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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, I've no comments on the books, but well done reading two in a week's time! I wanted to check…
Anne, I have no opinion of which bag, both the Selene and Hera are gorgeous! Maybe I do like the…
That does seem to be the problem, there alway sis another one isn't there?! The correct decision will come to…
Dear Lauren, thank you for your comment. I still can’t decide! The scarves are so enormously expensive now and I…
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Tag Archives: book reviews
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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Tagged book reviews, books, crime, ebooks, Goodreads, mystery, thrillers
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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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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, science fiction, thrillers
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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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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, fantasy, Goodreads, historical fiction
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Reading roundup 10/11/21
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. I have two books to tell you about this week. There might have been a third, but I am actually doing something rather difficult: reading two books at the same time! OK, this … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, fantasy, Goodreads, mystery, Young Adult
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Reading roundup 03/11/21
So, we have arrived at the first Reading Roundup post for November! According to Goodreads, I am well ahead of my target number of books for 2021, although there are a few on the list that I didn’t finish, for … Continue reading
Reading roundup 27/10/21
This has been a really interesting week in terms of reading. Whilst the real world has been very tense, upsetting and fraught, my reading has taken my mind away from all of that! My first book was the fourth in … Continue reading
Reading roundup 20/10/21
This week’s reading has been a feast of the Fae, a festival of fantasy! Yes, I have immersed myself in further books from Sarah J Maas’s series: A Court of Thorns and Roses. Fine fun and fierce frivolity? What the … Continue reading
Reading roundup 13/10/21
Hello to all of you keen readers! I must admit that I have only finished one book this week – but what a book!!! You may remember that Joe Abercrombie is one of my most favourite authors of all time. … Continue reading
Thanks for this post. I absolutely adore this scarf and plan to add one to my collection when it comes…