“We lose ourselves in books, we find ourselves there too."
Hi everyone, “But he that once embarks, too surely finds A sullen Sky, black Storms, and angry Winds. Cares, Fears and Anguish, hov’ring on the Coast, And Wrecks of Wretches by their Folly lost.” Samuel Garth I have just gotten back from the most fabulous trip to Athens with my boyfriend and whilst I was …
Hi everyone, Still riding the Egyptian high (and still one more book for Egypt to come) and I think I will do for the rest of my life. “This is a book about a man whose life and death became front page need throughout the world between the autumn of 1922 and the spring of …
Hey everyone, “Oh Mother Nût! Spread thy wings over me as the Imperishable Stars.” I am sorry for the delayed blog post! With going to Egypt at the start of March to other issues arising in my personal life, there’s been a lot going on and I have struggled to find the mental space to …
Hello all, First non-Jo Nesbo book for a while! This trilogy of books was lent to me by my boyfriend after he had read them because he enjoyed them and thought I’d like them too! You all know how I feel about book recommendations from friends so naturally I said yes to reading them and …
Hello everyone, “Two people pulling each other into Salvation is the only theme I find worthwhile.” E.M. Forster, Commonplace Book Sorry for the delay in posting, this book has taken me nearly a month to read! Part of the reason is that it’s a big book (400+ pages) but another reason is that I’ve had …
Well hello again everyone, I’ve been so far behind on book reviews and blog posts that I think I’m nearly up together again…for now! So what have I got for you today? Well remember Woman in the Mists? A book written by Farley Mowat about Dian Fossey. Well this book is also about Dian Fossey …
Hello, So I hope you’ve all read my Jurassic Park review as here is the review of the sequel; Jurassic Park: The Lost World. It has been six years. Six long years since the top secret disaster that was Jurassic Park. Six years since the dreams of a scientific development came crashing down. The dinosaurs …
Hey all, So it’s my birthday on Monday (17th) and it dawned on me that one of my best friends got me two books for my birthday and I hadn’t read them yet! So I thought, now’s a perfect opportunity. Welcome to Jurassic Park. “Welcome to Jurassic Park. You are now entering the lost world …
Hello all, So this book was gifted to me by someone very special and let me tell you – it was GORGEOUS! I need to explain in full detail – so it was packaged in a black cardboard box and when unravelled it was packaged in a paper envelope with The Octunnumi tag on it. …
Hello, And I’m back with a Challenge 2020 review! This book is now a famous Broadway and West End production as well as a famous film! Yes of course we are talking about Les Misérables! “They are les misérables – the outcasts, the underdogs. And who is to blame? Is it not the most fallen …