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Former professional school librarian, now retired through chronic illness. Trying to keep cheerful by reading, drinking lots of tea, blogging my new life, and my love of bling!
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Anne, Delighted to see you are back and smiling ! Congratulations on the sale of your home. Bittersweet isn't it.…
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Category Archives: Reading
Reading roundup 12/10/22
Hello and welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! Last week, I wrote about the first book in this amazing trilogy: The Broken Earth. The series is by N K Jemisin and the first book is called The Fifth Season. … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 05/10/22
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. I have read only one book this week, but what a book! I found it amazing! My chosen book this week was N K Jemisin’s The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #01). It … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 28/09/22
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! I have two books to share with you… I haven’t read a book from the famous Scarpetta series for a long time, but Patricia Cornwell’s Autopsy (Kay Scarpetta #25) was on offer so … Continue reading
Reading roundup 21/09/22
Hello! So, I’m back again after my extended break. I had hoped to be able to write an extended post with loads of great books to whet your reading appetite, but the events of the last few days made it … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 07/09/22
Hello, fellow reading fans! Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup. I have enjoyed two books this week and have started a third. Here’s the first one… I have read a couple of books by Alafair Burke before, so I thought … Continue reading
Reading roundup 31/08/22
I have enjoyed one great book during the last week. It was quite long, so I have not had enough time to read another one… Regular readers may remember that I am a huge fan of Stuart MacBride’s books. I … Continue reading
Reading roundup 24/08/22
I do hope that your own reading has been great recently. I have enjoyed two books since I last wrote one of these posts. The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham was one of those random choices from the … Continue reading
Reading roundup 17/08/22
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! This last week turned out to be rather annoying in terms of my reading. Unusually for me, I had three false starts (awful clunky writing) before turning to something more tried and tested. The … Continue reading
Reading roundup 10/08/22
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! Unfortunately I have been struggling a lot with my illness and family issues, so have only managed to finish one book because my concentration has been so poor. Let’s hope everything improves in the … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 03/08/22
Welcome to the first Reading Roundup post for August! During the last week, I have read and enjoyed two very different books. This is the first one… Yes, I decided to return to the Vorkosigan Saga once again. This book … Continue reading
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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…