The Sunday Post is hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Sunday Salon is hosted by Readerbuzz. 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 share the music/films/TV shows/podcasts that I’ve loved this week. I returned to the… Continue reading The Sunday Post #137
It’s the middle of February, deep mid-winter, so I thought I’d write up a short post on The Winter’s Tale. I remember reading this play for the first time and thinking ‘what the…’ and my opinion hasn’t changed much since then. It’s a weird play but a complex one and I’m excited to dive into… Continue reading Shakespeare Saturdays: The Winter’s Tale
Title: The Lifted Veil Author: George Eliot Publisher: Penguin Books Date: 2016 (1859) Genre: Classics / Horror Summary: The tale of a man who is incapacitated by visions of the future and the cacophony of overheard thoughts, and yet who can’t help trying to subvert his vividly glimpsed destiny, it is easy to read The Lifted Veil as being autobiographically revealing—of Eliot’s sensitivity… Continue reading Book Review: The Lifted Veil by George Eliot
Title: The Sittaford Mystery Author: Agatha Christie Publisher: HarperCollins UK Date: 2017 (1931) Genre: Crime & Mystery Summary: M-U-R-D-E-R. It began as an innocent parlour game intended to while away the hours on a bitter winter night. But the message that appeared before the amateur occultists at the snowbound Sittaford House was spelt out as loud and clear as a… Continue reading Book Review: The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
Shelf Control is a weekly feature created and hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies. It’s a celebration of the unread books on our shelves. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams Summary: There is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It’s… Continue reading Shelf Control #3 – So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Title: At The End of Your Tether Author: Adam Smith Artist: V. V. Glass & Hilary Jenkins Publisher: Oni Press Publication Date: 11th February 2020 Genre: Graphic Novel / YA Fiction Summary: It’s a humid summer night in August 1997 and Ludo Carre is nervous. He hasn’t seen or spoken to his ex, Arlo Quinonez since he was fifteen.… Continue reading ARC Book Review: At The End of Your Tether by Adam Smith, V. V. Glass & Hilary Jenkins
I’m trying to keep myself accountable by tracking the books that I read in 2020. I have a spreadsheet for the whole year but I thought I’d post my monthly reading stats on here for everyone to see. Number of Books: 6 Number of Pages: 2,325 Average Number of Pages: 387.5 Longest Book: The Decameron by Giovanni… Continue reading January 2020 Reading Stats
The Sunday Post is hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Sunday Salon is hosted by Readerbuzz. 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 share the music/films/TV shows/podcasts that I’ve loved this week. I worked from home… Continue reading The Sunday Post #136
He who would, in this Month, be warm within, And when abroad, from Wet defend his Skin, His Morning’s draught should be of Sack or Sherry, And his Great Coat be made of Drab-de-berry. – Edward Ward, February Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Summary: Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient… Continue reading February 2020 TBR
January has been strange and hectic. I’m glad it’s over, to be honest. I was super stressed out this month because I had a PhD completion meeting where I discussed how I was going to complete my PhD and what I was going to do after my PhD. I have absolutely no idea what I… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: January 2020 (+ January Favourites)
