Welcome to 2020
I hope you all received great bookish gifts like me during the festive period, for those of you whose festive periods come at different points of the year I am wishing you many great books to look forward to. Read more
Jan 1
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Dec 21
Read Around the World: Togo
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In December our read around the world trip took us to Togo so what have we learnt about this fascinating country?
1001 Books: The Memory of Fire Trilogy by Eduardo Galeano
For the last quarter of 2019 I have been plunged into the world of Latin America and its colonisation by Europe. Instead of the usual sanitised history Galeano brings us the story from the point of view of the first people and trust me it is very different from the history I was taught at school.
Dec 8
Read Around the World 2020
For those of you who had been wondering if we were continuing reading around the world next year the answer is “hell yeah” for those of you who want to get planning already read on…
I Dare You by Sam Carrington
I Dare You by Sam Carrington
Published in: 2019
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Avon Books UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
At what point does the childish game of knock down ginger (or knock knock ginger as it’s known in this book) become something more?
Nov 19
Book vs TV Adaptation: Vienna Blood aka The Liebermann Papers
I don’t normally watch TV but while my hubby channel hopped a trailer caught our eyes at the end of the trailer hubby said “have you read that then” to my horror I had not, a situation I quickly remedied in time for the first show (I have only read the first book)
Nov 15
Read Around the World: South Africa
In November we visited South Africa and my book choice was an emotional one laugh out loud funny and at the same time the ending left me ugly crying….
Oct 29
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