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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!Pages
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Reading roundup 16/12/20
Once again, I have only managed to finish one book this week. I am almost there with another, but don’t want to rush it! After all, what would be the point of that? In addition, I have decided that this … Continue reading
Reading roundup 02/12/20
This week’s post is about two books which I have enjoyed reading. I am also half-way through a third. All this is thanks to our County Library Service – they are really expanding their ebook catalogue. The first book was … Continue reading
Reading roundup 25/11/20
I have been rushing to finish a book so that I could write about in this week’s Reading Roundup, but realised that I was spoiling the ending for myself. So, this post will be about one book this week and … Continue reading
Reading roundup 11/11/20
I read two very different books this week. The first was a non-fiction account of the complex investigations into a series of rapes and assaults in the USA; the second was the third book in a crime series that I … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, crime, ebooks, Goodreads, mystery, non-fiction
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Reading roundup 09/09/20
I got myself into a bit of a muddle with my reading this week. This is what happened… Feeling bored, I had a look through the ebook catalogue on our Public Library’s app and chose a few to download, purely … Continue reading
Reading roundup 08/07/20
To make up for the non-post last week, I read two books this week. And they were both great books! The first was The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter (Will Trent #10). I was so lucky to be able to … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 24/06/20
I have watched a lot of TV this week but also finished two books. One was really gripping, the other somewhat disappointing. The first book was Alison Bruce’s The Calling, #03 in her D.C. Gary Goodhew Mustery series. Here is … Continue reading
Reading roundup 17/06/20
This last week, I have been struggling with my health, to the extent that I found it very difficult to read. Instead, I have been entertained by watching Grey’s Anatomy from the beginning. I am astonished that I didn’t watch … Continue reading
Reading roundup 10/06/20
This week, I found a new-to-me author on our library’s ebook catalogue. I also saw that there are several books by this author listed. Now, this always brightens my day because, if I enjoy one book by this writer, then … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, crime, ebooks, Goodreads, mystery
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Reading roundup 03/06/20
I have really enjoyed my reading this week, having finished two great books and now being half-way through a third. The first book was A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) by Joe Abercrombie. Here is the blurb: The … Continue reading
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