Good day, my friends and fellow bookworms, we are halfway through the week again and also over a week into a new month, so today I am going to be sharing with you what I have reading through the month of January for WWW Wednesday; a great weekly reading meme, hosted by Taking on a … Continue reading 📚 What I Have Been Reading This Month: January 2023 (#WWWWednesday)
Good day, my friends and fellow bookworms, we are halfway through the week again, so today I am going to be sharing with you what I have been reading over the last week for WWW Wednesday; a great weekly reading meme, hosted by Taking on a World of Words, which simply involves answering the following … Continue reading 📚 What I Have Been Reading This Week: 11th January 2023 (#WWWWednesday)
Hello my fellow bookworms, today I am thrilled to belatedly share with you the lovely gifts I received for my birthday, last month. As well as the other new books and DVDs I have treated myself to with Christmas and birthday money and vouchers. While I was sadly not gifted any books, I was thoroughly … Continue reading 🎁 Birthday Gifts, Books & DVDs
Hello my fellow bookworms, today I want to share with you the goodies I unboxed from my latest vintage book box from the Teatime Bookshop, that arrived just last week. I received two sachets of deluxe cocoa; a packet of raspberry & white chocolate shortbread biscuits, a promotional bookmark and postcard; and a copy of … Continue reading 📦 Unboxing My January Book Box from the Teatime Bookshop ☕
Back in November, last year, I took part in The Classics Club’s 19th Spin event, which chose Emma by Jane Austen for me. Having loved all of Austen's finished novels, I took the opportunity, when creating my new list for the club, to include them all for a re-read. I was thrilled with my result, … Continue reading 📖 Emma by Jane Austen (1815) ⭐⭐⭐
Back in January, I escaped the busyness of life and the dreary weather with Bellewether, the latest dual-narrative novel from, one of my favourite authors, Susanna Kearsley. Having previously read, and loved, six of her previous novels, I eagerly ripped through this anticipating a good dose of mystery, romance and history, and I wasn't to be … Continue reading 📖 Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley (2018) ⭐⭐⭐
Last year, through Endeavour Press’ weekly e-newsletter, I got a free copy of their republication of Theatre Royal by Michael Coren. Never having heard of the author before, I was spurred on to try it after absolutely loving another theatre history, Seven Stages by Geoffrey Trease, from this publisher, so I had high hopes for … Continue reading New Read: Theatre Royal
Hello my fellow bookworms and adaptation lovers, here are the adaptations I watched in January: Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Not Read Film Cinema At the start of the month, I had a magical trip to the cinema to see this charming sequel to the classic 1964 film; based on the books … Continue reading Adaptations: January 2019
Over the crazy-busyness of Christmas, I escaped, when I found a few quiet moments, away into Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble by M. C. Beaton, a festive e-short from Beaton's long-running, cosy-crime series. At home alone for the holidays, our smart dressing, retired-PR executive Agatha Raisin decides to show her generous side by inviting over … Continue reading Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble by M. C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin E-Short)
Hello my fellow bookworms, I hope you are all well? According to the Media and many people I work with this was a long, miserable month, but it simply wasn't true for me! I celebrated my birthday; attended a fascinating talk by Professor Alice Roberts; had an uplifting weekend away in Kent; and threw myself … Continue reading Goodbye January, Hello February 2019
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