I have to take what I can get with this category as memoirs really aren't my cup of tea! Reading them puts the 'challenge' into reading challenge. Memoir about a non-famous person: Diving into Glass by Caro Llewellyn Fans of memoirs will think this is an incredible book; in many ways it is. Caro Llewellyn … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 17
Month: Aug 2019
The Week That Was…
Birds of Tokyo...thank you very much! So close, so good. ~~~~~ TV in review: Loved this short series. Read why here. ~~~~~ #rebeccabuddyread wraps up on Sunday. Will definitely be doing something like this again with the Page by Page book club. The response has been fabulous. ~~~~~ Joke of the Week: ~~~~~ Book of … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey
Where the Dead Go… About the Book: Four years after the events of Into the Night, DS Gemma Woodstock is on the trail of a missing girl in a small coastal town. A fifteen-year-old girl has gone missing after a party in the middle of the night. The following morning her boyfriend is found brutally … Continue reading Book Review: Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey
Book Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
The Kiss Quotient… About the Book: A heart-warming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick. Stella Lane thinks mathematics is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases, a job that … Continue reading Book Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Bookish TV: Z The Beginning of Everything
Z The Beginning of Everything tells the story of the early years between Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald and F. Scott Fitzgerald. It's based on the novel, Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler. I haven't read the book but I am familiar with Fowler's work having read the novel she wrote about the … Continue reading Bookish TV: Z The Beginning of Everything
The Week That Was…
I'm off to see Birds of Tokyo tonight, who are performing an exclusive set at the 60th anniversary Mount Isa Rodeo. Very excited! 🙌 🤩 💃👢 ~~~~~ #rebeccabuddyread update: this has been extended for an extra week, giving participants more time to linger over this gorgeous novel. The book chat along the way has been … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Series Feature: The Belleville Family Saga by J Mary Masters
My Thoughts: Spanning three books and set from 1942 through to the 1950s, the Belleville family series is classic Australian town and country drama, with a distinctive atmosphere of bygone days. Dramatic and absorbing, this series will take you on an emotional journey through the lives of one family, offering up a true saga opportunity … Continue reading Series Feature: The Belleville Family Saga by J Mary Masters
Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney
Normal People... About the Book: Winner: 2019 Novel of the Year and Book of the Year at the British Book Awards, and the 2018 Costa Novel Award: Sally Rooney set the books world buzzing in 2017 with her debut Conversations With Friends. Normal People is a girl-meets-boy story with a difference, interrogating the difficulties of … Continue reading Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney
Book Review: The Last Adventure of Napoleon Sunshine by Pascal Ruter
The Last Adventure of Napoleon Sunshine... About the Book: Set in Paris, a quirky novel about an inseparable grandfather and grandson who embark on a crazy adventure before life changes for good. For fans of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS and THREE THINGS ABOUT ELSIE. At the age of eighty-five my grandfather Napoleon decided he … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Adventure of Napoleon Sunshine by Pascal Ruter
Six Degrees of Separation from The Light Between Oceans to Sea Glass…
A new month means a new round of #6degrees and this month’s starting book is a wildcard – the book each of us ended with in July. You can find the details and rules of the #6degrees meme at booksaremyfavouriteandbest, but in a nutshell, everyone has the same starting book and from there, you connect … Continue reading Six Degrees of Separation from The Light Between Oceans to Sea Glass…
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