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 busy day teaching and playing for a funeral but I have managed some reading in the breaks. I am thoroughly enjoying my non fiction reading this month.

What I am Currently Reading

I’m still plodding along with my Wheel of Time series each evening but my main reading is Children of England by Alison Weir. I am throughly enjoying Children of England so far and I am learning a great deal I did not know.

What I have Recently Finished Reading

This took me a long time to read but I really enjoyed it. My review will follow soon.

What I Think I will Read Next

My next read will definitely be one of these as I really want to read them but I’m not sure which one.

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

Happy Reading

Etsy

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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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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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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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Goodreads Monday: 28/10/2024

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!

I hope everyone has had a good start to the week. I have had a fab day of reading which made a nice change.

My chosen book to feature this week is another Alison Weir that I have wanted to read for a very long time.

The Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir

On 2 May, 1536, in an act unprecedented in English history, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, was imprisoned in the Tower of London. On 15 May, she was tried and found guilty of high treason and executed just four days later.

Mystery surrounds the circumstances leading up to her arrest – did Henry VIII instruct Thomas Cromwell to fabricate evidence to get rid of her so that he could marry Jane Seymour? Did Cromwell, for reasons of his own, construct a case against Anne and her faction, and then present compelling evidence before the King? Or was Anne, in fact, as guilty as charged?

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Goodreads Monday: 21/10/2024

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!

I hope everyone has had a good start to the week. I have been busy making up and sending out orders for my Etsy shop today. The Halloween bookmarks are proving rather popular which is great as they are some of my favourites as well.

My chosen book to feature this week is another that has been sat on my TBR for way too long. I have read the first book of the series and I have bought the rest of the books in the series but have yet to read any!

August 1572: Minou Joubert and her family are in Paris for a Royal Wedding, an alliance between the Catholic Crown and the Huguenot King of Navarre intended to bring peace to France after a decade of religious wars. So too is their oldest enemy, Vidal, still in pursuit of a relic that will change the course of history. But within days of the marriage, thousands will lie dead in the streets and Minou’s beloved family will be scattered to the four winds . .

Happy Reading

Etsy

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WWW Wednesday: 16/10/2024

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 am doing so well with my reading at the moment and I’m not really sure why but I hope it continues.

What I am Currently Reading

I’m not sure what to make of Apple Tree Yard yet but I will keep going and see where it leads. I’m half way through the A Place Like Home and although it isn’t Pilcher’s best work it is still very good. A Crown of Swords is going really well and I’m really enjoying it so far.

What I have Recently Finished Reading

I thoroughly enjoyed this and will be reading more Paula Hawkins soon. Here is my review.

What I Think I will Read Next

I have no idea what I will read next but here are a few contenders.

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

Happy Reading

Etsy

If you enjoy reading my blog and would like to make a donation I would be very grateful. Thank you

Goodreads Monday: 14/10/2024

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!

I hope everyone has had a good Monday so far. My Monday has been jam packed with work so sadly not much reading achieved but I’m hoping to catch up tomorrow.

I have two long forgotten bookcases in our house and I mean forgotten. However, just recently I have rediscovered these bookshelves and the books on them. So many of these books I had forgotten I even owned and here is one of them.

Yvonne Carmichael has worked hard to achieve the life she always wanted: a high-flying career in genetics, a beautiful home, a good relationship with her husband and their two grown-up children.

Then one day she meets a stranger at the Houses of Parliament and, on impulse, begins a passionate affair with him – a decision that will put everything she values at risk.

At first she believes she can keep the relationship separate from the rest of her life, but she can’t control what happens next. All of her careful plans spiral into greater deceit and, eventually, a life-changing act of violence.

Apple Tree Yard is a psychological thriller about one woman’s adultery and an insightful examination of the values we live by and the choices we make, from an acclaimed writer at the height of her powers.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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WWW Wednesday: 9/10/2024

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’ve been doing really well with my reading this week and it feels really good to actually have time to sit and read for a while.

What I am Currently Reading

I have dug out my old Kindle and have been reading some of the books I have on there between teaching which is why I’m reading the book of short stories by Rosamunde Pilcher. I have about 30 pages of Crimson Lake left and I’ve really enjoyed it so far. A Crown of Swords is going really well and I’m making excellent progress.

What I have Recently Finished Reading

Thoroughly enjoyed this and can’t wait to read the next book in the series. Here is my review.

What I Think I will Read Next

As usual I have no idea what I will read next but these are some of the contenders.

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

Happy Reading

Etsy

If you enjoy reading my blog and would like to make a donation I would be very grateful. Thank you