Since my TBR mountain was already somewhat like the picture above, of course I had to add some more to it 🙂 (In my defence, I have been 'good' for a while now only adding a couple of books every now and then, but this month, this was not the case, as you will see…
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"falling in love is like falling down stairs--you don't mean to do either."Charles Kingston, Murder in Piccadilly (1936) Image source: Pexels
Shelf Control #41: Wild Strawberries by Angela Thirkell
Wednesday the 24th of April, and time for Shelf Control once again. Shelf Control is a feature hosted by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies, celebrating the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles. If you want to join in, every Wednesday, simply pick a book from your TBR pile (or mountain, as mine is:)…
Book Review: Arnica, the Duck Princess by Ervin Lázár
My thanks to NetGalley and Steerforth Press/Pushkin Press for a digital review copy of this book. This is an English translation of a Hungarian classic children’s tale, first published in 1981 and now being printed by Pushkin Press. The translator is Anna Bentley and the book has been illustrated by Jacueline Molnár. King Tirunt lives…
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Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind. Daphne du maurier, Rebecca (1938) Image source: Pexels
Shelf Control #40: Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer
Wednesday, the 17th of April, and time again for Shelf Control. Shelf Control is a weekly feature hosted by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies, and is about celebrating the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles. To participate, simply pick a book from your TBR and write a post about it, linking back to…
#MurderousMondays: Murder in Piccadilly by Charles Kingston
It's Monday again, so time for #MurderousMondays. #MurderousMondays is a feature started by Mackey at Macsbooks, to share her latest murder read. A historical mystery, a contemporary, paranormal, or cosy--there are so many murder mysteries, and of you're reading any, you can share them too! As I wrote last week (here), since my reading theme…
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There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit(1937) Image source: Pexels
Book Review: Blue Door Venture by Pamela Brown
My thanks to NetGalley and Steerforth Press/Pushkin Press for a review copy of this book. This is book 4 in Pamela Brown’s Blue Door series about a group of children, now young adults, who had set up an amateur theatre in their town of Fenchester (based on her home town of Colchester), and after training…
Book Review: The Forest of Wool and Steel by Natsu Miyashita
My thanks to NetGalley and RandomHouse UK for a review copy of the book. This is a Japanese novel translated into English by Philip Gabriel (who has also translated Murakami). The Forest of Wool and Steel tells us the story of a young man Tomura. As a high school student, Tomura was deputed one day…
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