2023

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 well and having a good week so far. I have really managed to push forward on my reading this week but I’m still running behind on my book reviews sadly.

What I am Currently Reading

I started this a couple of days ago and so far I am really enjoying it. I love Haynes’ portrayal of Zeus because it is how I have always imagined him.

What I have Recently Finished Reading

I have finally finished it! If I hadn’t been so distracted by other things I would have soon had this book finished but sadly my focus just wasn’t there until this week.

I’m aiming for shorter books for the rest of this month because I hope to make headway with The Count of Monte Cristo as well.

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

Happy Reading

Etsy

Goodreads Monday: 10/04/2023

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 Easter Monday Everyone!

I have the week off this week and although I have things to sort and do I am planning a few little adventures. I am also planning on catching up on my reading as I have rather fallen behind.

My chosen book this week is by an author I have wanted to read for a long time but have still not managed to get around to reading. This year I mean to change this and I have bought a few of the books to make sure they are waiting on my TBR pile. This is one of the books I plan on reading soon.

Dick Young is lent a house in Cornwall by his friend Professor Magnus Lane. During his stay he agrees to serve as guinea pig for a new drug Magnus has discovered in his biochemical research; the effect of which is to transport Dick from the house at Kilmarth to the Cornwall of the 14th century.

What are your thoughts on this book if you have read it?

Please drop me a link with your Goodreads Monday and I will head over for a visit.

Happy Reading

Etsy

WWW Wednesday: 5/04/2023

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 trying to get more reading done this week but I keep finding myself distracted by jobs.

What I am Currently Reading

What I have Recently Finished Reading

Another fantastic Elly Griffiths book. I just can’t get enough of Griffith’s books at the moment.

What I Think I will Read Next

Loads of books to read but I need to finish some of the books I have started and not finished first.

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

Happy Reading

Etsy

WWW Wednesday: 22/03/2023

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 trying to do a bit more reading this week as I have been falling behind my targets.

What I am Currently Reading

I took a little break on this but I am now back into reading it and can’t put it down.

What I have Recently Finished Reading

I really enjoyed this and will definitely be reading more by Robert Masello.

What I Think I will Read Next

So many books to read and so little time. I now have 4 weeks off school so I hope to get some of these books ticked off my TBR pile.

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

Happy Reading

Etsy

Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring 2023 To-Read List

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. For more info please check out Jana’s blog.

Hello!

This weeks Top Ten Tuesday is a rewind so I have chosen last weeks topic as I missed it last week. So here are some of the books I plan to read in Spring 2023.

All of these have been stuck on my TBR pile for far top long. This year I am buying less books and so far I have only bought one book a month. This lack of book buying will hopefully mean I can get through my TBR pile a bit this year.

Fingers crossed I get around to reading some of these books.

If you have taken part in Top Ten Tuesday this week please drop me your link and I will head over for a visit.

Happy Reading

Etsy

Goodreads Monday: 20/03/2023

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!

I hope everyone has had a good start to the week. I will be honest I haven’t had the best start to the week. Teaching naughty children and having my time wasted left me very annoyed but at least I got some reading done in my lunch break.

My chosen book this week is one from one of my all time favourite authors, Alexandre Dumas. I would love to eventually read all of his books but I will be honest most of his books are rather weighty and take me quite a while to read. However, I live in hope that one day I will manage it.

Cornelius von Baerle, a respectable tulip-grower, lives only to cultivate the elusive black tulip and win a magnificent prize for its creation. But after his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in deadly political intrigue and is falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival. Condemned to life imprisonment, his only comfort is Rosa, the jailer’s beautiful daughter, and together they concoct a plan to grow the black tulip in secret. Dumas’ last major historical novel is a tale of romantic love, jealousy and obsession, interweaving historical events surrounding the brutal murders of two Dutch statesman in 1672 with the phenomenon of tulipomania that gripped seventeenth-century Holland.

Fingers crossed I will get around to reading this soon but first I must finish The Count of Monte Cristo!

Happy Reading

Etsy

WWW Wednesday: 15/03/2023

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 sadly haven’t managed much reading so far this week but hopefully I will manage a bit more over the weekend.

What I am Currently Reading

I have been mainly reading this since last Wednesday as it is quite a battered book so I haven’t felt guilty about carrying it around everywhere. I am really enjoying the book so far.

What I have Recently Finished Reading

I have loved the Diddly Squat books. They have been some great quick reads these past few weeks.

What I Think I will Read Next

As usual I have so many books that I want to read and no idea what I will read next. I really need to try and finish all the books I have on the go first though.

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

Happy Reading

Etsy

Goodreads Monday: 13/03/2023

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 must admit today has been a struggle. I just seem to be constantly tired at the moment and it isn’t helping me with my working day. I’m not even reading before bed as I am straight asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow which is very rare for me.

So my chosen book that I want to feature off my TBR for this week is another that I have been wanting to read for ages. As I might have mentioned a few times I love Rosamunde Pilcher’s books and I still have so many left to read. I really hope I manage to read this beauty soon as it has sat on my bookshelves for way to long.

An instant bestseller when it was first published, The Shell Seekers is an enduring classic which has touched the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. A novel of connection, it is the story of one family—mothers and daughters, husbands and lovers–and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. This magical novel—the kind of reading experience that comes along only once in a long while—is the perfect read, whether you are returning to it again, or opening the cover for the first time.

At the end of a long and useful life, Penelope Keeling’s prized possession is The Shell Seekers, painted by her father, and symbolising her unconventional life, from bohemian childhood to wartime romance. When her grown children learn their grandfather’s work is now worth a fortune, each has an idea as to what Penelope should do. But as she recalls the passions, tragedies, and secrets of her life, she knows there is only one answer…and it lies in her heart.

Happy Reading

Etsy

Goodreads Monday: 6/03/2023

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.

My chosen book to feature is one that I will hopefully read this month. It is also one that I have been really excited to read.

The middle ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints and kings: a patriarchal society which oppressed and excluded women. But when we dig a little deeper into the truth, we can see that the ‘dark’ ages were anything but.

Oxford and BBC historian Janina Ramirez has uncovered countless influential women’s names struck out of historical records, with the word FEMINA annotated beside them. As gatekeepers of the past ordered books to be burnt, artworks to be destroyed, and new versions of myths, legends and historical documents to be produced, our view of history has been manipulated.

Only now, through a careful examination of the artefacts, writings and possessions they left behind, are the influential and multifaceted lives of women emerging. Femina goes beyond the official records to uncover the true impact of women like Jadwiga, the only female King in Europe, Margery Kempe, who exploited her image and story to ensure her notoriety, and the Loftus Princess, whose existence gives us clues about the beginnings of Christianity in England. See the medieval world with fresh eyes and discover why these remarkable women were removed from our collective memories.

Please drop me a comment if you have taken part in Goodreads Monday and I will head over for a visit.

Happy Reading

Etsy

March 2023 TBR

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. I have spent a lovely day reading A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon.

My TBR pile for February went rather well. I managed to read two books and a half off the list. Sadly I didn’t read my Persephone book or finish Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

Nonfiction Read

I bought this book last year and to be honest I forgot about it but yesterday I remembered it again and decided it should be this months nonfiction read.

Ancient Greek or Roman Text

I will hopefully finish Meditations this month and then start The Greek Plays. I have already read some of the plays but it will be good to reread them again.

Persephone Book