Hi Bibliofriends, Earlier this month I was nominated by the wonderful Alicia @ Colourful Bibliophile for the Outstanding Blogger Award. This is a completely new one for me so I'm so thrilled to get my first nomination! Rules: Link to the creator’s original award post.Answer the questions provided.Create 7 unique questions.Nominate 10 other bloggers. Neither the... Continue Reading →
#SixforSunday – Children’s Books I’d Love To Jump Into
Happy Sunday Bibliofriends, We are continuing our Celebration of Children's Books this November with a post today all about children's books I'd love to jump into! One of the biggest reasons I love to read is that ability a book has to make me escape into a completely different world. That's been a particularly crucial... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – A Life On Our Planet
Hello Bibliofriends, This week’s review was incredibly difficult to write, or even just to arrange my thoughts into text, so apologies if it’s a really long winded one! Seeing David Attenborough’s A Life On Our Planet on NetGalley, the sheer prevalence of his notoriety and the subject matter of the book immediately intrigued me and... Continue Reading →
#BookTag – Sunshine Blogger Award
Good morning Bibliofriends, The lovely Ahaana at Windows to Worlds who tagged me in the Sunshine Blogger Award. I absolutely love this tag and the way that it changes with each person's questions. Rules(1) Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to their blog.(2) Answer the 11 questions asked by the... Continue Reading →
#SixforSunday – Children’s Books That Would Make Brilliant Graphic Novels
Happy Sunday Bibliofriends, We are continuing our Celebration of Children's Books this November with a post today all about children's books that would make brilliant graphic novels! Being totally honest, I don't really read Graphic novels - they aren't ever a genre that's really been on my radar until recently so I must apologise to... Continue Reading →
#Friday56 – A Curse of Ash and Embers
Happy FriYAY Bibliofriends! This week's Friday 56 comes from A Curse of Ash and Embers by Jo Spurrier. This was a really different style of witchy read and I loved the world building and magical characters created. Hosted by Freda’s Voice, the Friday 56 is a weekly bookish prompt. It’s quite easy to do and could... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – A Curse of Ash and Embers
Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Musings review comes from my first accepted ARC from Edelweiss! I'm still trying to get to grips with the system and formatting of the site but I was so thrilled to finally get off the mark with A Curse of Ash and Embers by Jo Spurrier. Many thanks to Edelweiss and... Continue Reading →
#SixforSunday – Books From My Childhood
Happy Sunday Bibliofriends, It's a brand new month and a brand new theme today on Six For Sunday and this November we are celebrating all things Children's Books! As a child I loved kids' books, as an adult I still love kids' books and as a teacher I still love and use kids' books to... Continue Reading →
#Friday56 – The Windsor Knot
Happy FriYAY Bibliofriends! This week's Friday 56 comes from The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett. This novel is the first in a brand new series where HM The Queen dons her deerstalker hat and magnifying glass and turns detective to investigate the latest crime-capers rocking Windsor Castle. Hosted by Freda’s Voice, the Friday 56 is a... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – The Windsor Knot
Hello Bibliofriends! When I think of some of the greatest detectives of all time - Poirot, Miss Marple, Sherlock Holmes and even Agatha Raisin spring to mind... but HM The Queen?! Well, new novel The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett tries to prove that Elizabeth II deserves her place amongst these crime solving greats. Thank... Continue Reading →