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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,My family and I will be praying for you. 2026 will be a much better year for you, and for…
Thank you so much Lauren. We are looking forward to our other son coming and then we will have a…
Thinking of you Anne during this Holiday Season. I hope you are feeling okay and I hope you are able…
Anne, I also hope that there is relief in sight for you. The winter is long and dark and you…
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Tag Archives: crime
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
Posted in Libraries, Reading
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
Reading roundup 04/03/20
I have really enjoyed my reading this week. It does feel rather strange to write that I “only” read one book, because who is counting? Only me! I shouldn’t be policing myself like this. Anyway, I was lucky that the … Continue reading
Reading roundup 06/11/19 – the Return!
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
Reading roundup 15/08/19: part two!
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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Tagged book reviews, books, crime, Goodreads, historical fiction, science fiction, thrillers
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Reading roundup 14/08/19
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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Tagged book reviews, books, courtroom, crime, fantasy, Goodreads, thrillers
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Reading roundup 03/07/19
Three great books this week. I am so lucky to have a local library which stocks my favourite genres in such abundance. Long may it continue! My first book was Ruin by John Gwynne, #03 of The Faithful and the … Continue reading
Reading roundup 12/06/19
I have spent a lot of time reading during this last week; it is the one compensation of being stuck in bed! Well, you do have to try to find the positive side where you can. My first read of … Continue reading
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