Even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment.Thief of Time, Terry Pratchett
Month: May 2020
Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Books set in my city or state
The rare sunny Scottish day! (NB: I don't live here, I was just on holiday, more's the pity) Thanks to Long and Short Reviews for hosting the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge. This week's challenge is books set in my city or state! I live in a town in Scotland near Glasgow. There aren't a lot … Continue reading Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Books set in my city or state
Top Ten Tuesday: Opening Lines
It’s that time again! Thanks as always to Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl for facilitating TTT. This week's topic is opening lines. I've always wished I had a better memory for these. I have a good memory for the general plot of most books (though I will admit some thrillers have a tendency to smoosh together), … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Opening Lines
This Week I Have Mostly Been Reading…
Blackwell's in Edinburgh is one of my favourite bookshops This is a bit late this week - Monday was a public holiday in the UK and I'd had a lot of socialising over the weekend, celebrating a friend's 30th on Saturday and then having a round of Dungeon World on Sunday (highly recommended!) As such, … Continue reading This Week I Have Mostly Been Reading…
Six for Sunday: Favourite Characters from Series
Today is my favourite kind of Sunday - the one with a holiday Monday directly afterwards! I loved today's #SixforSunday prompt as hosted by Steph @ A Little but A Lot. I have so many favourite series and favourite characters from those - character is maybe the most important part of any book for me … Continue reading Six for Sunday: Favourite Characters from Series
Throwback Thursday: I Capture the Castle
On Thursday's I'm going to go through my shelves and pick out some favourites that I've read in previous years! First up is I Capture the Castle. What's it about? I Capture the Castle is a classic bildungsroman set in rural England. Cassandra and Rose are sisters who live in a crumbling manor-cum-castle with their … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: I Capture the Castle
Wednesday Wordy Wisdom
We have to build the Republic of Heaven where we are, because for us, there is no elsewhere.Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass
Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons Why I Love… Discworld
It's that time again! Thanks as always to Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl for facilitating TTT. This week's topic was a bit of a freebie, as I get to write about reasons why I love... well any bookish thing! I almost suffered from a bit of choice paralysis as there's so many things I … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons Why I Love… Discworld
This Week (and a bit) I Have Mostly Been Reading…
This week has been a bit of a quiet one, even by lockdown standards. I've been furloughed from work - which means I can't do anything work-related. The first week of May I felt really energetic and productive, as I got to work on some house-related stuff as we've still never really recovered from moving … Continue reading This Week (and a bit) I Have Mostly Been Reading…
Top Ten Tuesday: The Last Ten Books I Abandoned
The prompt this week is to write about the last ten books you abandoned. I used to be one of those readers who prided myself on always finishing every book I started. Then I realised I had a 700+ book TBR, and literally thousands of books on my wishlist. I could either waste my time … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: The Last Ten Books I Abandoned
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