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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 Christina, thank you for your lovely comment. Yes, it’s so hard when we lose loved ones. I don’t think…
Dear Lauren, thank you so very much for your kindness and encouragement. I really appreciate your support. Love and best…
Hi Anne, I am a reader of your blog and follow you for your scarf posts. I've been reading for…
Anne, I am sorry about the loss of your old BG from years ago. I agree we never forget young…
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Tag Archives: fantasy
Reading roundup 01/10/25
Here is this week’s post about my reading journey. With all that is going on in my life, settling in to our new home and trying to sell the old one, trying to find just the right book has proved … Continue reading
Reading roundup 17/09/25
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup, my dear friends and fellow readers! Today, I am feeling rather amused about my most recent book. You will find out why that is later on in this post. Here is the book that … Continue reading
Reading roundup 03/09/25
Hello and welcome to my first reading post for September. I have recently finished a book that consisted of two novellas, one fantasy and the other science fiction… The book was Andre Norton’s Ice and Shadow. Here is the blurb… … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, fantasy, Goodreads, science fiction
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Reading roundup 02/07/25
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! When I started to write the post this morning, I thought that it was going to be a very short one. I was only about 60% through my latest book, John Gwynne’s The Fury … Continue reading
Reading roundup 25/06/25
Hello and welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. I have been struggling with my reading during the last few weeks due to the stress of moving house and my chronic ill health. We recently had a heatwave in this … Continue reading
Reading roundup 04/06/25
Welcome to this week’s post. As I wrote last week, I decided to reread The Bloodsworn Saga by John Gwynne because the final book in the trilogy has been published fairly recently. I finished the first volume, The Fury of … Continue reading
Reading roundup 28/05/25
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. Once again, I am rereading a couple of books before I download the final book in a series. I decided to purchase the last book in The Bloodsworn Saga by John Gwynne, The … Continue reading
Reading roundup 21/05/25
Hello everyone and welcome to my first Reading Roundup post for ages! Regular visitors will be aware that I have been struggling with my health whilst also trying to move house. In fact, my list of horrible illnesses was added … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, fantasy, Goodreads, Guy Gavriel Kay
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Reading roundup 26/03/25
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. Followers of my blog will be aware that I am very unwell at the moment and suffering with intense pain. A form of comfort for me is re-reading my all time favourite books … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 12/03/25
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup. I have some good news… I have finally finished my book!!!! Yes, I managed to carve out some quiet time to read and I managed to concentrate enough to get to the end of … Continue reading
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