we are well over half way through the year and it's scary. Here is a meme to keep September reading positive... Reading Inspo This shows that all those hours spent reading are not for nothing - … Continue reading Book Meme of the Month (8-09-19)
Book Review: Three-Act Tragedy
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❤️ Multiple murders. Concealed motive. Part played. The Blurb: At an apparently respectable dinner party, a vicar is the first to die...Thirteen guests arrived at dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and … Continue reading Book Review: Three-Act Tragedy
Book Haul from Munro’s Books (23-08-2019)
Recently I had the pleasure of visiting Munro's Books in Victoria, Vancouver Island. It was such a beautiful and beguiling book store. While there I made a few purchases. Here they are: The Official Sherlock Puzzle Book - buy hereLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - buy hereSherlock Holmes' Cunning Puzzles - buy hereBroken Throne … Continue reading Book Haul from Munro’s Books (23-08-2019)
Book Review: Kill Code by Clive Fleury ft. a not for the faint-hearted cli-fi that I really hope does not happen in 2031
3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dystopian future. Ex-cop fights to survive. The Blurb: When the oceans rise... Truth drowns.It's the year 2031. Our future. Their present. A world decimated by climate catastrophe, where the sun's heat is deadly and the ocean rises higher every day. A world ruled by the rich, powerful, and corrupt. A world where a … Continue reading Book Review: Kill Code by Clive Fleury ft. a not for the faint-hearted cli-fi that I really hope does not happen in 2031
Book Review: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ft. the book I can’t stop talking about
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️ Jewel protects blind girl. WW2 begins. The Blurb: Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks. When she is six, she goes blind, and her father builds her a model of their neighborhood, every house, every … Continue reading Book Review: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ft. the book I can’t stop talking about
Book meme of The Month (1-08-2019)
Hello there readers! Here is a question for you: have your ever seen Toy Story? This meme contains a quote from Woody that can definitely relate to some novels. Today's meme is... After All We've Been Through Image Credit: : http://slaplaughter.danoah.com/36-memes-for-book-lovers-that-will-make-them-happier-than-getting-a-letter-from-hogwarts/ Have you experienced this? With what book? I don't want to be a spoiler … Continue reading Book meme of The Month (1-08-2019)
Book Haul (09-07-2019)
I recently got a mini-book stack from a book sale. Guess how much money they were each?? - 50 cents. Yes, I am being honest. I ended up spending $2 on four books. Here they are: Tales from Shakespeare by Charles & Mary Lamb - Buy HerePollyanna Grows Up by Eleanor H. Porter - Buy … Continue reading Book Haul (09-07-2019)
Book Meme of the Week (01-07-19)
Hello, readers! How did June reading stack up? Are you on track for your Reading Challenge this year as we are now over halfway through the year! Can't believe it - time flies when you're stuck in a book. The meme for this week is... Living with book problems This image helps to describe how … Continue reading Book Meme of the Week (01-07-19)
Book Review: Great Expectations
4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Youth’s comeuppance documented. But where’s benefactor? The Blurb: Written in 1861, Great Expectations is a favorite among many Dickens readers. In addition to its endearing hero, Pip - a blacksmith's bot, desperate to escape his humble background - the story is populated by a vivid cast of characters from the convict, Magwitch to … Continue reading Book Review: Great Expectations
Book Meme of the Week (24-06-2019)
Welcome to yet again another Book Meme of the Week! How is June reading going? Today's meme is... Book Hangover I know I definitely experience this often with a really good book, particularly with All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, which I recently finished. I felt reluctant to start my new book … Continue reading Book Meme of the Week (24-06-2019)
Book Meme of the Week (17-06-19)
Welcome to my second week of Book Meme of the Week. Leave any bookish or meme related thoughts below. Today's meme is... Feisty Reader Has anyone had someone steal or "borrow" a book that never got back? This has never happened to me (probably because I am way too protective of my books), but I … Continue reading Book Meme of the Week (17-06-19)
Book Review: Matched by Ally Condie ft. me ranting about cheese factor!
2/5 ⭐️⭐️ 'Girl rebels society, finds love' - cliché The Blurb: In the society officials decide. Who you love, where you work, when you die. Cassia has always trusted their choices, it's hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the … Continue reading Book Review: Matched by Ally Condie ft. me ranting about cheese factor!
Book Meme of the Week (10-06-19)
Here's to starting our week off well and full of bookish joy! Today's meme is... A New Adventure This simple meme sums up what most avid readers feel before bursting into a new book. I know I certainly felt this way before reading All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, as I was … Continue reading Book Meme of the Week (10-06-19)
Book Haul 08/06/2019
What I got: These book purchases that I got were inspired by TV shows and films that I have been watching, such as Vanity Fair and The Count of Monte Cristo. Great Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Buy HereThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - Buy HereN or M by Agatha … Continue reading Book Haul 08/06/2019
Book Review: Wonder ft. a heart-felt post written on March 15 2019
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Boy humiliated because of deformed face. The Blurb: My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever, you're thinking, it's probably worse. The Review: This novel is a feel-good life-giving story. This book gives power to change hearts - where people no longer base their judgment of another upon race, … Continue reading Book Review: Wonder ft. a heart-felt post written on March 15 2019
Review: Peggy and Me
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Miranda gets dog. World turned upside-down. The Blurb: Hello dear book browser and welcome to Peggy & Me, the story of my life since getting a beautiful Shih-Tzu Bichon Frise cross puppy (I call the breed a Shitty Frise - fun) in the form of Peggy. Some of you may be thinking: "a … Continue reading Review: Peggy and Me
Book Haul 03/05/2019
What I got: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë - Buy HereThe Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins - Buy HereSelected Poems of John Keats - Buy HereAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - Buy HereBertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie - Buy HereAgatha Christie's 3 Part Crime CollectionsThe Luminaries by Eleanor Catton - Buy Here Where … Continue reading Book Haul 03/05/2019
Book Review: The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin ft. book or movie? Both terribly cheesy
2/5 ⭐️⭐️ Two strangers come together after crash. The Blurb: What if your life depended on a stranger? On a stormy went tonight, to strangers wait for a flight at the salt lake city airport. Actually Knox is an attractive, successful writer, who is flying east for her much anticipated wedding. Dr Ben Payne has … Continue reading Book Review: The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin ft. book or movie? Both terribly cheesy
Book review: The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❤️ Murder occurs. Red-herrings rife. Expertly Solved. The Blurb: Christmas 1919. Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping London, and most of all her dangerous uncle.Her salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor. There she becomes nursery maid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially sixteen-year-old Nancy. But then a … Continue reading Book review: The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes
Book Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard ft. My Shortest Book Review Ever!
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❤️ Lowly girl becomes nobility. Rebellion begins. The Blurb: Mare barrow’s world is divided by blood - those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly reds, destined to serve the silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. Mare steals what she can to help her family … Continue reading Book Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard ft. My Shortest Book Review Ever!
My Addiction To Fiction 