Top Ten Books I’ve Read So Far This Year
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t know if I’m getting fussier with my 5 stars or I’ve just not read as many blow me away books this year, but I had to add…
A Year of Marvellous Ways
At ninety years old, Marvellous Ways is waiting for something. She has lived by herself in a remote part of Cornwall most of her life and has taken to swimming naked in the creek. The year is 1947 and a…
Quickie Review Time
It’s holiday season, so that means I’ve been reading books without the aim of having a lot to say about them. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to share a few thoughts though. There’s a tiny chance some of this…
UK Goodreads Giveaways
Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase 30 copies, UK only Ends 23rd June Too Close to Home by Aoife Walsh 10 copies, UK only Ends 2nd July Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne 10 copies, UK only Ends 1st…
Being a Girl
Being a Girl is a great book for teens who feel their PSHE is lacking in certain areas or just want an honest opinion on whether it’s OK not to shave. It preaches kindness and anti-douchebaggery whilst being amusing and…
Because You’ll Never Meet Me
Ollie is unable to tolerate electricity. He is encouraged to start a correspondence with a penpal, a boy in another country who is also special. Moritz was born without eyes and has a pacemaker fitted to keep his heart beating….
The Water Knife
Meteorologists all talked as if there could be records – and record-breakers – as if there were some pattern they could discern. Weather anchors used the word drought, but drought implied that drought could end; it was a passing event,…
Reader for Hire
Marie-Constance has a wonderful voice and a love of reading. One day a friend suggest to her that she should offer a service reading to people in their homes. So she places an ad in the local paper and waits…
