This week flew by in the blink of an eye! For some reason I’m listening to the ‘Something Rotten’ soundtrack, despite never seeing the musical. It’s kind of catchy. Perfectly upbeat for this sunny day. So, I actually managed to do myself proud, reading 4.5 books this week! The Defense by Steve Cavanagh – ★★★★★…
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Book Haul – The Famous Five
I’ve been doing quite well the last 3 weeks in not buying any books and this month, I’m on a weekly budget of only spending £100. BUT, I couldn’t pass up this opportunity. It’s something that has been on my wishlist on The Book People for over a year and I’ve been waiting for a…
#9 Dark House by Helen Phifer
shadowy figure in the dark was dragging something heavy behind them. Lizzy pulled the covers over her head, then realised what was being dragged… For years, the Moore Asylum housed the forgotten children of Brooklyn Bay. But now, a man is found murdered in the derelict building, strapped to a steel trolley, launching a heart-racing…
Kindle TBR
The problem I have with Kindle is that I go crazy with “Kindle Unlimited” “Kindle Prime” and “Kindle 99p Sale”, and end up with a ton of books that I actually never end up reading and it just makes my Kindle library look untidy and chaotic. So, I’ve culled my library. I now have 32…
3 Fact Book News 05/02/2020
Ok, so, don’t judge my book sins for this week, please! I picked up 23 books. But 22 were a collection. Books: Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin Five on a Treasure Island Five Go Adventuring Again Five Run Away Together Five Go to Smuggler’s Top Five Go Off in a Caravan Five on Kirrin Island…
#8 The Defence by Steve Cavanagh
It’s been over a year since Eddie vowed never to set foot in a courtroom again. But now he doesn’t have a choice. Olek Volchek, the infamous head of the Russian mafia in New York, has strapped a bomb to Eddie’s back and kidnapped his ten-year-old daughter, Amy. Eddie only has forty-eight hours to defend…
January Roundup
To kick of 2020 I managed to read 7 books in January and listen to 1 audiobook. I know that this is a low number of books for me, I can usually read around 15 in a month, but I found it kind of hard to get back into the swing of things once Christmas…
Audiobook Review – The Complete Chronicles of Narnia – BBC Radio 4 Adaptation
I love Narnia. I’ve loved it since my Dad read the books to me when I was younger. BBC radio 4 does such wonderful adaptations of books, that when I saw this, I knew I wanted to listen to it. I’ve already discovered that listening to the thriller books I love, gives me horrible nightmares,…
3 Fact Book News – 30/01/2020
“More?” I hear you say, “she isn’t adding more to her blog?!” Yes. I am. You see, there is a lot I don’t put in my blog, books I get, books I discard, books I don’t finish reading and many other book related sins. I was looking at my tbr shelves yesterday and feeling overwhelmed…
#7 Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. Ten years ago, her mother was snatched by the royal guards, and her fate remains unknown. Now, the guards are back and this time it’s Lei they’re after – the girl with the golden eyes, whose rumoured…