Here’s my year in books (tomorrow I’ll post my favourites for 2023) – Continue reading
Tag Archives: Dodie Smith
Six Degrees of Separation – from I Capture the Castle to The Black Lake
It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
My usual policy is not to spend too much time on reviewing books that have a squillion reviews on Goodreads. So, if you want the nitty-gritty on Dodie Smith’s classic, I Capture the Castle, head over there to browse the 10,000+ reviews.
And instead of a review, I’ll share quotes that relate to the themes I enjoyed most about this novel: Continue reading
A Year of Sample Saturdays 2017
I’ve read 99 Kindle samples this year – downloading sample chapters is better than impulse buying books… I think. Of the 99 I’ve read, I’ve said ‘yes’ to 53. Of those that I’ve said yes to, a bunch I’ve now read (or have in the TBR pile), thanks to the library, ARCs and two purchases (I was at the author talks – it would have been rude not to!).
However, if I buy the remaining 47 books, it kind of destroys the small gains I’ve made on reducing the TBR stack this year. So, I’ve narrowed it down to 12 that I’m busting to read. Continue reading
Sample Saturday – epilepsy, reality tv, and a castle
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading