At the start of this month the Smalls and I moved into a new flat in a new town for a new start. It was the beginning of a new chapter for the three of us, we turned a new page in our book and started a different journey. The Smalls still spend a few…… Continue reading Learning To Live
You Favourite Coffee Table Book Awww last day 😦 I’ve quite enjoyed this little challenge thing. If I owned a coffee table and had the sort of house where you could artistically leave a book on it to be a ‘point of interest’ to visitors I would want it to be Yorkshire from the Air…… Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge: Day Thirty
The Book You Are Currently Reading I feel like I have been reading this forever because I read the first chapter months ago but then Arthur arrived and it got put to one side. Have really got back into it now though and I might even finish it soon! City Of Hope and Despair: The…… Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Nine
The Last Book You Read The last book I read was Peter Rabbit and the Egg Hunt based on the original characters and illustrations by Beatrix Potter. My Mum gave Tori this book for Easter and I love it too much to put it away now that Easter is over. It’s just beautiful. With lots…… Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Eight
Favourite Fiction Book I thought I did this on Day One? No? Oh, okay. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman – A coming together of two of my favourite authors in the whole world. Hilarious & dark with new characters & a few familiar…… Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Seven
Favourite Non-Fiction Book I generally don’t read much non-fiction aside from books about Wolves (the animal)/Encyclopaedias of Mythical Creatures/Vampire Handbooks/Werewolves in myth & legend etc etc however my favourite non-fiction book that I have read is Richard Hammond On The Edge: My Story. The story of his recovery from his rocket-powered car accident, told by…… Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Six
Favourite book you read in school I’ve already featured a few books from my uni course but my favourite book I read at school has to have been J.D. Salinger’s Catcher In The Rye. Summary (From GoodReads) Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with “cynical…… Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Five & April Challenge
The book containing your favourite scene I struggled with this one – most of my favourite scenes are in books I’ve already mentioned. Though I must say I loved the house decorating scenes in The Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee and they pop into my head whenever decoration is mentioned. However the fact that…… Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Four
A book you tell people you’ve read, but haven’t (or haven’t actually finished) Well I already confessed to having given up before the end of LOTR so I will use the other book I always say I’ve read which is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. I absolutely adore the musical Les Miserables and have done…… Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Three
The Book You Intend To Read Next *Stares hopelessly at her TBR shelf* Um….The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees-Brennan Summary (taken from GoodReads): Nick and his brother, Alan, have spent their lives on the run from magic. Their father was murdered, and their mother was driven mad by magicians and the demons who give them…… Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Two
Carole Finds Her Wings 