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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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Tag Archives: historical fiction
Reading roundup 20/11/24
Welcome to my weekly post about the books I am reading. Since last Wednesday I have enjoyed one very long ebook… I had already read one of Kate Morton’s books, Homecoming, so I looked on the Library’s ebook catalogue and … Continue reading
Reading roundup 13/11/24
Welcome to this week’s post. So, I have just finished a book that was really not the kind that I usually choose, but then it had… Librarians! …on horseback! One of my friends posted about this book on Facebook and … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, historical fiction, librarians
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Reading roundup 02/10/24
We have arrived at the first post of October already! This year is just flying past. I have finished one book this week and am about halfway through another. Here is the book cover… This book, The Stranger From Berlin … Continue reading
Reading roundup 26/06/24
Welcome to my weekly reading post. Every Wednesday I write about the book(s) I have read during the previous week. I usually finish one or two (my pace has slowed down a lot since I had a stroke in 2019). … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, fantasy, Goodreads, historical fiction
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Reading roundup 10/04/24
Welcome to my blog! On Wednesdays I write a post about the books I have read during the previous week. As I keep track of them on the Goodreads website, I use their links to put my short reviews/responses on … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, crime, ebooks, Goodreads, historical fiction
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Reading roundup 20/03/24
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! If you read last week’s you may remember that I was sort of addicted to a historical series: M J Porter’s The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles. There was one more … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, historical fiction, thrillers
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Reading roundup 13/03/24
Welcome to this week’s post. Today I am going to write about two books from the same series. I have chosen these for escapism because I have been feeling very ill and stressed out. Reading books like these really helps… … Continue reading
Reading roundup 06/03/24
Hello and welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. I have read two very different books this week. One was a slight disappointment, sadly, the other was very different, which was interesting. The first book was The Ghost Ship. Kate … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, historical fiction, science fiction, thrillers
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Reading roundup 03/01/24
Welcome to my first Reading Roundup post of 2024! In this post I am “rounding up” the final books of 2023, which I managed to read during Christmas and the time before New Year. Here they are… My first book … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, Greek mythology, historical fiction, thrillers
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Reading roundup 20/12/23
Welcome to this week’s post about my reading journey. This might be the final one for 2023, but I am not quite sure. If I am able, I will write another post next week to properly finish off the year. … Continue reading
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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…