Drumroll...this is the end! A full bingo card for 2019, finishing on the square: A book written by an author with the same initials as you For this one, I picked Bitter Leaves by Tabatha Stirling. But I didn’t actually finish it. I think my issue with this novel is mostly to do with the … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 25
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Six Degrees of Separation from Sanditon to The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant
It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means a new round of #6degrees, and this month’s starting book is Sanditon by Jane Austen, her last novel, which was also unfinished. Despite loving Jane Austen, I have never read Sanditon. The unfinished aspect of it has always bothered me. I don’t want to read something … Continue reading Six Degrees of Separation from Sanditon to The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant
Book Review: The Christmas Witch by Carla Caruso
The Christmas Witch... About the Book: Misfiring spells. A gorgeous new boss. Looks like this Christmas will be magic... The festive season isn't Mina Rosso's favourite time of year. It reminds her that as a descendant of La Befana - Italy's Christmas witch - she's cursed to forever be unlucky in love... Her plan this … Continue reading Book Review: The Christmas Witch by Carla Caruso
Book Review: The Family Gift by Cathy Kelly
The Family Gift... About the Book: Freya Abalone has a big, messy, wonderful family, a fantastic career, and a new house. But that's on the outside. On the inside, she's got Mildred - the name she's given to that nagging inner critic who tells us all we're not good enough. And now Freya's beloved blended … Continue reading Book Review: The Family Gift by Cathy Kelly
#BlogTour: Josephine’s Garden by Stephanie Parkyn
Josephine’s Garden... About the Book: A captivating story of love, nature and identity in Napoleon's France France, 1794. In the aftermath of the bloody end to the French Revolution, Rose de Beauharnais stumbles from prison on the day she is to be guillotined. Within a decade, she'll transform into the scandalous socialite who marries Napoleon … Continue reading #BlogTour: Josephine’s Garden by Stephanie Parkyn
Challenge Check In – November
I just realised that it's already December. I mean, I registered this over the weekend of course, because I started opening my T2 advent calendar and drank December 2nd's tea this morning with my breakfast. But it wasn't until seeing all of the monthly check in posts on my word press feed that I thought, … Continue reading Challenge Check In – November
The Week That Was…
Christmas is coming!! The decorating is done, or at least, my part is. Mr 13 is still working on the tree. It's only partially baubled at present... ~~~~ Highlight of the week: Having a back cover quote for children's picture book, Claire Malone Changes the World, by Nadia L King. This is my second cover … Continue reading The Week That Was…
#TBT What I was reading this time six years ago…
Masquerade is the second book in the seven book Blue Bloods fantasy series by Melissa de la Cruz. This series is quite old and predates all of the Twilight and subsequent vampire fantasy hype. I think of it as one of the original series - and best, although seriously under-rated - of this sub genre. … Continue reading #TBT What I was reading this time six years ago…
Book Review: The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
The Weekend... About the Book: The brilliant new novel from Charlotte Wood, acclaimed author of The Natural Way of Things. Four older women have a lifelong friendship of the best kind: loving, practical, frank and steadfast. But when Sylvie dies, the ground shifts dangerously for the remaining three. Can they survive together without her? They … Continue reading Book Review: The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
Book Review: Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch
Your Own Kind of Girl... About the Book: ARIA Award-winning singer and actress Clare Bowditch confronts her inner critic in this no-holds-barred memoir. This is the story I promised myself, aged twenty-one, that I would one day be brave enough - and well enough - to write. Clare Bowditch has always had a knack for … Continue reading Book Review: Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch
