Welcome my friends and fellow bookworms π€ I am pleased to announce that summer is just around the corner for us Brits (hopefully π€), after an unusually cold spring, and that also means that 20 Books of Summer 2024 is also nearly upon us. Books of Summer is one of my favourite yearly reading events, … Continue reading β Here Comes the Sun… & 20 Books of Summer 2024 (#20booksofsummer24)
π The Other Gwyn Girl by Nicola Cornick (2024) βββ
Welcome my friends and fellow bookworms π€ In this post I am going to be sharing with you my thoughts on the brand new historical novel, with a dual-narrative, The Other Gwyn Girl by the popular author and historian, Nicola Cornick, published earlier this year in March. I was lucky enough to get a review … Continue reading π The Other Gwyn Girl by Nicola Cornick (2024) βββ
π What I Have Been Reading: April 2024 (#WWWWednesday)
Welcome my friends and fellow bookworms π€ Today, I am going to be looking back on what I read this unusually grey, cold, wet April. As usual I am going to be doing that with the help of WWW Wednesday: a great reading meme, hosted by Taking on a World of Words, which simply involves … Continue reading π What I Have Been Reading: April 2024 (#WWWWednesday)
π Agatha Raisin and the Curious Curate by M.C. Beaton (2003) ββ
Welcome my friends and fellow bookworms π€ In this post I am going to be sharing my thoughts on Agatha Raisin and the Curious Curate by M.C. Beaton: the thirteenth book, published in 2003, from the long-running, cosy-crime series, that follows the bullish amateur sleuthing of the smart dressing, retired-PR executive Agatha Raisin. One of … Continue reading π Agatha Raisin and the Curious Curate by M.C. Beaton (2003) ββ
π Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum (1908) β
Welcome my friends and fellow bookwormsΒ Today I am going to be sharing with you my thoughts on the childrenβs novel, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum, which is the fourth book in the magical Oz series, that was published in 1908. With no copies available through my library, I again … Continue reading π Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum (1908) β
π The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (2023) βββ
Welcome my friends and fellow bookworms!Β Today I am sharing with you my thoughts on the mystery novel, The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman. This is the third book in, TV presenter turned author, Osmanβs bestselling The Thursday Murder Club series, that was published in 2023. I waited a good five months on … Continue reading π The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (2023) βββ
π Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1907) ββ
Welcome my friends and fellow bookwormsΒ Today I am going to be sharing with you my thoughts on the children's fantasy novel, Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum, which is the third book in the magicalΒ Oz series, that was published in 1907. With no copies available through my library, I fell back on the … Continue reading π Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1907) ββ
π What I Have Been Reading: March 2024 (#WWWWednesday)
Welcome my friends and fellow bookworms π€ Today, I am going to be looking back on what I read this windy, wet March. As usual I am going to be doing that with the help of WWW Wednesday: a great reading meme, hosted by Taking on a World of Words, which simply involves answering the … Continue reading π What I Have Been Reading: March 2024 (#WWWWednesday)
π Wintering by Katherine May (2020) βββ
Welcome my friends and fellow bookwormsΒ Today I am going to be sharing my thoughts on the bestselling memoir, Wintering by Katherine May, that was published in 2020. May isΒ a new-to-me author, but I had heard a good deal about this book on YouTube, which I was drawn to because of my struggles with anxiety, … Continue reading π Wintering by Katherine May (2020) βββ
π Maskerade by Terry Pratchett (1995) βββ
Welcome my friends and fellow bookwormsΒ Today I am going to be sharing my thoughts on the fantasy-comedy novel, Maskerade by Terry Pratchett, which is the 18th book in the fantastical Discworld series, published in 1995, and the 5th to follow the 'Witches' storyline. In the mountain kingdom of Lancre, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg … Continue reading π Maskerade by Terry Pratchett (1995) βββ