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I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. I am slowly getting back into my blogging but this week I need to make a big effort to catch up on my book reviews!
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Currently Reading
I have just started this and so far I am really enjoying it.
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This post a little bit late this month but I haven’t been great with my blogging since been on holiday. I need to get back into the blogging routine.
Here are the books I am planning on reading this month.
I’m not sure if I will manage all of these books but I will give it a try as they have been sat on my TBR pile for way too long. I also need to start catching up on my reviews as I am very behind.
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Happy Friday Everyone!
My chosen poem this week is by one of my favourite poets.
You Smile Upon Your Friend To-day
You smile upon your friend to-day,
To-day his ills are over;
You hearken to the lover's say,
And happy is the lover.
'Tis late to hearken, late to smile,
But better late than never:
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever.
A. E. Housman
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I hope everyone is having a good day so far. I have had a lovely day of reading and cooking. I am throughly enjoying my time off from teaching. July was definitely my best month for reading so far in 2025.
Statistics
Books
Pages: 45
Format Read: Kindle
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New Book
Pages: 298
Format Read: Paperback
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New Book
Pages: 28
Format Read: Kindle
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New Book
Pages: 8
Format Read: Kindle
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New Book
Pages: 481
Format Read: Kindle
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New Book
Pages: 251
Format Read: Kindle
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New Book
Pages: 371
Format Read: Kindle
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New Book
Pages: 168
Format Read: Kindle
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New Book
Pages: 310
Format Read: Paperback
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Old Book
Pages: 248
Format Read: Kindle
Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲
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New Book
Goodreads Challenge: 38/50
Old Books: 1
New Books: 9
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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 recently attended a talk at the Harvington Hall History Festival by Tracy Borman and it was on The Ambassadors by Holbein. I found the talk absolutely fascinating so of course I had to buy the book. The book is only short so I am sure I will read it soon.
Holbein: The Ambassadors by Tracy Borman
Holbein’s Ambassadors is one of the most famous paintings in the National Gallery.
It is also one of the most intriguing. Laden with hidden symbols and mysteries, the work has been the subject of intense debate among historians during the five centuries since it was created.
Here Tracy Borman unpicks the secrets of this enigmatic artwork, painted during a turbulent time in English history as Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church in order to marry the young Anne Boleyn. From Holbein’s experiences as a German-Swiss
émigré who rose to a position as the ‘King’s Painter’, to the two French ambassadors’ troubles at court, this book illuminates the fascinating story behind a masterpiece of the Tudor era.
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My chosen quote this week is by the British historian of 19th and 20th century Europe, Richard Evans (1947).
“It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.”
Richard Evans
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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 good week so far. Apologies for the absence recently, I have been away on a lovely holiday which involved a lot of reading so I am now very behind with my book reviews.
What I am Currently Reading
I am about a quarter of the way through with System Collapse and absolutely loving it. I only have a few pages left of Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey.
What I have Recently Finished Reading
Here are the books I read on my week away. My reviews will follow soon.
What I Think I will Read Next
I’m still really in a sci-fi mood but some of these might be possibles as well.
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I hope everyone is having a good week so far.
My chosen quote this week is by the American author, speaker, and political activist Marianne Williamson (1952).
“Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and ablities were used in a way that served others.”
Marianne Williamson
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My chosen quote this week is by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (1941).
“A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.”
Bob Dylan
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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 hope everyone has had a good start to the week. I have had a quiet day so I have caught up with jobs around the house and garden and obviously done some reading.
My chosen book to feature this week is a new addition to the TBR pile and one I am hoping to read very soon. I got am email from Harper Collins about this book and knew I wanted to read it.
Under the Lemon Tree by Emma Cowell
Can one Greek summer heal the secrets of the past? Could rediscovering her roots help Kat rebuild a life without her brother…?
Shattered by the sudden loss of her beloved twin, Nik, Kat is struggling to find meaning in a life turned upside down. The comfort of family is both smothering and soothing, but when an unexpected inheritance surfaces — a house on the breathtaking Greek island of Agistri from a mysterious uncle she’s only just heard of — she dares to dream of a new beginning.
Arriving in Agistri, with its crystalline waters and endless blue skies, Kat finds herself surrounded by lush pine forests, secluded coves, and the scent of citrus in the air. Among white-washed houses, the warmth of the island’s people begins to heal the emptiness in her heart. And in their company, she finds both the courage to face her grief — and maybe even the spark of unexpected love…
But as she slowly unearths her family’s buried past, Kat must confront her own fears about belonging, forgiveness, and the possibility of rediscovering happiness in the unlikeliest of places.
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