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The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley: Book 6 of #20BOS26
Gwendoline Riley has long been one of those writers whose work I admire thanks to her sharp, economical prose that cuts right to the bone of modern relationships and personal disappointments. In The...
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October Miscellany! #RIPXX
All my extra reading this month was linked this year’s RIP Reading Challenge, with each book offering its own unique brand of unease, from surreal horror to gothic atmosphere, but all exploring...
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No 226 Those Barren Leaves by Aldous Huxley for #1925Club
My only previous encounter with Aldous Huxley was his classic sci-fi novel Brave New World and I wasn’t all that aware of his ‘manor house’ novels – of which Those Barren Leaves is one – which show a...
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No 227 The Trial by Franz Kafka, translated by Idris Parry #1925Club #RIPXX
This week I’m taking part in the 1925 Club hosted by Kaggsy and Simon, with a book that has become a massive part of the public consciousness. A century on, Franz Kafka’s The Trial – a quiet,...
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Some #RIPXX Reading Plans!
I can never resist the RIP Challenge and having seen posts from Nancy and Elle in the last week, I decided to draw up a list of my own. Now in it’s TWENTIETH year, the RIP Challenge is hosted by Peril...
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I Saw A Man by Owen Sheers #ReadingWales25
Owen Sheers’ I Saw a Man is a haunting, intricately crafted novel that blends literary fiction with the pulse of a thriller, exploring the depths of grief, guilt, and the fragile threads connecting...
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Lining up some spooky reads for #RIPxix
So, you would think that given I have just completed a three month, 20 book challenge, that a new challenge would be the last thing I would want to dive into. But… I have a very soft spot for R.eaders...
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Get Ready for Novellas in November 2024!
Novellas: “all killer, no filler” ~Joe Hill It’s hard to believe, we are getting ready for the FIFTH year of Novellas in November, the month-long blogger/social media challenge celebrating the art of...
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20 Books of Summer ’24: The Halfway Check-in!
And just like that, we are exactly halfway through this year’s 20 Books of Summer Challenge. Where is the time going? How is everyone doing? I am actually doing quite well. I have read 14 of my books...
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20 Books of Summer is back: Post Your Links Here!
It’s been a whole ten years since the first 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge! That’s a decade of frazzled reading, rushed reviews and brilliant piles of books. Shall we do it again? I think so,...
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Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham #1937Club
Theatre takes the reader into a world that W Somerset Maugham was intimately knowledgeable of. In 1933, he had written his last play – Sheppey – and announced his retirement as a playwright. Although...
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The 1937 Club!
It’s April, which means it must be time for one of Kaggsy and Simon’s twice annual ‘reading ‘year’ clubs. This time round the year is 1937 so to join in you just have to read a book published in that...
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Looking forward to 2024!
Now that Christmas is done and dusted, it’s time to take stock and make plans for the incoming year! I’ve had a great blogging year during 2023 and in 2024 my main goal is to reduce the old 746 by...
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2024 will be a Year With Who?
It’s hard to believe that Kim and I have only two months left of our Year With William Trevor initiative, which started in January and has seen us each read a different William Trevor book every...
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20 Books of Summer kicks off today!
Well, here we are, it’s 1 June and the first day of 20 Books of Summer! For once, it actually feels like summer here in Northern Ireland with blue skies and warm sun. I may enjoy it while it lasts! I...
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The Birds & Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier for #DDMreadingweek
I very much enjoyed Don’t Look Now and Other Stories when I read it a few years back and was keen to read more of Daphne Du Maurier’s stories. While I didn’t think this collection was a cohesive, it...
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‘All You Need is Love’: Ekuni and Kawakami for #JapaneseLitChallenge16
This month I read two novels for the Japanese Literature Challenge that explore romantic relationships of a very unusual kind, with mixed results. No 340 Twinkle Twinkle by Kaori Ekuni, translated by...
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No 341 The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas, translated by Elizabeth Rokkan for...
I had originally planned to read and review The Ice Palace for last year’s Novellas in November before Covid got the better of me. However, it was the perfect choice to allow me to join in with...
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Looking forward to 2023!
It’s around this time that I sign off from blogging for the rest of the year. My twins have their twelfth birthday on 23 December so it’s a busy time of year in our house, even before you factor in...
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