*This post is purely based on opinions and spurred on by a post from BookRiot Sometimes you’re looking for a good book to read, but the question remains where to get your suggestions from. Should you go and ask some serious bookworms what they found to be good and would […]
Are you a book lover? Do you need a vacation? Are you willing to wait…3 years?! Well look no further because I got you covered. This wonderful little bookshop has a room available and for $50 a night, you can run the bookshop! No better way than to be able […]
Are you looking for some reading challenges for the New Year to motivate yourself? Don’t worry. I have some great suggestions for you! Penguin has a fantastic reading challenge going on. They give you a prompt for the month and if you can’t think of something, they suggest some great books. […]
I know that it’s a little late now, that Christmas is over, but I had to share this fantastic book that I got for my birthday earlier this month! It’s perfect for any time of the year and if you have a book lover in your life that is turning […]
Summary “Rosie Strange doesn’t believe in ghosts or witches or magic. No, not at all. It’s no surprise therefore when she inherits the ramshackle Essex Witch Museum, her first thought is to take the money and run. Still, the museum exerts a curious pull over Rosie. There’s the eccentric academic […]
Summary “London, 1893. When Cora Seaborne’s husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness: her marriage was not a happy one, and she never suited the role of society wife. Accompanied by her son Francis – a curious, obsessive boy – […]
2 So for my spring vacation I headed off to Europe, specifically the U.K. and Poland, for some family matters however, while I’m so used to going there, this time I looked out for book related stuff. Because you know..book! <3 So near my little house by Manchester Airport, is a […]
NYMag.com came up with a list of “12 Romance Books That Won’t Make You Gag”. The only ones on that list I know are Like Water for Chocolate and Pride and Prejudice.
The Washington Post came up with a list, from a Librarian, of books which will help children through this really tough time that the United States, and our world is facing. Yes, they are picture books, but everyone, no matter which side you are on currently, is facing a tough […]
Haiku on Privacy Privacy is rare What can you do to be gone? Nothing. You can’t hide. Written for “The Daily Post” prompt “Privacy“
Well if you’re a reader you love reading in bed, or really anywhere comfortable. BookBub got a list of 15 things you’ll understand if you love reading in bed….and they are so accurate!
So I’ve recently come across BookBub and it has some fantastic bits of pieces which I definitely want to share now and then. One of their most recent posts was 18 Steamy New Romances to Heat Up Your Winter. I’m always looking for a good new romance novel and this list […]
So today is my birthday and after trudging through the snow to get home with the nasty snow storm which magically appeared over night, I came home only to find my Secret Santa gift having arrived. Since it was a small birthday this year, it was wonderful to get this […]
Oh dear, where did the summer go? Last day of September, tomorrow it’s October, Halloween is fast approaching, rapidly followed by the end of the year. Scary. However, the best part if that it is cool, you need sweaters and it is time to curl up with a book. Or plural, […]
The Moreva of Astoreth By: Roxanne Bland Blurb In the world-building tradition of Andre Norton, Anne McCaffrey and Ursula K. LeGuin, The Moreva of Astoreth is a blend of science fiction, romance, and adventure in a unique, richly imagined imperialistic society in which gods and science are indelibly […]
Check out BookRiots list of 100 Strange and Unusual Novels that you really just have to read! Some of these definitely look kinda cool!
Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you watch some fantastic fireworks and eat until you think you’ll have a food baby. I’m spending my day with a good book (Gideon’s War by Howard Gordon), outside in the sun, with a cool drink. How about you?
Ever looked for other books which were inspired by Shakespeare to find something in a similar line of story writing? Well look no further as Huffington Post came up with 11 books which were inspired by Shakespeare
Um, I want these. Like so badly. I would love to have a place outside to read that is all magical and pretty like this. Who else wants some of THESE?! Like, if I had money to just blow I would get something like this, hands down.
