This week has felt like three weeks long...that's what happens when you're in the last week of term. Those school holidays are so close, yet still so far away! ~~~~~ Book Bingo appeared on You Tube. I've gone on about this a fair bit since it happened last Friday night, but I'm still glowing from … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Month: Jun 2019
Book Review: Allegra in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel
Allegra in Three Parts… About the Book: ‘I can split myself in two... something I have to do because of Joy and Matilde. They are my grandmothers and I love them both and they totally love me but they can't stand each other.’ Eleven-year-old Allegra shuttles between her grandmothers who live next door to one … Continue reading Book Review: Allegra in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel
Book Review: The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout
The Wonder of Lost Causes... About the Book: A single mum learns that her son can talk to a very special dog - and the lessons the dog teaches will transform them all. Dr Kate Blunt will do anything for her son, Jasper. Well, almost anything. Kate's always told him he's not allowed to get … Continue reading Book Review: The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout
#BookBingo hits YouTube
I was pretty chuffed on Friday to see this Tweet: Book vlogger My Reading Days documents her progress so far with our bingo card. Crossing mediums like this, and also seeing other reviewers, who I don't even know, using the bingo card was rather thrilling. So much time goes into choosing categories each year, theming … Continue reading #BookBingo hits YouTube
TV in Review: Ekaterina
Ekaterina The Rise of Catherine the Great Season One About the Show: Released in 2014, Ekaterina is a Russia-1 historical television biographical series starring Marina Aleksandrova as the eventual Russian empress Catherine the Great. It tells the story of princess Sophie Friederike Auguste, and her rise to power to become Empress of Russia, following a … Continue reading TV in Review: Ekaterina
#BookBingo – Round 13
An easy category to fill this week as I read quite a few books that fit this particular bill. This round gives me a vertical line filled, right down the middle, so bingo! Fictional biography about a woman from history: The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer The Age of Light is a fictional biography … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 13
The Week That Was…
Only two posts since my last week that was. My reviews have slowed down this week, the combination of a busy week with reading one of the thicker novels from my review tbr. The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout. It's thick, but so far rather brilliant. Speaking of busy weeks, this one was … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Imperfect by Lee Kofman
Imperfect... About the Book: By the time she was eleven and living in the Soviet Union, Lee Kofman had undergone several major operations on both a defective heart and injuries sustained in a bus accident. Her body harbours a constellation of disfiguring scars that have shaped her sense of self and her view of the … Continue reading Book Review: Imperfect by Lee Kofman
Book Review: Love and Other Battles by Tess Woods
Love and Other Battles… About the Book: Three generations of women. Three heartbreaking choices. One unforgettable story. 1969: Free-spirited hippie Jess James has no intention of falling for a soldier ... but perhaps some things are not in our power to stop. 1989: Jess's daughter, Jamie, dreams of a simple life - marriage, children, stability … Continue reading Book Review: Love and Other Battles by Tess Woods
The Week That Was…
Ladies in Black. If you missed my post raving about it, you can read it here. I loved this movie and almost want to watch it again this weekend but I'm determined to read the book before I re-watch. ~~~ This has to be the funniest thing I've seen online in ages: When you live … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Theresa Smith Writes 