I will be honest August TBR did not go to plan and I didn’t read any of the books I had planned but I did manage to finish another Wheel of Time book so that was progress for one of my 2024 challenges.
Anyway, I will try a September TBR and hopefully I will do better this month than last month.
I’m really enjoying Greek mythology retellings at the moment but as I am back to school and full teaching soon I will be veering towards easier reads rather than the more challenging reads.
I’ve been back to almost full teaching today and I will be honest it has rather worn me out after only teaching a little bit over the summer.
My chosen quote today is by the American philosopher and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, William James (1842-1910).
“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. ”
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?
What I am Currently Reading
I have finally started reading these two hefty books and I am loving both of them! I am struggling to work out which one to read because I want to read them both.
What I have Recently Finished Reading
I read this in basically one sitting and although I was intrigued I wasn’t very keen with the story direction Burton took.
What I Think I will Read Next
I seem to be really going for Greek mythology at the moment so some of these are very high on the TBR pile.
Please drop me a comment with your WWW Wednesday and I will head over for a visit.
I thought it was time for a wrap up of August. I’ve been averaging 3 books a month so I was delighted that in August I managed to read 4 books. I am beginning to realise that this year is just proving too busy to read as much as I usually do. A lot of four star reads in August!
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!
I hope everyone has had a good start to the week. I have had a busy day fulfilling orders for my Etsy and doing jobs around the house.
My chosen book off my Goodreads TBR is one that has sat there for way too long but I have recently found the book again and have moved it to the top of my TBR pile.
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam–a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion–a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition of Emma Donoghue, Sarah Waters, and Sarah Dunant.
“There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed . . .”
On a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt. But her new home, while splendorous, is not welcoming. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse office–leaving Nella alone with his sister, the sharp-tongued and forbidding Marin.
But Nella’s world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist–an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways . . .
Johannes’ gift helps Nella to pierce the closed world of the Brandt household. But as she uncovers its unusual secrets, she begins to understand–and fear–the escalating dangers that await them all. In this repressively pious society where gold is worshipped second only to God, to be different is a threat to the moral fabric of society, and not even a man as rich as Johannes is safe. Only one person seems to see the fate that awaits them. Is the miniaturist the key to their salvation . . . or the architect of their destruction?
Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Marlene of Reading Reality. It is all about sharing the books that you have recently added to your bookshelves. These books can be physical books, ebooks and of course audiobooks.
Hello!
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far. I have had a busy day doing jobs around the house and work on the library continues.
I haven’t done much book buying recently as I am trying to read the books I already have piled up everywhere but I have been reading House of Odysseus by Claire North and realised I hadn’t got the third book in the series yet. So obviously when I went to Worcester Waterstones I had to buy myself a copy. I also bought a couple of books when I visited Belton Estate.
I have the first National Trust On Screen book and really found it interesting so I was very excited to find there was a second one.
I am currently doing a mini course on Art History so when I found this enormous book in the second hand book shop in perfect condition for just £8.50 I knew I had to get it.
My chosen poem today is by the poet Ann Gray (1946).
Love Listen
Let's love, listen, take time when time is all we have. Let's be unafraid to be kind, learn to disregard the bad if the good outweighs it daily. Let's make a gift of silence, the day's hushing into dark, and when we hold each other let's always be astonished we are where we want to be. Let's hope to age together, but if we can't, let's promise now to remember how we shone when we were at our best, when we were most ourselves.
I have had the week off this week and it has been lovely to catch up with friends and family and go on some adventures. We haven’t done much on the house this week but we did do quite a bit on Monday.
The Great Waddle of Worcester 2024
We went and found loads of beautiful penguins in Worcester this week. I love the events that Worcester put on and it is always a joy to see the talented artists work. We didn’t manage to find them all but managed to find quite a few.
Belton Estate
We met up with my best friend this week and visited Belton Estate. I’ve never been to Belton Estate but I was really excited as I know it has an amazing library. It has also been the filming location to Pride and Prejudice (BBC version) and a Jane Eyre adaptation as well as other TV shows and films. However, I was really disappointed because only a quarter of the house was open to visitors so I never got to see the library. This wasn’t mentioned on the website and was a real disappointment after driving two and a half hours to get there!
The Darby Houses
We visited the Darby houses today which consist of two houses called Rosehill and Dale House. I really enjoyed seeing these houses especially Rosehill which has been beautifully restored and set out. The houses are Georgian and there were quite a few features which were similar to our own house which was really interesting to see.
We are going out for afternoon tea tomorrow so our adventures continue. It will be a big shock to the system when I start teaching again next week.
My chosen quote this week is by the American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States, John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892).
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.”
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