Glimpsing a nourishing life; with a baked treat and a good book
The Gracekeepers, by Kirsty Logan, is a beautifully lyrical book that is set in a time when the world has been changed by the rising of the oceans. Lands have disappeared, and society is divided into people who live on the mainland (“landlockers”) and those who live on the water (“damplings”). The Gracekeeper, Callanish, has […] Read more…
Happy Friday! I saw a great Friday feature post today and I want to join in. It’s a fun way to glimpse a book without the cover or blurb – it looks at the first lines instead! The opening lines of a book are so crucial and are often incredibly impactful and intriguing. So let’s […] Read more…
This is a list of my book reviews in alphabetical order. There are links connected so just click on the titles that you are interested in to see a review! A Animal Farm by George Orwell (The) Arrival by Shaun Tan (The) Artisan Heart by Dean Mayes B (The) Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine […] Read more…
I had a great year of reading in 2018 and got to more books than I have in a long time. Here are the 50 books I read with links to the reviews I wrote or to the Goodreads synopses. Have you read any of these books? Are any on your list to read? I […] Read more…
I read a lot of great books in 2018 but did not manage to review them all. Instead I have written short reviews for the books that I gave five stars. I was lucky enough to read fourteen books that I thoroughly enjoyed so will break this post into two parts (read second part here). […] Read more…
The first six months of this year have been very productive on the reading front for me! Last year, my goal was to read twenty seven books and I made it – just. This year, I have already read nineteen books, which is a lot for me. I can largely attribute this to needing to […] Read more…
I go through phases of what I call my favourite genre. For a while now it has been magical realism. I love reading it and I enjoy writing it. There is so much atmosphere and intrigue in this unique genre. So today I want to share five of my favourite books to give you gift […] Read more…
It may have made sense to look at how I am going with my reading goals for 2017 in June, don’t you think?!! I am a tad late! But I think that’s ok; doing it now will still help to give me a push in the areas I need one :-). My goal for the […] Read more…
I have loved to read books for as long as I can remember. I think my earliest book related memory is of me standing in the garden getting so excited as Mum and Dad gave me another Enid Blyton book. I loved the ‘Adventures of the Wishing Chair’ and ‘The Faraway Tree’ series in particular. […] Read more…
I tried to take part in the Booktube-a-thon last year, but did not do too well! So I am excited to try again this year. The video that explains the challenges involved can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1UucWZ0Ylg. It begins July 18 and runs until July 24, 2016. The 2016 Reading Challenges: 1/ Read a book with […] Read more…