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Reading roundup 04/12/19

Posted on 04/12/2019 by The Librain

I am very tired after over a week of difficult days for the family, so will have to make this post short but, I hope, sweet-ish! This week’s Reading Roundup is again about one book, but it was a long … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 27/11/19

Posted on 27/11/2019 by The Librain

This will be a short post today. Firstly, because I have only managed to finish one book this week. And secondly,  because we are living with a huge amount of stress on top of the usual level so I don’t … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 20/11/19

Posted on 20/11/2019 by The Librain

I am still reliant on ebooks for my reading “fix” and am so grateful that our local library service subscribes to an ebook system that is free for us members. The main issue with it is that there are usually … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 06/11/19 – the Return!

Posted on 06/11/2019 by The Librain

Well, I now feel ready to write the first Reading Roundup post for a long time! I was so worried that the stroke would stop my reading for good. After relying on audiobooks for two months, which don’t feel quite … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 28/08/19

Posted on 28/08/2019 by The Librain

I am sitting here ready to write this post with my brain absolutely boggled! Two amazing science fiction books by Adrian Tchaikovsky are the cause. In fact my scrambled mind is giving me all kinds of problems. How on earth … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 21/08/19

Posted on 21/08/2019 by The Librain

There will be only one Reading Roundup post this week, as usual. I have read two books, both very different. Here is the first one: The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks was a real departure for me. This is a … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 15/08/19: part two!

Posted on 15/08/2019 by The Librain

As I missed writing last week’s roundup post, I decided to split the fortnight’s reading into two separate posts, yesterday’s and today’s. Here are a few more books… Zima Blue and Other Stories by Alastair Reynolds was a fascinating short … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 14/08/19

Posted on 14/08/2019 by The Librain

It is two weeks since I last wrote one of these Reading Roundups and so I think that I will break up the long list of books into two posts, with the second one tomorrow. My first book was Nora … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 31/07/19

Posted on 31/07/2019 by The Librain

So, we have arrived at the last reading post of July already! I am not well today, so this will be a rather basic version of the usual roundup. I finished two books last week, as I was rather distracted … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 24/07/19

Posted on 24/07/2019 by The Librain

Well, last week’s reading was much more successful than the week before’s. I definitely chose the right books this time! The first book of the week was Year One (Chronicles of the One #01) by Nora Roberts. Here is the … Continue reading →

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