“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 9.4
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WWW Wednesday, 8 February 2023
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words. All you have to do is answer the following three ‘W’ questions…
ARC Review: The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood
My thanks to Hodder & Stoughton Audio for an advanced copy of this in audiobook form in exchange for an honest review. There are a…
Characters of the Year Book Tag!
I first saw this post done by Jaime over at Keeper of the Wood Between Worlds, and liked the challenge of thinking back over 2022’s…
Book Review: The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a novella set around one of the side character’s in Patrick Rothfuss’ fantasy epic, The Kingkiller Chronicle. This is…
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About Me
Hello, I’m Emma. My feet live in London, my head in whatever story I’m currently reading. On this blog I share thoughts about books and the occasional bit of my own creativity.
What do I read and review? A lot of fantasy, sci fi and contemporary literary fiction, some historical, some memoir, some classic, a little young adult and middle grade. I don’t usually go for romance or thrillers. I’m pushing myself to read more translated fiction, and I love discovering talented self- and indie-published authors.
What do I write? Don’t worry, my longer writing projects are all hidden safe in the laptop, under the cat, with filenames like ‘ch. 3 third attempt’, ‘untitled’ and ‘a dramatic thing maybe’… and are unlikely to see the light of day any time soon. Most of what you’ll see on this blog is book related content, however I do very occasionally share shorter creative scribblings.
Beware! When I have emotions, or wine, I tend to write poetry.
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