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My chosen quote today is by the 13th century poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, Maturidi theologian and Sufi mystic, Rumi (1207-1273).
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
Rumi
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WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.
The rules are answer the questions below and share a link to your blog in the comments section of Sam’s blog.
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I hope everyone is having a great week so far. I am thoroughly enjoying this weather. You can’t beat reading a book in the sunshine.
What I am Currently Reading
Over the last few days I have really been pushing with this book. I am really enjoying this book which makes a nice change as book 5 nearly finished me off from continuing with this series.
What I have Recently Finished Reading
I finished this on Monday and I absolutely loved it. I found it really interesting and rather sad at times.
What I Think I will Read Next
I’m currently emptying out a room which has been used as a box room and I’m finding a lot of books I had forgotten I own which means my TBR has gotten even longer. The room will eventually be turned into the library so watch this space as I will keep you all updated.
Please drop me a comment with your WWW Wednesday and I will head over for a visit.
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Goodreads Monday is now hosted by Budget Tales Book Club. All you have to do is show off a book from your TBR that you’re looking forward to reading.
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I have had a wonderful couple of hours sat in the garden reading today and I am planning on going back out again later. This beautiful weather is really helping my reading at the moment.
The book I am featuring today is a recent book that I have added to my Goodreads TBR. I have really enjoyed the books I have read by Jennifer Saint so far and she is definitely an auto buy author for me now.
Hera by Jennifer Saint
When Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronos, helps her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side.
As they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera suspects that Zeus might be just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed.
She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world?
Often portrayed as the jealous wife or the wicked stepmother, this retelling captures the many sides of Hera, vengeful when she needs to be but also compassionate and mostly importantly, an all-powerful queen to the gods.
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Happy Friday Everyone!
I hope everyone has had a good week and is looking forward to the weekend.
My chosen poem this week is by one of my favourites, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894).
Escape at Bedtime
The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out
Through the blinds and the windows and bars;
And high overhead and all moving about,
There were thousands of millions of stars.
There ne'er were such thousands of leaves on a tree,
Nor of people in church or the Park,
As the crowds of the stars that looked down upon me,
And that glittered and winked in the dark.
The Dog, and the Plough, and the Hunter, and all,
And the star of the sailor, and Mars,
There shone in the sky, and the pail by the wall
Would be half full of water and stars.
They saw me at last, and they chased me with cries,
And they soon had me packed into bed;
But the glory kept shining and bright in my eyes,
And the stars going round in my head.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.
The rules are answer the questions below and share a link to your blog in the comments section of Sam’s blog.
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Sadly, my reading is still not great and I am beginning to think that maybe I should lower my goals for this year. I think there is just too much chaos going on currently with the building work on the house and it is putting me off my reading.
What I am Currently Reading
I’ve taken a break from the Alison Weir because I felt like an easier read. I’m thoroughly enjoying Yellowface so far. Lord of Chaos is still plodding along, I’m currently averaging 10 pages a night.
What I have Recently Finished Reading
I finally managed to bring myself to read the last Discworld book. This has sat on my book trolley since the day it was released and I haven’t been able to bring myself to read it but last week I decided the time was right.
What I Think I will Read Next
I really want to get a good amount of reading done this summer and I’m hoping some of these books will be the ones that I read.
Please drop me a comment with your WWW Wednesday and I will head over for a visit.
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I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I keep forgetting what day of the week I am on as I’m completely confused because it is the school holidays.
My chosen quote today is from The Hunger Games which of course is by the wonderful Suzanne Collins (1962).
“I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun.”
Suzanne Collins
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The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths
Blurb
The chilling discovery of a downed World War II plane with a body inside leads Ruth and DCI Nelson to uncover a wealthy family’s secrets in the seventh Ruth Galloway mystery.
Norfolk is suffering from record summer heat when a construction crew unearths a macabre discovery—a downed World War II plane with the pilot still inside. Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway quickly realises that the skeleton couldn’t possibly be the pilot, and DNA tests identify the man as Fred Blackstock, a local aristocrat who had been reported dead at sea. When the remaining members of the Blackstock family learn about the discovery, they seem strangely frightened by the news.
