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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 27/10/21
This has been a really interesting week in terms of reading. Whilst the real world has been very tense, upsetting and fraught, my reading has taken my mind away from all of that! My first book was the fourth in … Continue reading
Reading roundup 20/10/21
This week’s reading has been a feast of the Fae, a festival of fantasy! Yes, I have immersed myself in further books from Sarah J Maas’s series: A Court of Thorns and Roses. Fine fun and fierce frivolity? What the … Continue reading
Reading roundup 13/10/21
Hello to all of you keen readers! I must admit that I have only finished one book this week – but what a book!!! You may remember that Joe Abercrombie is one of my most favourite authors of all time. … Continue reading
Reading roundup 06/10/21
I have really enjoyed reading this week. My first book was great and I can’t wait until I can get my hands on the next one in the series… It took me quite a while to read Sarah J Maas’s … Continue reading
Reading roundup 29/09/21
Gosh, we have reached the final Reading Roundup post for September already! This last week, I only managed to finish one book. The was relatively short and I read it quite quickly. I have also started a second book, but … Continue reading
Reading roundup 22/09/21
Oh, reading has been such a joy during the last week! For once, my choices were perfect for me and I found both books really absorbing, in their different ways. My first book, which was a completely random choice, was … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 15/09/21
This will be a short post this week. It’s Lovely Husband’s birthday today so I am quite busy for once! More about that in Friday’s post. Anyway, I have one book to tell you about… I have already read quite … Continue reading
Reading roundup 08/09/21
As it is a fortnight since I last wrote a Reading Roundup post, I have two completed books to tell you about plus another that I didn’t finish. Let’s deal with that first… So, this is the book that I … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 25/08/21
I am glad to say that I really enjoyed the book that I read this week. OK, I only managed to finish one, but this book was definitely worth my time! This was another book that I selected, completely at … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 18/08/21
I really enjoyed this week’s book! After reading such a long book over the previous fortnight and a succession of “OK, but not amazing” ones previously, it was refreshing to find a book that I could relax into. The sort … Continue reading
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