Category Archives: Books

What I’ve Read – September 2013

Posted on October 2, 2013 by nicdempsey

She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth – Helen Castor This has been on my to be read list for ages. You couldn’t tailor a book more perfect for my interests, medieval English history and the role of queens. … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – August 2013

Posted on August 31, 2013 by nicdempsey

Feed – Mira Grant I finished this and I’m still not quite sure what I think about it. As I said last month, while I was reading it, it was fine but once I put it down, I wasn’t that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2013 | Tagged A Conspiracy of Kings - Megan Turner Whale, Far Far Away - Tom McNeal, Feed - Mira Grant, Goddess - Josephine Angelini, Heros of Olympus: The Mark of Athena - Rick Riordan, Paper Towns - John Green, Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo, Son of Sobek - Rick Riordan, The Bane Chronicles - Cassandra Clare, The False Prince - Jennifer A. Nielsen, The King of Attolia - Megan Turner Whale, The Queen of Attolia - Megan Turner Whale, The Thief - Megan Turner Whale, Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan, Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – July 2013

Posted on July 31, 2013 by nicdempsey

A Gambling Man – Jenny Uglow Fascinating and worth reading if you like history. I do feel that I need to know more but am resisting buying anymore books about the period. I have a ton of history books to … Continue reading →

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What type of Reader are you?

Posted on July 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

Infographic created by Laura E. Kelly via Bookshelves of Doom

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What I’ve Read – June 2013

Posted on June 30, 2013 by nicdempsey

Fragments – Dan Wells I started this straight after Partials. Which I didn’t talk about at all last month! I really enjoyed both the books and I’ll read the third but I did find the writing style dense. I needed … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – May 2013

Posted on May 30, 2013 by nicdempsey

This is one day early however, I’m unlikely to finish anything between now and tomorrow without being up way into the night and I’m staying at Ma’s tonight so it’s very unlikely as I’ll have to be up at ‘Oh … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – April 2013

Posted on April 30, 2013 by nicdempsey

After the Snow – S. D. Crockett This was Luc’s holiday book (every holiday, Luc, one of my godchildren, read a book together, this started as a way to get him to read more English books, he and his siblings are being brought … Continue reading →

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Cook Books

Posted on April 18, 2013 by nicdempsey

I grew up in house where cooking was not a fun thing to do. Ma worked full time, Dad didn’t really cook, didn’t have working taste buds (40 a day smoker!) and everything had to come with a side of … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – March 2013

Posted on March 28, 2013 by nicdempsey

How did we get to March already? I’ve struggled with reading this month, I started to re-read Paul Kendall Murray’s Richard the Third (it’s been about 20 years since I read it) but got too sick to concentrate so defaulted … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – February 2013

Posted on February 28, 2013 by nicdempsey

Something is Going to Fall Like Rain – Ros Wynne-Jones I started reading this in January and mentioned it in last month’s What I’ve Read, I said then that I thought it would make me sad and think of things … Continue reading →

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