Well, I may not have blogged much, but I did complete the readathon. It took me a couple of hours extra to finish my 3rd book, but I started late and spent a lot of time not reading so I don't mind. Apart from sleeping, playing The Simpsons Tapped Out, going in the bath and … Continue reading Dewey’s Readathon – April 2015 – Hours 10-24
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Dewey’s Readathon – April 2015 – Hours 6-9
I have finished reading the play Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse. This is a GCSE set text at my placement school and I thought it best that I read it so that when I work with Year 11, I can help them understand it. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and loved the characters. It was … Continue reading Dewey’s Readathon – April 2015 – Hours 6-9
Dewey’s Readathon – April 2015 – Hours 4-5
I have now finished Brown Girl Dreaming. This is such a fantastic book! It is unusual in that it is a memoir that is written in free verse. It follows the life of the author from her birth and early months in Ohio, through to her mother moving the family back to her childhood home … Continue reading Dewey’s Readathon – April 2015 – Hours 4-5
Book Review: The Gemstone Trilogy (Edelstein Trilogie) by Kiersten Gier
A while back, I made a post about Kim's Review of Ruby Red, the first in the Edelstein Trilogie by Kiersten Gier, posted at her blog, Reflections of a Book Addict. Well, it took me a while, but I managed to get my hands on the trilogy and read them to review for myself. Oh … Continue reading Book Review: The Gemstone Trilogy (Edelstein Trilogie) by Kiersten Gier
Book Review – The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
The Reason I Jump Naoki Higashida Hardcover | 192 pages The cover of this book first caught my eye when I was in the bookshop earlier. It is a beautiful hardcover edition of the book, with a clear, well designed cover in shades of blue and white; butterflies in the pattern of a flower, reminding … Continue reading Book Review – The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
Book Review: The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
The Black Dahlia James Ellroy e-book | 384 pages Amongst the grassy plot of land, a vacant lot in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, lay the disfigured body of a young woman. Split in half, her legs spread, grass shoved inside her most intimate of places; the upper half of her body mutilated with … Continue reading Book Review: The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
The Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris – overview and review of Dead Ever After
The Sookie Stackhouse Series By Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark (2001) Living Dead in Dallas (2002) Club Dead (2003) Dead to the World (2004) Dead as a Doornail (2005) Definitely Dead (2006) All Together Dead (2007) From Dead to Worse (2008) Dead and Gone (2009) Dead in the Family (2010) Dead Reckoning (2011) Deadlocked (2012) Dead Ever After (2013) The Sookie Stackhouse series. The Southern Vampire Mysteries. True … Continue reading The Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris – overview and review of Dead Ever After
Review – How to Teach by Phil Beadle
How to Teach Phil Beadle Paperback | 239 pages Phil Beadle is one amazing man. He is well known for his books on teaching, and his documentaries in which he transforms the lives of pupils through his teaching skills. I absolutely loved watching 'The Unteachables" where he really tried to connect to the pupils … Continue reading Review – How to Teach by Phil Beadle
Review – The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel by Maureen Lindley
` The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel Maureen Lindley Kindle format | 2008 | 308 pages I wasn't sure what drew me to this book. I suppose I found the cover interesting, with its bright red and its Asian theme. Then reading the blurb on the kindle store and seeing it was about a … Continue reading Review – The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel by Maureen Lindley
Inspired by ~ Kim & her review of Ruby Red (Edelstein Trilogie #1) by Kerstin Gier
Kim's Review of Ruby Red (Edelstein Trilogie #1) by Kerstin Gier. This book sounds just up my street! I'm a big fan of time-travel, historical novels, and young adult romance. Also fiction in translation, which is essentially what this is. A story translated from the German. I am intrigued. Will review as soon as I … Continue reading Inspired by ~ Kim & her review of Ruby Red (Edelstein Trilogie #1) by Kerstin Gier
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