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
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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
Things that are making me happy this week
01. If it hadn’t been for lockdown, I would never have had Lune perfection delivered to my door early on Saturday morning (or three courses on Monday night from Mr Bianco). Continue reading
Ten years, ten top books
It hadn’t occurred to me to make a list of my top ten books of the decade until I saw such lists popping up everywhere. Given that books, blogging and lists go together like sand and sea, it’s ridiculous that I haven’t been working on my list for months! Continue reading
Six Degrees of Separation – from The Dry to I Am Charlotte Simmons
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
Six Degrees of Separation – from The Outsiders to The Other Typist
It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up!
This month we begin with the classic teen novel, The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. Continue reading
20 Books of Summer – it’s a wrap
As the clock strikes midnight, the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge will draw to a close. Those extra few hours won’t make a difference to my final tally. I read 21 books (but I’m a little behind on reviews…). Continue reading
Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts
01. I’ve finished uni for the semester. Now I’m planning six weeks of fun. 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. By Cathy’s own admission, she doesn’t have a great track record with her own challenge… But I do! As I’ve done in previous years, I’m using this challenge to read from my to-be-read stack (with a particular focus on hard copies). The challenge is straightforward – read twenty books between June 1st and September 3rd. Continue reading
My Best Books for 2017
As I did last year, I’m paying less attention to four and five star ratings and more attention to the books that are still speaking to me. Continue reading