Disclaimer: This post assumes that you have taken time off before your PhD. Of course, these ideas can also apply to those who are undertaking a PhD straight after their previous degree. I’m merely drawing upon my own experience. The months before you start a PhD can be rather daunting, especially if you don’t… Continue reading PhD Life: A Little Bit of Preparation
Title: All the Crooked Saints Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy Date: 10th October 2017 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 311 Started: 14th October 2017 Completed: 14th October 2017 Rating: 4/5 Summary: Here is a thing everyone wants: a miracle. Here is a thing everyone fears: what it takes to get one. Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado is likely to find a… Continue reading Book Review: All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
I don’t really use many collections in my current bullet journal but I did have a lot in my previous bullet journal and I do, at some point, want to transfer the most useful ones across to the journal I’m using at the moment. I’ve also been scouring Pinterest for new collection ideas because I… Continue reading Bullet Journal: Collections
Title: The Lost City of Z Author: David Grann Genre: Non Fiction Date: 2009 Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Pages: 352 Started: 16th September 2017 Completed: 17th September 2017 Rating: 4/5 Summary: In 1925 Fawcett ventured into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization, hoping to make one of the most important discoveries in history. For centuries Europeans believed the world’s largest… Continue reading Book Review: The Lost City of Z by David Grann
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: Monday was… Continue reading The Sunday Post #61
Disclaimer: This blog post is probably only applicable to Arts and Humanities applications for UK universities. Its also only applicable to ‘own project’ applications, rather than already funded projects that have proposals already. It’s based upon my own experience applying for an Arts PhD. I thought I’d start off PhD Life with a practical post… Continue reading PhD Life: Applications
Title: The Long Earth Author: Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter Genre: Science Fiction Date: 2012 Publisher: Corgi Pages: 432 Started: 16th September 2017 Completed: 16th September 2017 Rating: 4/5 Summary: 1916: the Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong, and the wind in the leaves in the trees. Where has the mud, blood… Continue reading Book Review: The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Title: Nomad Author: James Swallow Genre: Thriller Date: 2016 Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Pages: 512 Started: 17th April 2017 Completed: 16th September 2017 Rating: 4.5/5 Summary: Marc Dane is a MI6 field agent at home behind a computer screen, one step away from the action. But when a brutal attack on his team leaves Marc as the only survivor – and with… Continue reading Book Review: Nomad by James Swallow
I’m basically broke but I am still anticipating a few releases this month, even if I won’t be able to buy them yet. I might make this a regular feature on my blog but I’m not sure yet. I am definitely planning one for November though. All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater Release date: 10th… Continue reading Anticipated Releases: October Edition
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 was… Continue reading The Sunday Post #60
