It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
IMWAYR is hosted by Sheila @ Book Journey and is a little round-up of the week for bloggers that read. Feel free to leave a link to yours in the comments. I always mean to visit more blogs than I ever get round to but…
Tideline
Sonia lives on the edge of the river Thames in Greenwich. Her husband works away and her daughter has flown the nest. When fifteen year old Jez, a nephew of one of her few friends, comes round to borrow a CD, she feels an overwhelming…
3 Star Rating Event
Hosted by Bitten by Paranormal Romance I signed up for this event a couple of weeks ago as people often get the wrong end of the stick when I give a book 3 stars. If you feel the same way you might like to join…
Not Just For Stormtroopers: Sci-Fi Group Read #2
The people have spoken. This month I set a poll with a few choices for our optional group read, with a trend towards classics. It looks like a lot of you want to read Philip K. Dick’s science fiction masterpiece or want to revisit it…
New Imprints
Last year it seemed all the naysayers were predicting the demise of the publishing industry in the face of digitisation. However, from where I’m sitting, they industry looks healthy with lots of new imprints popping up all over the place. Angry Robot are launching their…
The Goddess Test
Henry (previously known as Hades) has released Persephone from their marriage and he has been left alone to rule the Underworld. However it’s too much for him to handle by himself and he is given 100 years to find a replacement wife. Each girl must…
Vanished
Last year I read The Bomber as part of the Transworld Book Club and whilst I had reservations, I said I’d give Annika, the main character, a second chance. I took the offer of a review copy of Vanished as a sign. At this point,…
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
I have been making random comments about dead bodies recently. That is because I’ve been reading Mary Roach’s Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. One woman’s search to find out all the things that could possible happen to your mortal remains after you’ve vacated…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
IMWAYR is hosted by Sheila @ Book Journey and is a little round-up of the week for bloggers that read. Books I’ve read: The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 4/5 Before I go to Sleep by SJ Watson 5/5 Hitchers by Will McIntosh 2/5…
