It took five sets and an extra two weeks after the release date, but I finally, finally got it. I pre-ordered this book set from my indie bookshop in July and proceeded to wait for the October 6 release date, but when the first four sets arrived damaged, the bookseller was not about to give … Continue reading Book Haul: The History of Middle-earth
Books
Goodreads Monday: Monstress, Vol. 5: Warchild
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s been hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, but I’m not sure if that blog is active anymore. Please enjoy this preview of what I want to read in the future! … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Monstress, Vol. 5: Warchild
Sunday Sum-Up: October 25, 2020
I had to take Sidney in for his vaccinations on Wednesday. He gets extremely stressed out when he goes to the veterinarian (read: angry and striking out at everything and everyone), so he has to be sedated. This means I drop him off early and pick him up a couple of hours later, after he's … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 25, 2020
Dark Academia Book Tag
I saw this on Olive's BookTube channel, A Book Olive, and I thought I would give it a try. It was originally created by *emmie* & CarolynMarieReads over at Rachel Tea Reads Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com 1. What is your favorite “academia” or “dark” book + movie? Book: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, or The … Continue reading Dark Academia Book Tag
Book Review: Machine
Machine (White Space #2)by Elizabeth BearScience Fiction496 pagesPublication date: October 20, 2020 by Saga Press Doctor Brookllyn Jens loves her job. She's a rescue worker who, like a daredevil, leaps through empty space from one ship to another to save people in need of rescue from the endless dangers of interstellar travel. Jens loves her … Continue reading Book Review: Machine
Goodreads Monday: The Frighteners- Why We Love Monsters, Ghosts, Death & Gore
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s been hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, but I’m not sure if that blog is active anymore. Please enjoy this preview of what I want to read in the future! … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Frighteners- Why We Love Monsters, Ghosts, Death & Gore
Sunday Sum-Up, October 18, 2020
Another quiet week on the blog, due in part to a lack of time and in part to some annoying computer issues which I think I've mostly solved. They weren't disrupting my ability to do things, just slowing the system down and making it take twice as long. I've been working on crochet projects, but … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, October 18, 2020
Book Haul: 10/15/2020
I bought some books! I'm planning to read C.J. Sansom's Tudor era mysteries, the Matthew Shardlake Series. I found a good deal on the first book, Dissolution, a few weeks ago, and when I saw that my used bookstore had the next three books in the series, I snatched them up. Sovereign by C.J. SansomDark … Continue reading Book Haul: 10/15/2020
Goodreads Monday: How to Die in Space
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s been hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, but I’m not sure if that blog is active anymore. Please enjoy this preview of what I want to read in the future! … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: How to Die in Space
Sunday Sum-Up: October 11, 2020
Radio silence from me last week. I didn't feel like writing for the blog, so I didn't. So it goes. In lieu of blogging last week I crocheted a lot. I needed a frame for a print I bought a few weeks ago, so I headed over to the craft store last Sunday. And because … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 11, 2020
