In no particular order, here are my top 15 books of the year. Over the year, I read 90 books, and quite a lot of them were five star reads, so it was no mean feat to whittle down to a list of 15. But here it is, the favourites of the favourites. All titles … Continue reading Top 15 Books of my 2022 Reading Year
My Reading Life
A Month of Reading: December
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
A Month of Reading: November
November has finished with eight books read. I've changed it up a bit this month too, with a cookbook, a short story collection, and a non-fiction/essay collection, definitely a change from my usual fiction only focus. I felt like I was really getting back into my reading routine in this last week of November too, … Continue reading A Month of Reading: November
A Month of Reading: August
I just realised this evening that it's September. I mean, I knew it was September, but I realised that it was several days into the new month and I hadn't written up my recap on what I'd read for August. I can't believe we are now in the last quarter of the year! I thought … Continue reading A Month of Reading: August
Thinking Out Loud: Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf. Up until last week, unread by me. Now I can say I've read her, but am I richer for the experience? I buddy read Mrs Dalloway with a friend, which was a good thing because I might not have persevered without the back and forth chat confirming that my reading experience of Mrs … Continue reading Thinking Out Loud: Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
A Month of Reading: April
It was a bit of a slow reading month for me throughout April. I only clocked seven books in total, six of which were five star reads though, so once again, quality is winning out over quantity. All seven were review books, so no progress on my 22 in 2022 and the classics shelf remains … Continue reading A Month of Reading: April
A Month of Reading: March
Is eight the new magic number for me? Eight books in February and now eight again for March. I made inroads with my 22 in 2022 challenge, ticking off another two books read for that. Still no classics... Total books read for March: 8 All eight books were five star reads. So the quantity may … Continue reading A Month of Reading: March
A Month of Reading: January
The first month of the year already gone. In some ways it's flown by, in others, it's felt like a year in itself. Reading wise, I'm off to a good start, because for the first time in at least a year and half, I have read 12 books for the month! That used to be … Continue reading A Month of Reading: January
Life According to Literature Tag
THE RULES: Using only books you have read during the current year, answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. Let me know below if you’ve joined in too. Thanks to The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for the reminder of this fun tag. I last did it on my 2019 reads, forgot … Continue reading Life According to Literature Tag
A Year of Reading: 2021 in Review
I'm not doing a best of or favourite books list this year. I have read too many terrific and memorable books to be able to narrow it down so I'm just going to do my reading year in review using the Goodreads stats, partly because they look nice, but mostly because they have done all … Continue reading A Year of Reading: 2021 in Review
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