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Clearing the shelves
The Goodread shelves that is I recently decided to tidy my Goodreads account, I had far too many shelves which were frankly unnecessary, including shelves for each year, but as I do the challenge they were redundant, I also had … Continue reading
A Night in with Marilyn Monroe by Lucy Holliday
Published by Harper December 3rd 2015 Synopsis The last few months have been a whirlwind for Libby Lomax, not only is she dating the hottest man on the planet, but there now seems to be a decent career alternative on … Continue reading
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Synopsis In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade’s devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction & Fantasy
Tagged 1980s, Arcade Games, Easter Eggs, Ernest Cline, Pop Cultire
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Just one damned thing after another by Jodi Taylor
Published by Accent Press Ltd 20th August 2015 Synopsis “History is just one damned thing after another.” Behind the seemingly innocuous façade of St Mary’s, a different kind of historical research is taking place. They don’t do ‘time-travel’ – they … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Tagged History, Jodi Taylor, Time Travel
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Kindertransport by Diane Samuels
Published by Nick Hern Books (NHB) April 1, 2000 Synposis A modern classic about one woman’s struggle to come to terms with her past. Brutally separated from her German Jewish parents and brought to England with the promise of a … Continue reading
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
Synopsis As a Gracekeeper, Callanish administers shoreside burials, sending the dead to their final resting place deep in the depths of the ocean. Alone on her island, she has exiled herself to a life of tending watery graves as penance … Continue reading
How many books are too many?
I previously posted about culling my book collection and I also posted a video on Youtube about my physical TBR pile, but what about E-books? How many are on your TBR? Currently on my Kindle I have over 500 unread … Continue reading
They All love Jack: Busting the Ripper by Bruce Robinson
Published by Fourth Estate 6th October 2015 Synopsis A book like no other – the tale of a gripping quest to discover the identity of history’s most notorious murderer and a literary high-wire act from the legendary writer and director … Continue reading
The boy in her dreams by Laekan Zea Kemp
Synopsis When Roman wakes from a six month coma, the first thing he sees is the girl of his dreams. Except Bryn isn’t confined to the dream-state anymore and neither is he. He’s awake and alive and as the memories … Continue reading
My Favourite Authors
Every book lover has a favourite author or 10, I love to see who other readers love and why, this gives me the incentive to go out and read books by those authors, books that I might never have picked … Continue reading
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