“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 …
Hello all, So this is a book that has been on my TBR list for an age and I decided that my recent holiday to Malta was the perfect time to read it. And that I did. I actually finished it on the plane back to the UK. “We can never know whether we are …
Onto our second book of my Greek pickings and here we travel to Troy and the tale of Helen of Troy and the wooden horse… “If this story, the story of Troy, has a meaning or a moral it is the old, simple lesson that actions have consequences. What Tantalus did, exacerbated by what Pelops …
Yay! The start of my Greek readings! For those of you that don’t know, I am going on a retreat in Corfu in May and I thought now would be a fantastic time to read my Greek mythology books. Now this is a short book, only 57 pages so needless to say this took me …
Hello everyone, So for those of you who follow me on Goodreads, (and if you’re not, then why not?!); may have noticed that I finished this book over a week ago and with no review. Unfortunately I contracted COVID-19, yes that’s right, it finally caught up to me. Whilst feeling horrendously poopy, the one thing …
I hope you’ve all read the review for The Final Empire because this is the second book in the trilogy; The Well of Ascension. A terrible evil has just been defeated, the battle has been won. But the war has only just begun… They succeeded in doing what no one else could do before. The …
Hello all, Something a bit different and a little bit spicy for this review! If you are of a delicate disposition then turn away now. You have been warned… Maxim Trevelyan has it all. Good looking, aristocratic connections and all the money in the world. Not to mention estates around the UK, too many cars …
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 …
Hello everyone, Those of you in the UK know that a new tv series has started airing featuring Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn and details her last months as Queen. Now I love history – I’m honestly a nerd in every sense of the word and I have no shame! So whilst watching this tv …
Hello all, So it was my birthday last month and it reminded me that I hadn’t read a book that was given to me by someone very special for my birthday last year! So what better time than to read it now? For my goodreads followers, you all know that I actually finished this book …