Goodreads Monday: 11/11/2024

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.

Hello!

Apologies about not being about the last few days. My poor laptop decided to give up the ghost and I hadn’t done any scheduled posts. I really missed my blogging world!

My chosen book today is one that I have recently added to my TBR and I hope to be on my December TBR.

The Christmas Stocking Murders by Denzil Meyrick

A case shrouded in secrets.
It’s just before Christmas, 1953. Grasby and Juggers are investigating a puzzling murder in the remote village of Uthley’s Bay. A fisherman has been found dead on the beach, with a stocking wound tight round his throat.

A festive mystery for one and all.
Hundreds of pairs of stockings, in neat cellophane bags, soon wash up on the shore. A blizzard cuts off Grasby and Juggers from help, and the local innkeeper is murdered. Any remaining Christmas cheer goes up in smoke as the villagers refuse to talk, leaving the two detectives chasing false leads in the snow.

A winter wonderland with no escape.
To make matters worse, Grasby can’t stop thinking about stockings. Why does everyone seem to be enjoying strangely high standards of hosiery, even beneath their oilskins? Who is the sinister bespectacled man snooping around their hotel? And how can they solve the murder when everyone in the village is a suspect?

Happy Reading

Etsy

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WWW Wednesday: 6/11/2024

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.

  • What are you currently reading?
  • What did you recently finish reading?
  • What do you think you will read next?

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I have had a very busy day teaching but I have managed a little bit of reading between lessons. I am thoroughly enjoying my non fiction reading so far.

What I am Currently Reading

I’m still plodding along with A Crown of Swords every evening and still enjoying it. I have nearly finished Queens of the Age of Chivalry and I am finding it really interesting.

What I have Recently Finished Reading

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I haven’t found a Dr Ruth Galloway that I haven’t enjoyed yet.

What I Think I will Read Next

I have so many non fiction books planned for this month, I just hope I get to read quite a few.

Please drop me a comment with your WWW Wednesday and I will head over for a visit.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Non Fiction November 2024

Hello!

This year I have decided to take part in Non Fiction November. Over the last few years I have really got into reading non fiction but this year I haven’t done as much as I would like. Having this month to just read solid non fiction seems like a perfect plan.

My planned non fiction books. I probably won’t manage to read all these books but I am planning on giving it my best.

  • The Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir – This was a birthday present last month which I’m very excited to read.
  • The Princes in the Tower by Philippa Langley – I’ve never read any Philippa Langley but I watched the documentary that went with this book and really enjoyed it.
  • Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard – Anything by Mary Beard I read!
  • Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond by Professor Alice Roberts – Another new author for me but I love her documentaries.
  • Queens of the Crusades by Alison Weir – My favourite historian, what more of an excuse do I need?
  • What the Greeks Did for Us by Tony Spawforth – Another new author for me but one I’m looking forward to reading.
  • Twelve Caesars by Mary Beard – I have actually started this but haven’t finished it yet.
  • Children of England by Alison Weir – Again it is Alison Weir , what more can I say?

What books are you planning on reading for Non Fiction November?

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Goodreads Monday: 4/11/2024

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.

Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope everyone has had a good start to the week. I have had an unexpected day off today so this meant a spontaneous adventure.

My chosen book to feature off my Goodreads TBR this week is another that has been sat on my TBR for a very long time. It is another book by my absolute favourite author and historian. Next year I plan on reading as much Alison Weir as I can.

Children of England by Alison Weir

At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, the nine-year-old Prince Edward; the Lady Mary, the adult daughter of his first wife, Catherine of Aragon; the Lady Elizabeth, the daughter of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, and his young great-niece, the Lady Jane Grey. These are the players in a royal drama that ultimate led to Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne–one of the most spectacularly successful reigns in English history.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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The Weekly Brief

Hello!

I hope everyone has had a nice weekend so far. I have had a lovely afternoon reading whilst my husband watched the Grand Prix, I might have also had a little nap as well.

Blog Posts

Currently Reading

I started reading Queens of the Age of Chivalry ages ago but took a big break but now I am reading it again and can’t put down.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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October 2024 Wrap Up

Hello!

I hope everyone has had a good start to November so far. I am so happy with my reading in October. In fact October is probably the best month I have had in 2024 so far. I managed to read 6 books which is double my monthly average.

Statistics

Books

Pages: 517

Format Read: Hardback

Review

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

Old Book

Pages: 348

Format Read: Paperback

Review

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New Book

Pages: 416

Format Read: Paperback

Review

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

Old Book

Pages: 218

Format Read: Kindle

Review

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲

Pages: 417

Format Read: Paperback

Review

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲

Old Book

Pages: 368

Format Read: Paperback

Review to follow

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

Old Book

Goodreads Challenge: 33/40

New Books: 1

Old Books: 4

24 Books in 2024: 12/24

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Friday Poetry: Edward Thomas

Happy Friday!

My chosen poem today is by one of my favourite poets, Edward Thomas (1878-1917).

There's Nothing Like the Sun

There's nothing like the sun as the year dies,
Kind as it can be, this world being made so,
To stones and men and beasts and birds and flies,
To all things that it touches except snow,
Whether on mountains side or street of town.
The south wall warms me: November has begun,
Yet never shone the sun as fair as now
While the sweet last-left damsons from the bough
With spangles of the morning's storm drop down
Because the starling shakes it, whistling what
Once swallows sang. But I have not forgot 
That there is nothing, too, like March's sun,
Like April's, or July's, or June's, or May's,
Or January's, or February's, great days:
August, September, October, and December
Have equal days, all different from November. 
No day of any month but I have said-
Or, if I could live long enough, should say-
'There's nothing like the sun that shines today.'
There's nothing like the sun till we are dead. 

Edward Thomas

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

I hope you all have some fun plans for Halloween. I have spent the day reading and National Trust exploring and this evening I am watching Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

We don’t do much for Halloween but it has been nice to have a nice relaxing day. I also hope to have some Halloween chocolate later this evening.

Have a good Halloween Everyone!

Etsy

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WWW Wednesday: 30/10/2024

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.

  • What are you currently reading?
  • What did you recently finish reading?
  • What do you think you will read next?

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I have managed a lot of reading and chill time so far this week which has been wonderful and I hope it continues.

What I am Currently Reading

I have about 50 pages of this left and I can’t put it down. I really do love the Dr Ruth Galloway books.

What I have Recently Finished Reading

I really did not get along with this book. Here is my review.

What I Think I will Read Next

As per usual I have no idea what I will read next but I think it will be non fiction.

Please drop me a comment with your WWW Wednesday and I will head over for a visit.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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