Reading Ireland Month 2025

It’s fast approaching March which in the bookish world, is Reading Ireland Month, hosted by Cathy at 746 Books. I’ll be using it as an opportunity to tackle the TBR stack and will be selecting from the following: Continue reading

Reading Ireland Month 2024

It’s fast approaching March which in the bookish world, is Reading Ireland Month, hosted by Cathy at 746 Books. I’ll be using it as an opportunity to attack the TBR stack. I’ll be selecting from the following: Continue reading

A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne

Six Degrees lets me find links between the various books I read – sometimes a theme, sometimes an odd detail, sometimes it’s something totally random. But there’s also book serendipity (as described by Bookish Beck) – I don’t keep track of it, but I notice it. When I began A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne, I was aware of the serendipitous links to other books I was reading or had just finished. Indulge me a moment – Continue reading

20 Books of Summer (except that it’s Winter)

Cathy at 746 Books is hosting the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge again this year. As Cathy explains, it’s the most relaxed reading challenge you’ll participate in (swap books out, change your target, do whatever). The challenge is straightforward – read twenty books between June 1st and September 1st. Continue reading

My Best Books for 2022

 

I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck). Continue reading