Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young was one of my Book of the Month choices earlier in the year and I have put off blogging about it for a while because I wasn't certain what to say about it. I had really been looking forward to Spells for Forgetting, the description reeled me in withContinue reading "Review: Spells For Forgetting by Adrienne Young"
Review: Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones
I stepped a bit outside my comfort zone with Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones, but I’ve always been interested in ancient and medieval history, and I’ve seen the author on some documentary shows, so I thought I would give at least one of his books a try.Continue reading "Review: Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones"
Yet Another Hobby: Fantasy Maps
My first fantasy map I mentioned a while ago that I have taken up watercolour painting. One of the Facebook groups I’m in posts weekly challenges, and a few weeks ago, the challenge word was maps. I decided that for my interpretation, I would draw and paint a fantasy map, so I spent a wholeContinue reading "Yet Another Hobby: Fantasy Maps"
Reading Progress July 2023
It's been quite a while since I had time to sit and do a timely post about my monthly reading progress, so I thought I would share my year to date stats now that we're past the halfway mark for the year. As of the end of July I've read 178 books in 2023. IContinue reading "Reading Progress July 2023"
Review: A Calamitous Cookie by Fiona Grace
A Calamitous Cookie is book 6 and final book in Fiona Grace’s Beachfront Bakery cosy mystery series. I enjoyed this series, but it wasn't without its problems. If it had continued, I probably wouldn't have been able to finish it, or I would have had to take a considerable amount of time before returning toContinue reading "Review: A Calamitous Cookie by Fiona Grace"
Life, Tea, and Everything 