Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was previously hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Favourite Novellas and Short Stories I love this topic. I’m a huge fan of novellas and short stories so this list could have been so much longer than it is.… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Novellas and Short Stories
The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. This post is an opportunity to recap the past week on my blog and in my personal life. It’s also a chance to set up some goals for the upcoming week and talk about anything else that I want to talk about. See the rules here. Personal: It finally… Continue reading The Sunday Post #92
Title: The Hobbit Author: J. R. R. Tolkien Genre: Fantasy / Classics Date: 2011 (1937) Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: 276 Started: 10th May 2018 Completed: 9th July 2018 Rating: 4.5/5 Summary: Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf,… Continue reading Mini Book Review: The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was previously hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Best Books I’ve Read In 2018 (So Far) I’ve read 35 books so far this year (and I’m currently reading two more but I won’t include them in my consideration… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I’ve Read In 2018 (So Far)
The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. This post is an opportunity to recap the past week on my blog and in my personal life. It’s also a chance to set up some goals for the upcoming week and talk about anything else that I want to talk about. See the rules here. Personal: I attended… Continue reading The Sunday Post #91
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was previously hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Books with Red, White, & Blue Covers but I’m choosing just Red and White covers. This week is meant to be in honour of the 4th of July but I’m… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Red & White Covers
It’s July so it’s time for Wimbledon and strawberries. Well, it’s time for strawberries. I’m so ready to spend more time outside even if I am still doing university work. Anyway, welcome to my July TBR… The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy Summary: Sir Percy Blakeney lives a double life in the England of 1792: at home… Continue reading July 2018 TBR
June was fun. Personal: I started this month by presenting at an academic conference. It was my third conference but my first as a PhD student and my first conference away from my own institute. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I attended a seminar and lecture in the middle of June which was fun. It broke… Continue reading June 2018 Recap
I’ve been a PhD student for 9 months now which is scary. I’m happy with where I am at this point and I’m looking forward to what July will bring! 1st to 3rd I was at a conference on the 1st and 2nd of this month. I actually gave my paper on the 1st and… Continue reading PhD Life: June 2018 Recap
Title: Firefly Author: Henry Porter Genre: Thriller Publication Date: 19th June 2018 Publisher: Quercus Books ISBN 13: 9781787470491 Pages: 480 Started: 22nd June 2018 Completed: 27th June 2018 Rating: 4/5 Summary: From the refugee camps of Greece to the mountains of Macedonia, a thirteen-year-old boy is making his way to Germany and safety. Codenamed ‘Firefly’, he holds vital intelligence: unparalleled insight into a vicious… Continue reading ARC Book Review: Firefly by Henry Porter
