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The Librain
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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 27/04/22
So, it’s a fortnight since I last wrote a Reading Roundup post and I have read and enjoyed three books whilst I have been away from the blog. This was the first one: Some of you may remember that I … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, feminism, Goodreads, science fiction
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Reading roundup 13/04/22
Hi fellow book lovers! I read and enjoyed two books this week. The second one really gripped me and I whizzed through it in two sessions! This is the first one… This is the third book in Peter Robinson’s Inspector … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, mystery, non-fiction
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Reading roundup 06/04/22
I hope you have had an enjoyable reading week! I finished one book and then had a lot of false starts choosing a second. That means I have just the one book to tell you about. The book of the … Continue reading
Reading roundup 30/03/22
Hello readers! Unfortunately, I have had a bad reaction to my second COVID booster jab and I have been very ill for a couple of days. So, this will be a bare bones post. Here is the first book: The … Continue reading
Reading roundup 23/03/22
Well, I have finally finished the book! At last! OK, it was very long, almost 900 pages, and I was enjoying it, but illness and distraction got in the way of concentration. I simply found it very hard to focus … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, fantasy, Goodreads, historical fiction
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Reading roundup 16/03/22
Apologies once again! I think that this has never happened before in my life! I haven’t finished my book this week either… As I am now halfway through I hope to finish it by next week. Only severe illness or … Continue reading
Reading roundup 09/03/22
I must admit that something very strange and unusual has happened this week… I haven’t finished a single book!!! It appears that my long list of illnesses/conditions has really got the better of me and I have been unable to … Continue reading
Reading roundup 02/03/22
Apologies, but this is going to be a bare bones post this week as I am feeling very ill today and can hardly type. I managed to read one book this week: The sharp eyed amongst you may spot that … Continue reading
Reading roundup 23/02/22
In this week’s Reading Roundup I have two books to write about. The first was held over from last week and the second is one I have just finished. Here is the first: I had been putting off reading this … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, science fiction, thrillers
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Reading roundup 16/02/22
It has been a fortnight since I last wrote a Reading Roundup post and I have managed to read four books in that time. As I think that four is rather too many to discuss in one post, I will … Continue reading
Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…