A man found brutally and horribly murdered near his remote home in the fogs of Dartmoor… The Baskerville Curse that laid its icy finger on each member of the family one by one… And the Hound — savage, appalling, hellish and deadly… Sherlock Holmes’ powers are stretched to the full in the most thrilling and […]
Last week, the lovely Cathy from 746 Books played reading bingo with the books she’s read since she started her blog. It seemed like so much fun that I’ve decided to see how far I get on the Reading Bingo chart! I’m only using the books I’ve read this year (since I’ve got those on […]
Here is a small fact. YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Another fun topic this week! I sometimes struggle to come up with ten books (or characters, or whatever) for my top tens, but top ten books I want to reread? No problem, my friend! I love rereading! I’ll give you a top twenty with ease! […]
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are still alive. Katniss should be relieved, but now there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol — a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create. As the nation watches Katniss and Peeta, the stakes are higher than ever. One false move and the […]
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To Elgie Branch, a Microsoft wunderkind, she’s his talented, volatile, troubled wife. To fellow mothers at the school gate, she’s a menace. To design experts, she’s a legendary architect. But to 15-year-old Bee, she is quite simply Mum. Then Bernadette disappears. And Bee’s search for her mother reveals an extraordinary woman […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is a good one! Top ten places books have made me want to visit, both fictional or real. The setting of a story is usually quite important, and sometimes reading about a certain place can just make you long to be/go […]
A while ago, Jaclyn from Covered in Flour wrote a great post about reading choices and owning them. She mentioned an infamous article that said that adults who read YA novels should be ashamed of themselves, which prompted her to write a post about all of the reading choices she won’t apologise for. I really […]
It is Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As Voldemort’s sinister forces amass and a spirit of gloom and fear sweeps the land, it becomes more and more clear to Harry that he will soon have to confront his destiny. But is he up to the challenges ahead of him? […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I am once again a day late with my Top Ten Tuesday. Oops! Even though I had made the list in advance, I didn’t write the actual post yesterday. I still wanted to do so, though, so here it is! My top ten books that were […]