A delightful coincidence lead me to pick up The Bone Ships. It was the first book I received in a bespoke book subscription I purchased and the blurb on the back of the book had me interested. Cut to a few months later, and I get approved for the second book in the trilogy on Netgalley. I decided to dive into this series and read the first two books close together.
Usually when I decide I'm going to re-read a book, a long time has passed between the last read through and the current one. As part of my project to read all of the books I own physically I have been re-reading my favourite series from when I was younger to document them on Goodreads… Continue reading Bookish Blether: Re-reading
A delightful coincidence lead me to pick up The Bone Ships. It was the first book I received in a bespoke book subscription I purchased and the blurb on the back of the book had me interested. Cut to a few months later, and I get approved for the second book in the trilogy on Netgalley. I decided to dive into this series and read the first two books close together.
I'm going to use Tome Topple to try and reinject my year with reading motivation. I seemed to take October and half of November off for a holiday from reading. I am close to reaching my goal for the year so I'm going to try and make the second half of November finish with a bang! Tome Topple is a readathon dedicated to reading long books, so anything over 500 pages counts!
Pretty Broken Things by Melissa Marr contemporary, thriller Heavily-tattooed and erratic, Tess hides in plain sight, off-the-grid in New Orleans. Tess is a survivor with more secrets than even she knows. Her clearest memories are tattooed on her skin, memorials to the missing dead. No one knows who Tess is--or that she's still alive. That… Continue reading Anticipated Releases: Winter 2020
As part of my launching my blog properly I wanted to add in more interesting or unique blog features. What better way to make things more unusual to try and loosely connect Scots words/phrases to bookish lists? Bear with me, some of these connections from the meaning of the word to the idea for the list might be a little loose.
Sometimes I get in the mood to specifically read a hardback book. Majority of the books I own are paperbacks, and I prefer to read a paperback book, but I have collected a fair amount of hardbacks in the past few years. Usually that means these books are gifts, highly anticipated so I couldn't wait… Continue reading Review: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
It's time for my reading plans for November, and I am so close to my goal of 100 books in 2020! I originally had a stretch goal of 125 books, but I don't know if I would be able to hit that goal anymore.
In 2020 I tried Mark Lawrence's first trilogy, following a psychotic young man as he tries to reclaim his throne. Or at least that is what I think the plot was, because the book really didn't work for me. I was determined to love Red Sister, and the glowing reviews all over Goodreads indicated that I had a good chance.
August 2020 was not going well for me in terms of reading - I'd lost steam about 10 days into the month and never managed to make it back. For a last ditch effort to regain some enthusiasm I decided to read whatever my heart desired and abandon my tbr. I wanted something dark like… Continue reading Review: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
