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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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Category Archives: Reading
Reading roundup 02/02/22
This week I only have the one book to tell you about, but what a book! On my iPad it was over 900 pages, which is like reading a trilogy in one go. Here it is… The book was Jay … Continue reading
Reading roundup 26/01/22
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! I hope you are reading some great books. I have read two really different books over the last week. They were chosen randomly from the Library Service’s ebook catalogue. This is the first one… … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 19/01/22
Have you read some good books lately? Or even great books? Well, I am pleased to be able to say that I have read some really interesting and absorbing books over the last week. In my last Reading Roundup post, … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 12/01/22
I do hope that you have read some great books since I last posted. I have read two very different books and I think I have found a new author and series to enjoy! Right, here we go… When I … Continue reading
Reading roundup 05/01/22
So, we have arrived at the first Reading Roundup post of 2022! After I have written about my latest books, I will try to say something about my reading during 2021. Welcome to a new year of reading! I have … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 22/12/21 and a Merry Christmas!
Hi everyone! Today’s post is the last one for a while as I am taking an extended break between Christmas and New Year. I hope to return in early January when the festive season is all over. So, let’s get … Continue reading
Reading roundup 15/12/21
It’s Wednesday again and that means Reading Roundup time! I have three books to write about this week, both chosen at random from our library’s ebook collection. The first of the three was Before I Say I Do by Vicki … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 08/12/21
It is now a fortnight since I last wrote one of these posts and you might be expecting quite a few book reviews today. Unfortunately, as I wrote in Monday’s post, I suffered from a serious issue for a few … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 24/11/21
Well, my reading experience last week was rather, what shall I say, muddled! I started a couple of books, read a few chapters, then decided that they were not worth continuing. In the end, it took a while before I … Continue reading
Reading roundup 17/11/21
I am really pleased that I have managed to meet my Goodreads’ goal of reading 60 books this year and that there is more reading time left in 2021! There may be a few in the list that I didn’t … 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…