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Tag Archives: books
Book Squee: Hungry – Grace Dent
I borrowed this one from Ma a while ago and finally got to reading it at the tail end of last month. I enjoyed it, I love her writing in the Guardian and this was just more of it. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, April, april 2022, Book Squee, books, Grace Dent, hungry, reading
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Book Squee: Guns in the North – P.F. Chisholm
Last year, when I was in Newcastle, I bought a book. This is no surprise to anyone who knows me, I actually bought a lot of books on that holiday, we did a morning in Barter Books and a day … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, Book Squee, books, february, February 2022, P.F. Chisholm, reading, reading in 2022, Robert Carey Mysteries
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Reading Squee….
2020 has been a terrible year for my reading life. It’s not that I’ve not been reading it’s just that things I would usually gallop through, I haven’t had the emotional energy for. I have listed the books I’ve read … Continue reading
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Tagged A Conspiracy of Kings - Megan Whalen Turner, Book Squee, books, Megan Whalen Turner, Reading in 2020, The King of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia - Megan Turner Whale, The Queen's Thief Series, The Return of the Thief, The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner, Thick as Thieves - Megan Whalen Turner, What I've Read
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Recommended Reading
So yesterday I read this, and honestly some of the recommendations made me cross. Some of this might be cultural but really… So quotes from the original article in italics… I am feeling very low on energy these days. I … Continue reading
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Tagged books, pandemic reading, reading 2020, what to read
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What I’ve Read – February 2020
February’s reading started strong and then sort of trailed off, I couldn’t find anything I was really interested in partly it’s because I’m really busy at work and partly because I’m waiting for The Mirror and the Light! Which should … Continue reading
What I’ve Read – January 2020
I started the year with lots of easy reading. I would recommend, Love Lettering, Evvie Drake Starts Over and A Cheesemonger’s Guide to the British Isles. His Bride for the Taking – Tessa Dare I enjoy Tessa Dare, I completely … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 reading, A Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles - Ned Palmer, books, Evvie Drake Starts Over - Linda Holmes, Heartland - Sarina Bowen, His Bride for the Taking - Tessa Dare, Love Lettering - Kate Clayborn, Moonlighter - Sarina Bowen, reading, Reading in 2020, The Bride Test - Helen Hoang, The Friend Zone - Abby Jimenez, what I've read - January 2020
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What I’ve Read – March and April 2019
I feel way behind on reading this year, I’ve read 42 books, some long, some novella length and at a shade over 10 a month, it’s about usual. Last month I also started to cull the TBR list on the … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Chronicles of St Mary’s 10 – Jodi Taylor, Citizen Clem - John Bew, Flirting with the Frenemy – Pippa Grant, Hope for the Best, Letters of a Woman Homesteader – Elinore Pruitt Stewart, My Best Friends Mardi Gras Wedding - Erin Nicholas, One Work Kill - Mark Lawrence, Reading 2019, The Chase – Elle Kennedy, The Lady Always Wins - Courtney Milan, The Mermaid’s Sister – Carrie Anne Noble, The Shadow Warrior – Ann Aguirre, The Warrior Heir – Cinda Williams Chima, Turtles All the Way Down - John Green, What I've Read, What I've Read - 2019, What I've Read - April 2019, What I've Read - March 2019, Whiskey Secrets - Carrie Ann Ryan
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What I’ve Read – February 2019
We’re into the third month of the year and I’m feeling pretty good about my reading year so far. Just to recap, I really, really want to get the TBR pile down this year, in January it was at roughly … Continue reading
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Tagged All the Ways to Ruin a Rogue – Sophie Jordan, books, City of Jasmine – Deanna Raybourn, Devil’s Daughter – Lisa Kleypas, Dreaming of You – Lisa Kleypas, February 2019, Finder – Emma Bull, Making up –Lucy Parker, Nice and Easy – Erin Nicholas, Only a Promise - Mary Balogh, Pretty Face – Lucy Parker, reading, Reading 2019, Remember How I Told You I Love You – Gillian Linden, Rock Needs River – Vanessa McGrady, Taking It Easy – Erin Nicholas, The Fever King – Victoria Lee, The Something Girl – Jodi Taylor, What I've Read - 2019
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