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)
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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
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
February wrap
Well, after a fairly ordinary January, I found myself devouring books in February for no particular reason other than picking some really absorbing titles and, if I'm honest, finishing a couple of books that didn't quite make it the previous month. Photo by Monstera on Pexels.com The Stats Books read = 10 (I know!) Pages … Continue reading February wrap
Looking back at June 2021
A quick round-up of bookish things from the last month. There was so. much. RAIN! The stats: Books read - 5Pages read - 1382Goodreads update - 37 books completed, 62% of my target Challenges: 20 Books of Summer - I have only read five books from the 20 I'm aiming for, with three currently underway.David … Continue reading Looking back at June 2021
My Month in Review | May 2021
I can’t believe that we are already at the end of May (or the start of June when this will be published); almost halfway through the year. So much better than this time last year. The Book God and I have both been fully vaccinated, we’ve ventured out to a restaurant for the first time … Continue reading My Month in Review | May 2021
April in Review
Here we are with a quarter of the year already gone and it's time for another monthly round-up. April was a good month for bookish matters. The Stats Books read = 8Pages read = 2846Goodreads challenge = 5 books ahead of schedule and already at 40% Pre-orders for May Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon - "Vern … Continue reading April in Review
Looking back on my week, ending 25 April
Part of me is thinking "How is it nearly May?", but the other part of me, the one who was out in our tiny back garden today (Sunday) planting in the warm sunshine, was convinced that we are well into late spring! This is a good thing. Photo by Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash And, despite being a little … Continue reading Looking back on my week, ending 25 April
Updating my week (ending 18 April)
We've been graced with beautiful sunny weather over the past few days which is guaranteed to lighten my mood, but last week didn't start that way. On Monday 12th we woke up to sleet, of all things. Anyway, despite that the signs of spring are increasingly evident, and the photo here shows the view as … Continue reading Updating my week (ending 18 April)
March in review & April so far
I struggled a bit during March so didn't feel very much like writing (or reading for that matter) but have no fear, I didn't abandon books altogether. April promised to be marginally better, though as I write this a simple repair to our central heating system has led to a complete failure, and I'm having … Continue reading March in review & April so far
Bride of the Book God 2 