Technically, this book haul was not paid for with money I shouldn’t have spent! It was paid for with ‘celebratory I have read 100 books this year and I’m feeling a bit low’ money. So, technically, I broke no rules! The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding I am Cat Royal – Orphan, Adventurer,…
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August Round Up
I always think of August as a funny month. A boring month. A long month. Nothing happens in August. At work, August is the month that most people have off. It is a long month to stretch a paycheck through. I have been lucky that this August has been quite warm, coming from the UK…
100. Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
Please excuse the bad photo! The sun was causing a shadow every which way! Synopsis (as taken from the Amazon Kindle Store) is as follows: At St Mary’s Institute of Historical Research, the historians don’t just study the past, they revisit it. Behind the strait-laced facade of a conventional academic institution, the secret of time…
99. The Land of Roar by Jenny Mclachlan
Synopsis (as taken from Amazon) is as follows: Believing is just the beginning… When Arthur and Rose were little, they were heroes in the Land of Roar, an imaginary world that they found by climbing through the folding bed in their grandad’s attic. Roar was filled with things they loved – dragons, mermaids, ninja wizards…
Goal Completed: 100 Books in a Year
I’m as giddy as a school girl as I write this. Overwhelmed that I managed to complete this goal and still have months of reading left in the year. Makes me think I should set an even higher reading goal for 2020. Did I ever think I would complete this goal? At the beginning of…
98. The Monster Who Wasn’t by T C Shelley
Synopsis (as taken from Amazon) is as follows: It is a well-known fact that fairies are born from a baby’s first laugh. What is not as well documented is how monsters come into being. This is the story of a creature who is both strange and unique. When he hatches down in the vast underground…
97. The Boy in the Photo by Nicole Trope
Synopsis (as taken from the Amazon Kindle Store) is as follows: She becomes aware of the silence at the other end of the line. A prickling sensation crawls up her arms. Her heart speeds up. ‘Found who?’ she asks slowly, carefully, deliberately. ‘They found Daniel.’ Six years ago. Megan waits at the school gates for…
96. Harley Merlin and the Secret Coven by Bella Forrest
Synopsis (as taken from the Amazon Kindle Store) is as follows: Being an empath has its advantages. Harley Merlin can sense people’s emotions, among other things. It’s how she snagged her first job pinpointing cheaters at a casino. But she has no clue where she got these freakish powers because she spent her childhood jumping…
95. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Synopsis (as taken from Amazon) is as follows: Imagination, discovery and friendship await Morrigan Crow when she escapes her deadly curse and joins the Wundrous Society. It promises her protection and belonging for life – but then Morrigan doesn’t receive the welcome she hoped for… Morrigan is a much-feared Wundersmith. So, instead of the Society…
94. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Synopsis (as taken from Amazon) is as follows: Morrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But, as the clock strikes midnight, she’s whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor. There she’s invited to join the Wundrous Society. Mystery, magic and protection…
At the End of the World is a Book 