Tag: books
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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 below. What did you recently finish reading?What are you currently reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Recently Finished I loved The Slow Regard of Silent Things – it’s one […]
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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 lot of Greek Myth Retellings out there, which I know can elicit some skepticism amongst readers around whether a new publication can actually bring anything new. Personally though I’m not […]
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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 reading in terms of the characters I met. I also enjoyed Anouk’s version over at Time for Tales and Tea, and the tag was created by Amanda at A Brighter […]
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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 a Sunday-afternoon ramble on why I love it so much. Introducing Auri… The side character is Auri, a mysterious waif found by Kingkiller protagonist Kvothe. One could argue that in […]
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Book Review: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Meet Ove. A man with routines. A man with principles. A man who drives a Saab (and thinks that anyone who drives anything different must be something of a lunatic). A man for whom the term ‘grumpy’ is something of an understatement. A man who doesn’t like cats. This is a wholesome, sardonic comedy, which […]
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2022
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Today’s prompt is ‘New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in […]
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WWW Wednesday, 18 January 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 below. What did you recently finish reading?What are you currently reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Recently Finished: The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Amazing book, amazing work of […]
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Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
In some respects, it’s difficult to review The Secret History – Donna Tartt’s 1992 masterpiece that ended up popularising the dark academia sub-genre – because it feels like everything that could have been been said has been said before. But given I took 15 years longer than I intended to get around to reading it, […]
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WWW Wednesday, 11 January 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 below. What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading: The characters are all terrible terrible people and I love them […]
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Wrap Up! All the Books I Read in 2022
Welcome to a canter through my last year in books! I read 40 books in the last year – a nice round number that I’m pleased with, particularly given 2022 coincided with being a new mother and taking up a new job. There are also a lot of books on this list that have had […]
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