Another month of reading has passed, so too, has another year. First up, let's look at December. I read six books in December, unsurprising that the total is low, December is a notoriously busy month for everyone. Two of my December reads were real chunksters though, so overall, I didn't do too badly and it … Continue reading A Month of Reading: December
General Chit Chat
The Week That Was…
Zeus: They're definitely a type, huskies! Merry Christmas from Zeus who is wishing you good times and big plates full of ham. What I've been reading: With only one week left until Christmas, I'm signing off for the week and will be back between Christmas and New Year with my best books of the year … Continue reading The Week That Was…
The Week That Was…
There is only 16 days until Christmas! How on earth did that happen? I'm sure it was only September last week. Joke of the week: What Zeus has been up to: Almost four weeks since he had his surgery to remove the tumours from his eye and head and he's grown most of his fur … Continue reading The Week That Was…
2022 Gifting Guide
I love receiving books as a gift and I also love giving book gifts. I've looked back at my reading year so far and put together a collection of various books that would all make ideal Christmas gifts. Each of these were rated four or five stars by myself, so they are all books I … Continue reading 2022 Gifting Guide
The Week That Was…
What Zeus has been up to: I mentioned a few weeks ago that Zeus was having surgery to remove two tumour/lumps, one on his eyelid and one on his forehead. Happy to report that he has been recovering well. After a few hours of very woozy walking on the night we picked him up, followed … Continue reading The Week That Was…
The Week That Was…
It's Christmas at my house now. The decorations are all up and the Christmas movie festival has begun. So far, we've watched Love Actually and Last Christmas. The adventures of the naughty Christmas Elf have also commenced... Even Zeus is fully embracing the Christmas spirit... Joke of the week: What I've been watching: Not just … Continue reading The Week That Was…
A Month of Reading: October
Throughout October I read six books, four I rated at five stars and two I rated at four stars, so once again, quality is winning out over quantity. A couple of them were actually pretty thick too, 600 pages and 400 pages, so I felt like I definitely got more reading time in this month, … Continue reading A Month of Reading: October
The Week That Was…
How quickly I fell out of the routine of writing my weekly updates. The last one was in early September, right before my son had his knee surgery. We're now at the sixth week of his recovery and hoping that he will be able to get off the crutches and back to normal living. Six … Continue reading The Week That Was…
A Month of Reading: September
Throughout the month of September, I read six books. Three of my own, and three that were sent to me for review. Three were five star reads, and three were four star reads. I am holding steady with the quality selections, which is always a reading bonus. This month has been particularly busy. My son … Continue reading A Month of Reading: September
2022 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE – ADULT CATEGORY LONGLIST
It's a been a long while since I posted on anything prize related but this particular prize is one I'm especially fond of. I've also read a few of them and have others on my shelf, so I thought I'd do a quick blast about it. Please excuse the screenshots, I'm time poor this week. … Continue reading 2022 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE – ADULT CATEGORY LONGLIST
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