L.M. Boston’s The Children of Green Knowe had been on my TBR for ‘only’ three years. I know I had signed it out from the library a couple times before but never got around to it. Thanks to your votes for making me read it at last! Unfortunately, this wasn’t […]

September’s Result Nevermind that this post is two months late😬Though I don’t remember how many votes it got, The Map Thief  by Michael Blanding was the winner. The subtitle on the front of the book purports it to be “the gripping story of one esteemed rare-map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps”. Gripping is quite an overstatement. A lengthy section on early exploration and map-making near the beginning just […]

August’s Result This month, themed on classic middle grade fiction, had a clear winner – The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Spear. A few people commented about their strong reaction to this book when they first read it as children. I can see its appeal at that age! This book explores a period of history I knew very little about. I did spend some time on the Wikipedia pages […]

Once a month, I curate a small list of books that make me think, “I can’t believe I haven’t read that”.  Then, you vote on which book I should read in the following month. I hope that I’ll be able to ‘catch up’ on certain books that I ‘should’ have read ages ago and finally be able to discuss those books with my fellow book lovers. July’s Result Last month’s […]

Today I’m introducing a new feature! Once a month, I’ll be curating a small list of books that make me think, “I can’t believe I haven’t read that”.  Then, I’d like you to vote on which book you think I should read in the following month. That’s it! Not too complicated, hey? 😉 I hope that I’ll be able to ‘catch up’ on certain books that I ‘should’ have read […]