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March Plans (2022)

This month is another short TBR, but I'm actually quite unsure about how I'll do...

The Sunday Post (27 February 2022)

                    The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Book Review: Windswept & Interesting, Billy Connolly

Title: Windswept & Interesting Author: Billy Connolly Published: 12th October 2021, Two Roads Pages: 389 Source: Bought Format: Hardback Rating: 5/5 In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life. Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of 4, and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life is a remarkable story of success against all odds. Windswept and Interesting is Billy's story in his own words. It is joyfully funny - stuffed full of hard-earned wisdom as well as countless digressions on fishing, farting and the joys of dancing naked. It is an unforgettable, life-affirming story of a true comedy legend.

Book Review: My Dear Hamilton, Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie

Title: My Dear Hamilton Author: Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie Published: 10th April 2018, Little Brown Pages: 641 Source: Bought Format: Hardback Rating: 4/5 A novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton A general's daughter... Coming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the fight for independence. And when she meets Alexander Hamilton, Washington's penniless but passionate aide-de-camp, she's captivated by the young officer's charisma and brilliance. They fall in love, despite Hamilton's bastard birth and the uncertainties of war. A founding father's wife... But the union they create - in their marriage and the new nation - is far from perfect. From glittering inaugural balls to bloody street riots, the Hamiltons are at the center of it all - including the political treachery of America's first sex scandal, which forces Eliza to struggle through heartbreak and betrayal to find forgiveness. The last survivi...

The Sunday Post (20 February 2022)

                  The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Book Review: Year of the Reaper, Makiia Lucier

Title: Year of the Reaper Author: Makiia Lucier Published: 9th November 2021, Hodder & Stoughton Pages: 321 Source: Bought Format: Hardback Rating: 3.5/5 The past never forgets... Before an ambush by enemy soldiers, Lord Cassia was an engineer's apprentice on a mission entrusted by the king. But when plague sweeps over the land, leaving countless dead and devastating the kingdom, even Cas' title cannot save him from a rotting prison cell and merciless sickness. Three years later, Cas wants only to return to his home in the mountains and forget past horrors. But home is not what he remembers. His castle has become a refuge for the royal court. And they have brought their enemies with them. When an assassin targets those closest to the queen, Cas is drawn into a search for a killer... one that leads him to form an unexpected bond with a brilliant young historian named Lena. Cas and Lena soon realize that who is behind the attacks is far less important than why. They m...

Top Ten Tuesday: Books Too Good to Review Properly (15 February 2022)

                                        Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is books too good to review properly.

Book Review: The Storyteller, Dave Grohl

Title: The Storyteller Author: Dave Grohl Published: 5th October 2021, Simon & Schuster UK Pages: 376 Source: Gifted Format: Hardback Rating: 5/5 So, I've written a book. having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ("It's a piece of cake! Just do 4 hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!") I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I've recorded and can't wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child. This certainly doesn't mean that I'm quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it's like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life...

The Sunday Post (13 February 2022)

                The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Top Ten Tuesday: Books with the Word Love in the Title (8 February 2022)

                                      Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is a love freebie so I'm going to keep it simple and go with books with the word "love" in the title.

January Wrap Up (2022)

I have had a fantastic month reading-wise. I really surprised myself with how much I actually read. The blog on the other hand has suffered slightly so hopefully I'll find a better balance in February...

Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Character Names in the Title (1 February 2022)

                                    Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is books with character names in the title.