The Curse of the Eclectic Reader
ec·lec·tic/iˈklektik/ Adjective: Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. Noun: A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. I recently joined in with a blog hop…
Winner of Random Giveaway
Jodi @ UK Book Giveaways did send me a link to a random number picker but for the first giveaway, I did it the old fashioned (and much more fun) way. There was a hat… …some names went into the…
New Books That Caught My Eye
Now I’ve had a good read of newbooks magazine, I’ve found a number of books to add to my wishlist (click the cover to see info @ Goodreads). A bit of a mixed bag, eh? It’s a good thing newbooks…
Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid by Wendy Williams is a seriously fascinating read. If you like to pigeon hole things, I’d have to say this would be popular science. If you’re a squid specialist, you’ll…
Book Blogger Hop
In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for…
Pre-Loved Giveaway
This week’s pre-loved giveaway is for Isabel Wolff’s A Vintage Affair. You can read my review over at Goodreads. For more information on these giveaways, click here. This book has been read but is in good condition. Just use my…
Lunch Hour Blogette
There’s a feature on little ole me over at Ridiculous Reviews, so you might like to mosey on over there if you’re having lunch at your desk like me. I’ll me announcing the winner of Random tomorrow as I’d forgotten…
newbooks #63
newbooks magazine is, um, a magazine all about new books! It’s a UK publication that also gives subscribers a newly published (or sometimes pre-publication) book each issue for the cost of postage. It is a flat rate for postage so…
Lullaby
What if words could kill? Chuck Palahniuk starts off Lullaby with a fantastic concept but somehow gets lost along the way. The narrator is a journalist that starts digging deeper into the cases of Sudden Infant Death he’s sent to…
