I’ve failed absolutely miserably with my efforts to complete Deadly Harvest for today. So what do I do? Hide? Make something up? Or try to do something a little different?
2016 Classics Challenge – The Book Thief
25 January 2016 by Leave a Comment
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was taking part in the 2016 Classics Challenge and that I would try to ensure that one book a month would be a “classic” – however classic is defined. The first book I’ve chosen is The Book Thief, the Markus Zusak novel…
2016 Classics Challenge
11 January 2016 by Leave a Comment
Happy New Year. I’ve decided to take part in the 2016 Classics Challenge being run by Stacey at The Pretty Books. The idea of the challenge is to read a “classic” book every month and share thoughts on blogs, social media etc. I’m always saying I have to read more classics…
25 Random Facts About Me
4 December 2015 by Leave a Comment
I’ve seen this quiz on quite a few book blogs recently and have loved finding out more about some of my favourite bloggers. So here are 25 random (not really random as based on questions rather than really random facts like Michael Howard’s bodyguard once propositioned me) facts about me…
My TBR Confessions
24 November 2015 by Leave a Comment
I’ve seen this post on a number of great book blogs recently and though I haven’t actually been specifically tagged to take part, I’m going to have my say anyway. My TBR (to be read) pile currently stands at an impressive (and terrifying given how slowly I read) 237 books…
Talk of the Toun Blog Tour
22 October 2015 by Leave a Comment
I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Helen MacKinven’s debut novel, Talk of the Toun, a black comedy set in 80s Scotland. The book is released a week today (29th October) and is well worth a look – I’m hoping to make the launch in Glasgow…
Cover Reveal – Jihadi: A Love Story
22 September 2015 by 1 Comment
I’m really excited to be publishing my first ever cover reveal today. I’ve never done one before and before I started book blogging, I didn’t realise how excited book-lovers got about getting a preview of a book cover. It’s fabulous to see in advance a cover and blurb for an upcoming book
Book Giveaway: The Defenceless
7 September 2015 by 7 Comments
As I’m focusing this month on the brilliant Orenda Books, an independent British publisher I’m delighted to be hosting a giveaway of one of their current releases, the brilliant The Defenceless by Kati Hiekkapelto…
Paperback Summer Round-Up
3 September 2015 by Leave a Comment
At the end of May I decided to take part in the #PaperbackSummer challenge being run by Suze and Sophie. I had great plans to read about a dozen paperbacks while also reading digital review books and doing my best to keep my spiralling To-Be-Read pile under control…
Book Giveaway – I Let You Go
29 May 2015 by 8 Comments
Giveaway to win a copy of I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh