For 2020, I'm planning on four challenges and one regular meme. I'm continuing with my personal creation, #TheClassicsEight, in which I aim to read eight classics from my own shelves over the course of the year. #AWW2020 is a given. For those who aren't aware, I coordinate the challenge and editorial team, while also functioning … Continue reading Ready, Set, Go! Reading Challenges for 2020
Month: Dec 2019
Book Review: Bone China by Laura Purcell
Bone China... About the Book: Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft's family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the same … Continue reading Book Review: Bone China by Laura Purcell
The Classics Eight Challenge Wrap Up
A personal challenge I set for myself this year was to read eight classics. I have a bit of a habit of collecting pretty editions of classics, but I don't necessarily end up reading them, so this challenge was a way for me to actively change that. I picked eight because in the past when … Continue reading The Classics Eight Challenge Wrap Up
Book Review: Inexpressible Island by Paullina Simons
Inexpressible Island (End of Forever saga – book 3)... About the Book: They were ready for anything ... except the end. The must-read conclusion to the epic End of Forever saga by Paullina Simons. Julian has lost everything he ever loved and is almost out of time. His life and death struggle against fate offers … Continue reading Book Review: Inexpressible Island by Paullina Simons
Merry Christmas
Wishing you all a very bookish Christmas! 🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄 🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄📚🎄
Book Review: A Beggar’s Kingdom by Paullina Simons
A Beggar’s Kingdom (End of Forever saga – book 2)... About the Book: Love was just the beginning ... The second novel in Paullina Simons' stunning End of Forever saga continues the heartbreaking story of Julian and Josephine, and a love that spans lifetimes. Sometimes a second chance is your only hope. Is there a … Continue reading Book Review: A Beggar’s Kingdom by Paullina Simons
#BookBingo2020 – The BIG Reveal
Pop on your sunnies because you are about to be dazzled! In honour of a brand new decade, #BookBingo has put on its party wear. I've teamed up once again with Mrs B's Book Reviews and The Book Muse. It's going to be a little different for 2020, the card has less squares, allowing us … Continue reading #BookBingo2020 – The BIG Reveal
Book Bingo 2019 – It’s in the bag!
Round 1: The Sweet Hills Of Florence by Jan Wallace Dickinson – written by an Australian woman Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – themes of inequality Round 2: Matryoshka by Katherine Johnson – set in the Australian mountains The Cottage at Rosella Cove by Sandie Docker – set on the Australian coast Round … Continue reading Book Bingo 2019 – It’s in the bag!
#aww2019 Wrap Up
It's bit like listmania around here at the moment! Even though 2019 is not over, when I consider the amount of days left against my immediate tbr pile, I can safely call this challenge a wrap at 72 books. My goal was 80, so not quite there this year, but close enough for me to … Continue reading #aww2019 Wrap Up
Top Reads for 2019
This year I've narrowed down my top reads of the year to 30. I've used my standard rules: must have been rated at 5 stars, published this year, and I need to remember it without consulting Goodreads. 2019 has been a good year for reading - this list could have had at least ten more … Continue reading Top Reads for 2019
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