I found this on The Book Nut blog when googling book tags to find some I hadn't done before. I love Greek Myths and this looked like a fun tag to do. So, here we are. Zeus, The King Sky God - Favourite book Fake news. No. I don't have a single favourite book and... Continue Reading →
Coffee and… A Bookish April
And that's another month of 2020 over with. It's not been the best month for reading or general life, but join me in a coffee anyway? The Coffee: This week's coffee is another Clifton coffee(and one I have had before). The Kenyan Ndaroini AA with tasting notes of plum, vine tomato and red grape. The... Continue Reading →
#SixforSunday Books On My TBR Because Steph Recommended Them
#SixforSunday is a weekly bookish prompt from Steph from A Little But a Lot (and now a Sunday Twitter chat - 6pm - join us!). This week, we're continuing the theme of looking at our TBRs with books that you have added because someone else recommended them. Let's be honest, most of my recommendations are from Steph.... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Weiglus
"I was thinking about my Underwood No. 5 while doing it, and now I've decided what I'm going to use it for. I am going to tell the truth. The truth about the murder of Alphonse Morro." Click here for the book information on Goodreads. Sally Jones is a gorilla. She works at sea with... Continue Reading →
Coffee and… A Happy April
Well, these monthly happy lists have gotten considerably harder to keep up with. Join me in a coffee and see what's been making me smile during lockdown? The Coffee: This week's coffee is from Clifton Roasters: the Ethiopian Chire has tasting notes of peach yoghurt, jasmine and acacia honey. We've had this coffee before and... Continue Reading →
Mini Reviews: Middle Grade
Happy Monday! Today, I'm sharing some mini reviews of recent (ish) Middle Grade reads. Where the River Runs Gold by Sita Bramachari I have always been a massive fan of dystopian books, but this is the first Middle Grade dystopia I have read. I wasn't sure what to expect from it, but it did not... Continue Reading →
#SixforSunday: Predicted 5* Reads
It's another Sunday where Steph is asking us to share six books from our TBRs that we predict will be five star reads. No pressure! I wouldn't pick up a book I didn't think had the potential to be a five star read, but I'm often terrible at guessing which ones will make it until... Continue Reading →
ThursTag: My Blog Name in Books
I might as well just start calling this Steph Day at this point. But here's the My Blog Name in Books tag stolen from Steph, and I'm going to attempt to fill this out with books from my TBR. C - Can You See Me? by Libby Scott. I do not remember when I bought... Continue Reading →
Coffee and… Why I’m Using CAWPILE To Rate My Books
I've had this planned to share today for a couple of weeks, and honestly, it's never seemed less important how I rate my books, but when I asked over on Twitter, most people wanted me to stick to my usual content. So here it is... I'm sitting down with my coffee to talk about the... Continue Reading →
Series Review: The Dreamsnatcher Trilogy by Abi Elphinstone
It's been a while since I got my act together and posted on a Monday. Happy Monday! Today I'm sharing Mini Reviews of a trilogy I read last month: Abi Elphinstone's Dreamsnatcher trilogy. The Dreamsnatcher This book got off to a super creepy start with recurring nightmares of a dream snatcher and a terrifying character... Continue Reading →