Forte: script by Manon Heugel / Art by Kim Consigny

To get my reviewing mojo back, I wrote most of this and the next review by hand and then sat down to put it on the blog. I hope this helps shake off the stillness that has enveloped the blog and breathe some much-needed life into it. When people spoke of the lack of blogging…

Mid Year Stats 2020

I have been extremely dull when it comes to sitting down and writing reviews. This has once again led to a whole set of reviews pending and this time, I am not even making an effort to get them down on paper. One of the reasons was the realization that I was not prepped at…

The Case of the Constant Suicides (Dr. Gideon Fell #13) by John Dickson Carr

I have read and reviewed two other books by this author recently (looks like I am on a bit of a binge!)   Although our library's online catalogue is not as vast as I would want it to be when it comes to old authors (they are pretty up to date on current trends), I…

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

This particular book masquerades as something and then when you are settled in believing the format, it turns on you as well as on all the people we have come to recognise. This is not a spoiler but a description of my own reading experience. The story starts with a book, it has the title…

The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde

Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki I stumbled on this multiple times before I decided to give it a shot also since I once again forgot that the next two books were not available to me at this time, I will probably only listening to this one and may look out for the others. That may seem like…

#FlashBackFriday February 2019

I realised a few things thanks to this meme. I am waaay behind on the cataloguing of the books and their authors and probably will never catch up It is now three years since I started this blog ( WordPress notified me last year but not since!) In the first two years I picked up…

Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce

This was yet another book that was buzzing through the blogosphere, and I got rejected for multiple versions of ARCs. I bided my time and was rewarded as it was surprisingly available on Kindle Unlimited. It was a speedy read. I should begin by saying that the narrative tone and some of the words used…

Nonfiction November Week 2: Book Pairings #NonficNov

Week 2: (Nov. 4 to 8) –  Sarah’s Bookshelves is back to host – Book Pairing: This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!” or just two titles that you think would go well together. You can link up to the host's page and keep…