Events are further complicated by a TV company that wants to make a film about Norfolk’s deserted air force bases, the so-called Ghost Fields, which have been partially converted into a pig farm run by one of the younger Blackstocks. As production begins, Ruth notices a mysterious man lurking on the outskirts of Fred Blackstock’s memorial service. Then human bones are found on the family’s pig farm. Can the team outrace a looming flood to find a killer?
Laced with dry humour and anchored by perennial fan favourite Ruth, The Ghost Fields will delight fans new and old.
Review
I recently had Covid and felt pretty rough and so I needed a comfort read. Elly Griffiths’ books are always my comfort reads. I truly believe that the Dr Ruth Galloway books just keep getting better and better and just when I think they can’t get any better they do.
I love catching up with my favourite characters in these books and seeing what they are up to. Each book in the series shows a progression in their lives and I just love watching them grow especially Kate. Cathbad as ever is my all time favourite character although I was disappointed that Thing his dog didn’t feature more in this book. Cathbad is such a magical soul and cares for everyone and all things. The world would definitely be a better place if we had more people like Cathbad. Nelson was his usual self in this book which I was pleased about but it still annoys me that he insists on calling Kate, Katie.
There were a few surprises for me in this book especially around certain relationships but I couldn’t help but think that maybe it was only fair in a certain case. The other surprise was found on a pig farm but I will say no more.
The historical research in this book was impeccable as per usual and it was really interesting to read about the RAF in WW2 and the different airbases in Norfolk. So much history is left in these abandoned airfields which are called Ghost Fields.
As usual the scene setting and imagery that Griffiths uses is just sublime and I always pester my best friend who lives in Norfolk about all the places that are mentioned in the story (I want to visit them all). I also thoroughly loved the dramatic weather that featured in this book and it really added to the intensity of the story, although the giant duck boat was an amusing surprise and definitely unexpected. Another 5 Dragon rating for a book from the Dr Ruth Galloway series.
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About the author
Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway novels take for their inspiration Elly’s husband, who gave up a city job to train as an archaeologist, and her aunt who lives on the Norfolk coast and who filled her niece’s head with the myths and legends of that area. Elly has two children and lives near Brighton.
Goodreads Monday is now hosted by Budget Tales Book Club. All you have to do is show off a book from your TBR that you’re looking forward to reading.
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Apologies for not posting much recently. I decided I needed a little break from blogging and it has done me the world of good. It has also meant that I have managed some more reading as well.
My chosen book to feature today is one that I purchased back in 2018 and I have still not read it! I think it is high time I read it but first I need to find it!
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Deadwood, USA. A girl sneaks out just before dark to ride her new bike. Suddenly, the ground disappears beneath her. Waking up at the bottom of a deep pit, she sees an emergency rescue team above her. The people looking down see something far stranger…
“We always look forward. We never look back.”
That girl grows up to be Dr. Rose Franklyn, a brilliant scientist and the leading world expert on what she discovered. An enormous, ornate hand made of an exceptionally rare metal, which predates all human civilisation on the continent.
“But this thing … it’s different. It challenges us. It rewrites history.”
An object whose origins and purpose are perhaps the greatest mystery humanity has ever faced. Solving the secret of where it came from – and how many more parts may be out there – could change life as we know it.
“It dares us to question what we know about ourselves.”
But what if we were meant to find it? And what happens when this vast, global puzzle is complete…?
“About everything.”
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I I hope everyone has had a good weekend. I have managed a little bit of reading but not as much as I had planned.
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I’ve currently got these three on the go at the moment and really enjoying all three.
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Happy Friday Everyon!
I have some fabulous book plans for the weekend so I hope you all do as well.
My chosen poem this week is by the English writer Virginia Woolf (1882-1941). Now I will be honest, I’m not over fond of Virginia Woolf as I just don’t seem to get on with her writing style but I do love this poem.
Let Us Go, Then, Exploring
Let us go, then exploring
This summer morning,
When all are adoring
The plum blossom and the bee.
And humming and hawing
Let us ask of the starling
What he may think
On the brink
Of the dustbin whence he picks
Among the sticks
Combings of scullion's hair.
What's life, we ask;
Life, Life, Life! cries the bird
As if he had heard.
Virginia Woolf
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