‘Books I disliked but am glad I read’ was the topic on May 14 but I was a bit busy around then so I’m getting around to it now. Many of these books I read because they could be considered seminal titles in their genre. I’m glad to be aware of what they’re about (what all the ‘fuss’ is about), but they personally didn’t appeal to me. The Owl Service by […]

Any guesses as to what my favourite colour is? 😉 Each of these books have been great reads and I would consider many favourites. If you follow the links you can read some of my really old reviews!! Haha…          Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit […]

This week’s topic is a freebie, so I chose a topic from a few weeks ago that I liked but didn’t have time to do. Books that take place in another country was the TTT on March 23. I ‘ve chosen books where the setting plays an integral role, excluding non-fiction. I decided not to repeat countries (otherwise this list would be heavily weighted with Japanese and British fiction!). I […]

I did this TTT last year so I thought I’d give it a go again this year (especially as this is the last TTT hosted by The Broke and Bookish!). I ended up reading 6/10 of the books on last year’s list. I’ll aim to read at least 7/9 of these books in the upcoming year. A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee – I had this one […]