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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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Dear Lauren, thank you again for commenting! I enjoyed my walks last week, but we are struggling with a heatwave…
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Tag Archives: ebooks
Reading roundup 29/11/17
Gosh! I have only managed to read two books this week (plus half of a third, but that doesn’t count). So I had better start this post and get back to my latest book 😄. I had no print books … Continue reading
Reading roundup 22/11/17
I read three very enjoyable books this week and have almost finished my pile of library books – must take a trip into town on Friday to get some more. The first book of the week was The Strangled Queen … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Lifestyle, Reading
Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads
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Reading roundup 15/11/17
I has been a fortnight since I last wrote one of these posts, so I have quite a few books to talk about and I will get on with that straight away. I was just finishing Robert Crais’ The Promise … Continue reading
Reading roundup 04/10/17
I have decided to add the blurb to each book review from this week. Hopefully, that will be helpful. I am also pleased that we were able to visit the public library today so that I could pick up two … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, public libraries
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Reading roundup 27/09/17
I think that books are going a long way towards saving my life at the moment. My situation would be almost unbearable if I could not lose myself in a good story. That is why I read: story. And probably … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 20/09/17
I am not even going to make excuses any more for using my Goodreads reviews on these weekly posts. It makes sense to do so, as I will not have to repeat things I have already written! Anyway, I am … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 13/09/17
Thank goodness for ebooks! I finished my pile of library books a week ago, but have been too ill since to visit the library and choose some more. Luckily, their ebook service, using BorrowBox, has a pretty good selection so … Continue reading
Reading roundup 23/08/17
I am still quite ill, having had a bad night with lots of coughing, so this will be a quick roundup of the week’s reading. Unless, that is, I get carried away as I write! The week’s books had a … Continue reading
Reading roundup 16/08/17
I was quite shocked, when I checked on Goodreads, to see that I have only finished two books this week, as I am not sure what else I have been doing with my time. Writing this blog, perhaps? Anyway, I … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 02/08/17
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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