Exbury Gardens and reading in the sunshine… a weekly check-in
I’m been too busy enjoying summer to do any blogging over the past week! It was Josh’s birthday so we went out for a meal and had a day off work, which we used to walk round Exbury Gardens, with Scully in tow. Had a…
Cicerone walking books and an eerie pond… a weekly check-in
We’ve been working our way through the Cicerone book of New Forest walks, and whilst the walks and maps are great, sometimes the descriptions of the routes can be oddly worded. We were disappointed that the eerie pond it was describing didn’t seem to be…
The Castaways
Two years ago Erin’s sister got onto a plane and was never seen again. It was supposed to be a holiday of a lifetime, but the sisters had an argument the night before, and Erin never turned up for the doomed flight. When the pilot…
Take Me Home Tonight
When Stevie’s dad cancels her 18th birthday dinner, her best friend Kat convinces her to go into New York anyway, they can have a night on the town, see a play, eat out at a fancy restaurant. But things start going wrong straight away. They…
On My Radar: June
Are your bookshelves creaking ominously yet? No? Well let me tempt you with a few more books! With 49 titles on this list, this might be my biggest monthly round-up yet. My poor TBR, I’ll barely make a dent! Which ones are you excited about?…
Summer is here at last… a weekly check-in
What a beautiful bank holiday weekend it’s been. Have gone on a walk somewhere new, briefly went to the beach and hung out in the garden with books and beer! I also got round to some garden tasks, including finally planting that laurel I bought…
Blackheart Knights
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book free of charge for review purposes only. Receipt of a book does not guarantee a review or endorsement. My reviews are my honest opinion and are not biased for the purpose of personal gain. In the Caballaria,…
The Road Trip
Addie and Deb are on the way to a wedding in Scotland when her ex runs into her, literally. With Dylan and Marcus’ car totalled, they need a ride to the same wedding… They all pile in, along with Rodney, who know why Rodney’s there?…
“Rereading” old friends on audio… a weekly check-in
Popsugar has a pesky habit of trying to get me to read bestsellers from the 90s in their challenges. I think I have read everything popular from that decade that I want to by now…so I reached for an old friend; Terry Pratchett! My library…
For the Wolf
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book free of charge for review purposes only. Receipt of a book does not guarantee a review or endorsement. My reviews are my honest opinion and are not biased for the purpose of personal gain. The first daughter…
Local nature and science fiction fungus… a weekly check-in
I’m booked in for my vaccine this week and hopefully going to eat out for the first time this year. The weather has not been so great but we still went out for a muddy walk in the forest. Which leads me onto The Circling…
The Library of the Dead
Ropa talks to ghosts. She acts as a messenger between the living and the dead, delivering mostly mundane messages, and occasionally recipes for the perfect Battenberg. Sometimes the dead are really annoying, but lately something seems amiss. Children are going missing, and some are returned…