Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musings took me a dark, deceptive trip down memory-lane to the fascinating art-world of Italy. The Favour by Laura Vaughan is a tricksy, mind-bending novel filled with a cunningly unreliable narrator, an insight into the lavish lifestyles of the social elite all framed with the overarching question, just how far... Continue Reading →
Aloha Bibliofriends! Life Update I know that February is only ever 3 days maximum shorter than the other months but it still feels so ridiculously short - then before you know it... BAM we're into March and the children are coming back to school!!! Not going to lie - we have very little planned for... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday Bibliofriends! We have a brand new theme for March with our Six for Sunday prompts and I am so excited for Around the World in 80 Books! This week we are focussing on books set in the country where we live. Now initially, when I wrote all of the prompts in my planner... Continue Reading →
Hey Bibliofriends! I know it's Saturday but better late than never right for Fae Friday?! Fae Friday is a weekly blog prompt hosted by the wonderful Kristy at Caffeinated Fae. It seems like the perfect way to spread a little more magic across the blogosphere every week. Here are the rules: Link back to this... Continue Reading →
Hello Bibliofriends! This week’s Biblioshelf Musings is of the poetry genre! I was approached by the author Daniel Ståhl to read Requiem (In Memory Of All That Should Have Been), his collection of sonnets at the beginning of this year and since I haven't really read any poetry recently, I thought this would be a... Continue Reading →
Hi Bibliofriends! I was SUPER excited when a friend messaged me literally yesterday to tell me about the 'Tis the Damn Season Readathon based around Taylor Swift's album that is happening this very month and hosted by some fabulous people (you can find out more specific details by watching this YouTube Video by Drinking By... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday Bibliofriends! This week's Six For Sunday theme is all about 'books that made you cry'. Confession time: I am a huge cry-baby, to the point where I actually googled a few months ago whether I was some kind of empath... I just found myself being overwhelmed or crying at no end of TV,... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday Bibliofriends, It's finally the weekend which can only mean one thing... (well lots of things really 😏) but one of my favourites is Fae Friday! Fae Friday is a weekly blog prompt hosted by the wonderful Kristy at Caffeinated Fae. It seems like the perfect way to spread a little more magic across... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday Bibliofriends! This week has been half term week and it has been so lovely just to catch up with myself, my blog, my reading and my housework - with current lockdown restrictions there's pretty little else to do anyway! 😂 The Film Club I am a part of is having its 2020 review... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday Bibliofriends, It has been half-term week and I have really loved having the time to catch up with my reading - and one of those books came at the absolute perfect timing for this week's Fae Friday! Fae Friday is a weekly blog prompt hosted by the wonderful Kristy at Caffeinated Fae. It... Continue Reading →
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