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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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Tag Archives: books
Reading roundup 08/06/22
I have enjoyed two very different books in the past week. The first was a book of science fiction short stories, the second an absorbing dystopia that mirrors our own situation. The short story collection is called Federations, edited by … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 01/06/22
Welcome to the first Reading Roundup post of the new month! I finished one book and am part-way through another (which I will write about next week). My book of the week was A Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond E … Continue reading
Reading roundup 25/05/22
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. I finished two books and am part way through a very enjoyable third! This is the first one: My first book was Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky, #02 The Final Architecture. … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 18/05/22
Welcome back to my Reading Roundup. I have two books to tell you about today as I have been too ill to read on many of the days whilst I had a break from the blog! Although I have almost … Continue reading
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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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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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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
Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…