Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musings is All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue. I would like to thank NetGalley and the publishers, Walker Books, for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. This book completely had me at the word 'tarot'. I've always been intrigued by the art and origins... Continue Reading →
Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musings is for The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox. I would like to thank NetGalley and the publishers, Penguin Michael Joseph UK, for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. After reading The Absolute Book, I found myself struggling to verbalise my reflections of reading it.... Continue Reading →
Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musings is for The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart. There was such a buzz about this book across the blogosphere on it's initial release in Hardback format, that I was so excited to get my hands on an e-arc of it from NetGalley in preparation for the paperback release... Continue Reading →
Hello Bibliofriends! A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, there lived a girl called Carrie Fisher who turned up at an interview for a small-budget space movie and ended up being one of the most iconic Science-Fiction Princesses of our time. This week's Biblioshelf Musings is all about The Princess Diarist... Continue Reading →
Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musings is a perfectly light-hearted audiobook called The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley which I read as part of my 'Tis the Damn Readathon TBR. I can't really remember the reason why I initially downloaded this, but with the return to more hectic teaching life on the horizon - this... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Hello Bibliofriends! This week’s Biblioshelf Musings is about a fantastically rich, character and culture driven YA fantasy called The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna. I first received this book as a physical ARC in June 2020's FairyLoot box and it has taken me until now to finally get around to reading it - although what... Continue Reading →
Hello Bibliofriends! This week’s Biblioshelf Musings are all about a YA Mystery/Thriller set in a beautiful Thai paradise! Think phobias, secrets, lies and intrigue – this book definitely kept me on my toes and turning page after page. This is my first review since I can actually remember! To be honest, I wasn't reading much... Continue Reading →
Hello Bibliofriends, There are so many hectic things going on in my life right now that I'm getting waaaayyyy behind on all of my scheduled blog posts! 🙈 Normally, I get into a good habit of scheduling posts a week or two in advance but with a house clearance and Parents' Evenings at work there... Continue Reading →
Where Book-ish Things Meet Awkward Judgement
Ramblings of weirdos
Reverie of an amateur author and a die-heart Potterhead.........
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