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What I’ve Read – November 2016

Posted on November 30, 2016 by nicdempsey

I have to admit it’s been a quiet month for reading. I just haven’t had the time. In November I priotised sleep and being organised over reading and I also decided to tackle a book that required more attention and … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – October 2016

Posted on November 9, 2016 by nicdempsey

October has not been a reading month. No real reason, I’ve been sick and or busy and while generally on work days I read for about an hour a day, the weekends have been busy with allotment, nephews and rescuing … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2016 | Tagged books, City of Mirrors - Justin Cronin, October 2016, reading, The Leopard King - Ann Aguirre, Uprooted - Naomi Novik, What I've Read - 2016 | Leave a comment

Life Happened: Holiday

Posted on May 2, 2016 by nicdempsey

I started Monday still on holiday, which is the best way to start the week! Ma and I got up and took a walk around the harbour before breakfast, it was a grey and windy morning.The plan was Alnwick for … Continue reading →

Posted in How I Live, Travel | Tagged allotment, baby noah, books, diary, How I Live, the north, what we did on holiday | 1 Comment

What I’ve Read – February 2016

Posted on March 2, 2016 by nicdempsey

We are two months into the year and you can see what kind of month I had by my choice of reading material. Shards of Hope – Nalini Singh (library book) I went to the library to pick up a … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – January 2016

Posted on February 3, 2016 by nicdempsey

Act Like It – Lucy Parker (borrowed) Smart Bitches have been raving about this and on NYE, a friend threw it at me and said that I had to read it. So I did, in a day. Clearly, the setting and … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – December 2015

Posted on December 30, 2015 by nicdempsey

I fell into a book slump at the beginning of December, I think going back to work was just so tiring, I just didn’t have the energy. Eventually, I just read a bunch of easy to read romance and that … Continue reading →

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Library Love

Posted on March 25, 2015 by nicdempsey

Before Christmas, I finally got my act together and prompted by the knowledge that I was going to severely restrict my book buying this year, I re-joined the library. Although the primary reason was selfish, I also wanted to show … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – February 2015

Posted on March 4, 2015 by nicdempsey

Roman Holiday – Ruthie Knox (Kindle TBR List) Apparently, Ruthie Knox can’t write a book (or two books) I don’t enjoy. I liked that both people had stuff to work through. That the hero was black and while it wasn’t an … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, reading in 2015 | Tagged All Work and No Play, Anthony Dawson, books, February 2015, Julie Cohen, Laura Andersen, Letters from the Light Brigade, reading, Roman Holiday, Ruthie Knox, The Boleyn King, What I've Read | Leave a comment

What I Read – December 2014

Posted on December 30, 2014 by nicdempsey

1. Planesrunner (Everness 1) – Ian McDonald 2. Be My Enemy (Everness 2) – Ian McDonald 3. Empress of the Sun (Everness 3) – Ian McDonald I’m going to take these three books at one because I read them all … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – November 2014

Posted on December 3, 2014 by nicdempsey

November has not been a month of reading, I’m putting it down to the ‘November effect’ which is basically as it gets so much darker, my brain shuts down and I have just enough mental energy to deal with work … Continue reading →

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