How did we get here so quickly? This month has been relatively quiet, compared to last month at least. If you follow me on Instagram (link is at the top of my blog's home page) you will have seen me posting lots of photographs of big cats, relatives up close and personal. Not a real … Continue reading Almost halfway through June…
Author: brideofthebookgod
A Life in Death by Richard Venables
A behind the scenes look at how victims of accidents and natural disasters are identified, from the perspective of a British police officer. Detective Inspector Richard Venables has helped identify thousands of bodies all over the world, piecing together fragments from tsunamis, transport and other disasters to return victims to their loved ones. I have … Continue reading A Life in Death by Richard Venables
Relic by Preston & Child
The first in the long-running and possibly still going Agent Pendergast series by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. The New York Museum of Natural History is built over a subterranean labyrinth of neglected specimen vaults, unmapped drainage tunnels and long-forgotten catacombs.SOMETHING IS DOWN THERE..... I remember watching the 1997 film adaptation of this book back … Continue reading Relic by Preston & Child
My Week – 22 May edition
It has been a very quiet week chez Bride so not that much to report. Books finished: Only one this week, Girl 4 by Will Carver, the first of his novels to be published (I think) and definitely the first in his Det. Insp. January David trilogy. Serial killer. Visions. Family drama. Nefarious plan. All … Continue reading My Week – 22 May edition
20 Books of Summer ’22
It's almost June so that means 20 Books of Summer, hosted every year by Cathy at 746 books, is upon us once more. Despite my failures in previous years, I'm going to have another go but I have Purpose and A Plan this time round. I have decided to use this pretty relaxed challenge to … Continue reading 20 Books of Summer ’22
My Week – 15 May edition (just a wee bit late)
Looking back at last week where I managed to both do some reading and get out into the big wide world.... What I finished: I managed two this week, a bit of entertaining true crime and an engrossing mystery Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants: Britain's First Female Crime Syndicate by Brian McDonald I was … Continue reading My Week – 15 May edition (just a wee bit late)
My Week – 8 May edition
A quick look back at what turned out to be a very quiet week in which nothing much happened but somehow I still needed to sleep a lot..... What I finished: Only one book this week but it was totally absorbing. Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer came to my attention because I … Continue reading My Week – 8 May edition
Finishing out April
My reading dwindled towards the end of the month but I met my goal of a minimum of 6 books read, and I'm happy with that. Photo by Bich Tran on Pexels.com To the stats..... Books read in April = 6 Pages read in April = 2043 Progress on Goodreads challenge = 28 books completed, … Continue reading Finishing out April
It’s time for another book haul
I'm trying quite hard to cut back on buying new books. Long-term readers will be aware that I rarely buy physical books now because there is no more shelf/floor/window sill space chez Bride, but it's just so easy to click that order button when browsing Kindle editions, so I need to work on that even … Continue reading It’s time for another book haul
April so far…..
How did we get halfway through April without me posting anything (yes, I know my posting "schedule" is always erratic at the best of times)? I'll tell you why - coming down with the dreaded lurgy, that's why. Saying that, I should make it clear that I am not talking about Covid, just your common … Continue reading April so far…..