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I read Malibu Rising a couple of weeks ago while laid up in bed with Covid. I tore through it in a day, good going considering how much I was … Continue Reading Book Review| Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I am slowly catching up on my backlog of book reviews. I need to catch up quickly before I forget what they were actually about. I’ve had the exile and the … Continue Reading Book Review| The exile and the mapmaker by Emma Musty
I’ve just put this book down and HAD to write about it immediately. The Measure by Nikki Erlick is one of the most life affirming, poignant, thought-provoking books I have ever … Continue Reading Book Review: The Measure by Nikki Erlick
I’m not sure how I came across this book or what drew me to it, I think it was someone else’s review on here. If that’s you, thank you for … Continue Reading Notes on an execution by Danya Kukafka |book review
Staying in Cherokee, the plan was to go hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains. The weather still wasn’t playing ball. To be fair we aren’t normally put off by the … Continue Reading Traveller Diaries: Thinking on our feet Kentucky and Nashville
Britt Marie is a nag bag…. Those aren’t my words; they aren’t hers really. For those who aren’t aware; Britt Marie made an appearance in Fredrick Backman’s ‘My Grandmother sends … Continue Reading Britt Marie was here by Fredrick Backman| book review
I turned 37 at the beginning of July. I was working away from home, which was a bit weird, but my team made sure I didn’t end sitting alone in … Continue Reading Things I haven’t mastered at 37….
Having successfully avoided Covid since this damn pandemic began….it finally got me. At a guess, I’m going to say I possibly caught it in a London bar….the one where my … Continue Reading Normal service will be resumed…shortly (ish)
(The actual driving part of our road trip) What do you do the morning after you’ve inadvertently spent hours cycling around DC lost and not got back to your hotel … Continue Reading Traveller Diaries: The Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway
First off, how the hell is it July already? I’ve lost track of how many books I’ve read so far this year and whether or not I’m schedule to reach … Continue Reading Talking Books: Mid year review
Sarah Collins Bookworm 