A Cat Among the Pigeons About the Book: Unpleasant things are going on in an exclusive school for girls – things like murder… Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of … Continue reading #TheClassicsEight: A Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie
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A Month of Reading: July
#BookBingo2020: 1 #2020ReadNonFic: 1 - I've finished this challenge but still found myself adding this title to my spreadsheet. I think I'll unofficially keep counting my non-fiction titles just for interest. #aww2020: 2 #TheClassicsEight: 0 The Isolation Lucky Dip Reading List: 1 My TV watching, specifically Reign, has seriously cut into my reading time this … Continue reading A Month of Reading: July
#TheClassicsEight: Revisiting Jane Austen’s Emma
‘Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.’ I first read Emma in my early 20s (I'm now in my early 40s) about the time that the Gwenyth Paltrow adaptation came out. That period in the late 1990s saw quite a few classic adaptations, in particular the novels of Austen, Dickens, and … Continue reading #TheClassicsEight: Revisiting Jane Austen’s Emma
A Month of Reading: March
Challenge Progress: #BookBingo2020: 0 books #2020ReadNonFic: 1 book #aww2020: 8 books 🙌 #TheClassicsEight: true to form 🙄 0 books! Total books read for March: 13 books
A Month of Reading: February
Challenge Progress: #BookBingo2020: 1 book #2020ReadNonFic: 2 books #aww2020: 6 books #TheClassicsEight: 0 books Total books read for February: 12 books
A Month of Reading: January
Challenge Progress: #BookBingo2020: 5 books #2020ReadNonFic: 1 book #aww2020: 4 books #TheClassicsEight: 0 books Total books read for January: 13 books
Ready, Set, Go! Reading Challenges for 2020
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
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
Challenge Check In – October
Another month over, time for another challenge check in. I thought this month might be more of a quiet one, and it is, I'm down a bit on my overall reading total, but still pleasantly surprised by how many books I did actually get around to reading. Challenge stats: #aww2019: 4 books Book Bingo with … Continue reading Challenge Check In – October
Challenge Check In – September
And there goes another month. We'll be into the new decade before we can all say "so this is Christmas"... What do the numbers for September look like? #aww2019: 5 books Book Bingo with Mrs B's Book Reviews and The Book Muse: 1 book - only two left to read for this challenge! Next year's … Continue reading Challenge Check In – September
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