"It wasn't the Thames that was swallowing her up, but the thought of her own future. What would she do in that big old house for all those endless days except wait until someone wanted to marry her?" Click here for book blurb on Goodreads. The Golden Butterfly is a magic trick, the one that... Continue Reading →
Today's edition of Mini Reviews features some brilliant recent-ish Middle Grade reads. Explorer's on Witch Mountain by Alex Bell This is the second in the Explorer's series. I waited longer than I should have to read this, but I absolutely loved it. I enjoyed being back in Stella's world, seeing her try to control her ice... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday! Today is the third week in #SixforSunday's Getting to know you theme. If all goes according to plan, then at the time this goes live I shall be sitting in my favourite breakfast haunt with our hostess Steph having some excellent food and cups of tea. This week's prompt is books people associate... Continue Reading →
"My world shatters. Mamochka's too-wide smile. Sasha's look of horror. If the two people I love react like this, how would the rest of the village behave? I wouldn't be surprised if they screamed and drove me back into the forest, the way they drive any bears back that wander too close to the village."... Continue Reading →
Today I'm doing The Secret Life of a Book Blogger Tag I saw this on Jemma's blog Fantastic Books and Where to Find Them back in October and knew I had to do it at some point. How Long Have You Been A Blogger? My first post on this little blog of mine was on... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, S shared his Christmas hauls. Today, I'm sitting down with a coffee to look at the latest additions to my own bookshelf. The Coffee: This week I'm drinking a Steampunk coffee. The Ugandan Rwenzori with tasting notes of strawberry and milk chocolate. The Books: I haven't added a lot of books to my shelf... Continue Reading →
Hello everybody. Today is my first post of 2020 and I am going to be writing about the books that I got over Christmas. Harry Potter Book 4 Illustrated by J.K.Rowling I asked Santa for the illustrated edition because I am collecting the illustrated books. I like the illustrated versions because I really like the... Continue Reading →
This week in Mini Reviews, I am reviewing some recent ARCs I've read. The Art of Taxidermy by Sharon Kernot The Art of Taxidermy is a book I requested during the heat-stroke fulled Netgalley rampage of 2019. I have no regrets. This is a brilliantly dark book, really detailed with a heavy focus on death... Continue Reading →
The absolute cheek of Steph wanting me to narrow down my 2019 to six favourite books for the second week of #SixforSunday Getting to Know You. The most important thing to know about me? That's not happening. I have far too many favourites to narrow them down to a mere six. So, here are six... Continue Reading →
