Tag Archives: books

Reading roundup 02/08/17

Posted on 02/08/2017 by The Librain

I read a real mixed bunch of books this week; some good, others definitely not so good! The first was White Nights by Ann Cleeves, the second in her Shetland series and the last for me. This is what I wrote … Continue reading →

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Update 31/07/17 The Handmaid’s Tale

Posted on 31/07/2017 by The Librain

This is not an Outfit of the Day post because I have been in bed all day again, wearing a motley array of comfort clothing, which is not fit to be photographed! I hope readers enjoyed the Escales Mediterranéenes post … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 26/07/17

Posted on 26/07/2017 by The Librain

I have not been reading books as much this week as I have been caught up, like much of the country, in the tragic case of a certain little boy and his family. I will not blog about this at … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 19/07/17

Posted on 19/07/2017 by The Librain

I reached that worrying point this week where I had finished all my library books and couldn’t see when I would feel well enough to raid the local library! Thank goodness for ebooks 😀. I still had Isabelle Grey’s Good … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 12/07/17

Posted on 12/07/2017 by The Librain

I am amazed to see that I have finished only one book this week! Well, I am 3/4 of the way through a second one, but that is not at all like my usual reading rate. I think I have … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 05/07/17

Posted on 05/07/2017 by The Librain

I am quite surprised to see that I have only read two books this week, as I seemed to have had a book in my hand every day! Then I had a look and realised that the first one was … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 28/06/17

Posted on 28/06/2017 by The Librain

I have read three books since last week’s Roundup, two by Linda Fairstein and one by Ann Cleeves. I seem to be on a roll at the moment with crime/mystery fiction and these were no exception. Perhaps, when I next … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 21/06/17

Posted on 21/06/2017 by The Librain

So this is the hottest June day since 1976 here in the UK. I can remember what I was doing on this day in 1976 as it was so funny. I was an Ancient History and Archaeology undergrad at the … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 14/06/17

Posted on 14/06/2017 by The Librain

I haven’t read nearly as many books as I did last week, although that week was pretty exceptional. Perhaps I have been reading more web-based stuff? More likely, I got caught up with the General Election and became obsessed with … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 13/06/17

Posted on 13/06/2017 by The Librain

Normal service has been resumed. Well, I simply couldn’t resist a bit of campaigning last week, and what an outcome! Such interesting times for us all in the UK. We will be watching to see what happens. Like last week, … Continue reading →

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