I've been a day ahead of myself all week, until today, when I woke up thinking it was Thursday...how exciting to realise that the weekend was already here! š In earth shattering news, I started an adult ballet class this week, attending with my newly minted adult daughter. The pain was real, however, I really … Continue reading The Week That Was…
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Book Review: Greenwood by Michael Christie
Greenwood... About the Book: 2038. On a remote island off the Pacific coast of British Columbia stands the Greenwood Arboreal Cathedral, one of the worldās last forests. Wealthy tourists flock from all corners of the dust-choked globe to see the spectacle and remember what once was. But even as they breathe in the fresh air … Continue reading Book Review: Greenwood by Michael Christie
Top 10 Tuesday
Top 10 Tuesday was originally created by The Broke & the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana @That Artsy Reader Girl. It features a different bookish theme each week and this weekā¦ā¦ Top 10 Books That Gave You A Book Hangover I follow Top 10 Tuesday each week on All The Books I Can … Continue reading Top 10 Tuesday
Book Review: A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
A Long Petal of the Sea... About the Book: September 3, 1939, the day of the Spanish exiles' splendid arrival in Chile, the Second World War broke out in Europe. Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life ā and the … Continue reading Book Review: A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The Week That Was…
Happy Valentine's day! ā¤ Love and kindness go hand in hand. For me, Valentine's day has always been about spreading joy more than romance. So here's to friendship that has risen out of a mutual love of books and the joy that bookish love and connection brings to each of us. ~~~ Joke of the … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Thinking out loudā¦ Content warnings for books
Weāve all read a book (or many) that contains something that we find personally offensive, distressing, or off putting. Many of us might have certain themes weād prefer to avoid, I certainly do. But how do we go about this? Iām finding it increasingly difficult to be able to identify if a book is going … Continue reading Thinking out loudā¦ Content warnings for books
Book Review: Bjelke Blues edited by Edwina Shaw
Bjelke Blues: Stories of Repression and Resistance in Joh Bjelke-Petersenās Queensland 1968ā1987... About the Book: āBjelke Blues gives heart and soul to the remembrances of the men and women who were at the end of police batons... at the front line fighting for justice and decencyā ā Matthew Condon, journalist and author of Three Crooked … Continue reading Book Review: Bjelke Blues edited by Edwina Shaw
Book Review: Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
Big Lies in a Small Townā¦ About the Book: North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women's Correctional Center. Her dream of a career in art is put on hold - until … Continue reading Book Review: Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
#BookBingo2020 ā Round 2: Themes of crime and justice
In the Clearing by J.P. Pomare Often after having read a thriller, the most common thing youāll hear is: āThat twist!ā I canāt say that with this one though, because In the Clearing has as many twists as a wizened old oak tree. Itās imaginatively clever, laying down pavers to walk you in one direction … Continue reading #BookBingo2020 ā Round 2: Themes of crime and justice
The Week That Was…
This week has been more of a drag myself through it kind of a week, going from waking on Sunday with a headache that progressed by Monday to a migraine which then eased off on Thursday to a low level headache. Today is the first day I've felt human and fully functioning. Our wet season … Continue reading The Week That Was…
