Category Archives: Books

What I’ve Read: April 2018

Posted on May 3, 2018 by nicdempsey

I need to confess, I’ve been in a tiny reading slump. For me, a tiny reading slump feels like a massive canyon of ‘I don’t want to read, who the hell am I?’. Reading is such a key part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, reading in 2018 | Tagged 2018, After the Wedding - Courtney Milan, April 2018, books, Chaser - Kylie Scott, Hello Stranger - Lisa Klepas, Hurts to Love You - Alisha Rai, reading | 1 Comment

What I’ve Read – February and March 2018

Posted on April 10, 2018 by nicdempsey

I’ve been going through the last couple of months, feeling that reading has been tricky this year. I started the year with a couple of books that I loved (Elinor Oliphant, The Hate U Give, Iron Gold) and have felt … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, reading in 2018 | Tagged A Princess in Theory - Alyssa Cole, A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'engle, books, Bringing Delaney Home - Lee Kilraine, Brooklynaire - Sarina Bowen, Digging In - Loretta Nyhan, Dragon Actually - G.A. Aitken, February 2018, Journeyman: One man's odyssey through the lower leagues of English football - Ben Smith, March 2018, Mister McHottie - Pippa Grant, Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life - Peter Godfrey-Smith, reading 2018, Silver Silence - Nalini Singh, Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley, Tell the Wind and Fire - Sarah Rees Brennan, The Boy on the Bridge - M.R. Carey, The Duchess Deal - Tessa Dare, The Rook - Daniel O'Malley, what I read | 1 Comment

What I’ve Read – January 2018

Posted on February 1, 2018 by nicdempsey

Welcome to a new year of ‘What I’ve Read’… It’s not been a bad start to the year but I need to knuckle down to the 564 page, Citizen Clem (about Clem Attlee) in February. Fun fact that is completely … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman, Heart on Fire - Amanda Bouchet, Iron Gold - Pierce Brown, Jane and Prudence - Barbara Pym, Magus Chase and the Ship of the Dead - Rick Riordan., reading in 2018, The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas, what i've read - January 2018 | Leave a comment

What I Read: December 2017

Posted on January 9, 2018 by nicdempsey

Yesterday, I said that I knew Ma was ill because she didn’t want to read. That was pretty much me in December. I watched a lot of Grey’s Anatomy but read hardly anything at all. Two books. Dark Eden – … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged books, Dark Eden - Chris Beckett, December 2017, Man Hands - Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby, What I've Read - 2017 | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – October/November 2017

Posted on December 12, 2017 by nicdempsey

I’m way behind on this, mostly because I haven’t really been reading that much. I just wasn’t feeling it, being in a slump is tough, so it was all stuff that I read quickly (in a day) and all escapism. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Archangel's Viper - Nalini Singh, books, Bountiful - Sarina Bowen, Crossing Hearts - Kimberly Kincaid, Forever Again - Shannon Stacey, In for a Penny - Rose Lerner, November 2017, October 2017, reading, Someone to Hold - Mary Balogh, Someone to Love - Mary Balogh, Someone to Wed - Mary Balogh, Wait for It - Mariana Zapata, What I've Read - 2017, Wilde in Love - Eloisa James | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – September 2017

Posted on October 3, 2017 by nicdempsey

It’s been a patchy reading month, I’ve been trying to reduce the kindle list but I’ve been extra critical of some of my reading… The Astronaut Wives Club – Lily Koppel (Library book) I picked this up at the library … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged A Conspiracy of Kings - Megan Whalen Turner, Disorderly Conduct - Tessa Bailey, Tattered Loyalties - Carrie Ann Ryan, Temporary - Sarah Mayberry and Sarina Bowen, The Astronaut Wives Club - Lily Koppel, The Book of Blood and Shadow - Robin Wasserman, The Devil is a Marquess - Elisa Braden, The King of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner, The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner, Thick as Thieves - Megan Whalen Turner, Turned Up - Erin Nicholas | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – July 2017

Posted on August 5, 2017 by nicdempsey

The Last Four Things – Paul Hoffman (Kindle TBR) The Beating of His Wings – Paul Hoffman (Kindle TBR) So I said last month that in the Left Hand of God, it was hard to see the story because of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged Hillbilly Elegy - J. D. Vance, Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare, Plot 34: Blood, She's The One - Erin Nicholas, Sweat and Allotmenteers - Mark Keenan, The Beating of His Wings - Paul Hoffman | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – June 2017

Posted on July 4, 2017 by nicdempsey

June was a quiet reading month. Mostly because there’s no time except on the commute. I’ve had so many weekends, where I haven’t read at all because it’s so busy either on the plot, doing housework or actually talking to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged After All - Erin Nicholas, Dominion - CJ Sansom, Pipe Dreams - Sabrina Bowen, Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel, Tangled in Texas - Kari Lynn Dell, The Flame Bearer - Bernard Cornwall, The Last Four Things - Paul Hoffman | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – March and April 2017

Posted on May 9, 2017 by nicdempsey

I missed posting What I’ve Read for March and April so I’m catching up. I was trying to get though the Kindle TBR list and started ok, then went off the rails. Oh well… Ysabel – Guy Gavriel Kay (Kindle … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged Barely Breathing - Pamela Clare, Blurred Lines - Lauren Layne, Chaos: Mayhem Series 3 - Jamie Shaw, Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton, Do You Want to Start a Scandal - Tessa Dare, Flight Behaviour - Barbara Kingsolver, Hail Mary - Nicola Rendell, Havoc: Mayhem Series 4 - Jamie Shaw, Heat Wave - Karina Halle, Hunting Season (The Gathering) - Shelley Laurenston, Mayhem: Mayhem Series 1 - Jamie Shaw, Riot: Mayhem Series 2 - Jamie Shaw, Tangled Up - Erin Nicholas, The Demon Prince - Ann Aguirre, The Giver - Lois Lowry, The Hot Shot - Kristen Callihan, Those Autumn Nights - Theresa Romain, Twist - Kylie Scott, What It Takes - Shannon Stacey, Ysabel - Guy Gavriel Kay | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – February 2017

Posted on March 1, 2017 by nicdempsey

I struggled with reading in February, I was stuck in a February and reading slump. Frustratingly, I have to send the Hamilton biography back to the library before I’ve finished it because someone has reserved it. The major problem with … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged A Conjuring of Light - V. E. Schwab, Devil in Spring - Lisa Kleypas, Diablo Lake: Moonstruck- Lauren Dane, Diablo Lake: Protected - Lauren Dane, How to Charm a Naughty Countess - Theresa Romain, The Fate of the Tearling - Erika Johansen, The Life of the Beloved - Henri Nouwen, Three Dark Crowns - Kendare Blake | Leave a comment