“We lose ourselves in books, we find ourselves there too."
Hello hello, Another month down, another book review to post! “I am dead: Thou livest; … draw thy breath in pain, To tell my story.” Hamlet, Act V, Scene ii This time we are travelling back in time to 1596 – a time when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne, a series of treaties …
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 …
Back so soon? Why yes I am! A book that isn’t even 60 pages long took less than a day to read. On the outside, this book sounded ideal – a quick run through of all things Ancient Egypt to briefly look over the many mysteries that Egypt and its empires and dynasties hold. With …
Long time no see everyone, Back in September (I know that’s like a whole two months ago now nearly), me and my boyfriend went on holiday to Malta. We did lots of touristy type things and heard a lot about the history of Malta. However, we heard snippets and the history would always vary ever …
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 all, Time for a non-fiction book, I know I don’t read many, the last one I did read was Voyage of the Beagle. This book I’m about to review isn’t a part of Challenge 2020 (I promise I’m still getting through that though)! This is a book like no other – about a strong, …
Hello all, This next book isn’t from my Challenge 2020, instead this is one recommended by someone very close and very important and special to me. “There’s a lot of love and peace in the air…but not necessarily in the air around me.” My favourite kind of books is those that are recommended to me …
Hello all, “This was the first of many delightful days never to be forgotten.” On the 27th December 1831, a young 22 year old man named Charles Darwin boarded HMS Beagle and set out on a voyage of a lifetime. A voyage that would not only change his life; from a young man with little …
Hello all, For the next book in Challenge 2020, I chose a Booker Prize winning book for my next read. This happened to be Schindler’s Ark (published in the US as Schindler’s List and in the UK as Schindler’s Ark). Factoid Alert 🚨 The Booker Prize award is a literary prize which awarded on a …