Month: Aug 2025

  • August Wrap Up

    August Wrap Up

    August has been a great month, both reading and life-wise. One of those months where I did a lot, but don’t have much to show for it! Reading Wrap In August I read 9 books! I managed to check 4 books off of my Wainwright Prize reading list, finish my reread of the Green Rider…

  • A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

    A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

    Synopsis: An impossible crime has occurred. A Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air – abducted from his quarters in a building whose entrances and exits are all sealed.  The brilliant and mercurial investigator, Ana Dolabra, and her assistant Dinios Kol have been called in to crack the case.  Before long, Ana discovers that they’re…

  • Let’s Talk Bookish: Freebie Week! How Did You Get Into Reading?

    Let’s Talk Bookish: Freebie Week! How Did You Get Into Reading?

    Happy Friday! This post is pre-scheduled so I have no idea what I am doing, but hopefully it’s sunny! Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish discussion meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and Dini @DiniPandaReads. Each Friday, bloggers will write posts about a particular topic and share on their blog. Today marks six years…

  • WWW Wednesday: 27/8/25

    WWW Wednesday: 27/8/25

    Happy Wednesday! I’m honestly not sure where the week has gone! This is my only non-scheduled post for the next 10 days or so as my sister is visiting, so again, apologies if I am slow to respond to any comments! WWW Wednesday is a weekly recap meme hosted by Sam over at Taking on a…

  • Dot Slash Magic by Liz Shipton

    Dot Slash Magic by Liz Shipton

    Synopsis: What if you wrote a magic computer program? What if that magic computer program started summoning monsters? When twenty-something coder Seven Jones goes back to school at a community college in San Diego, the last thing she wants is to join some stupid club. And the last thing she expects is to walk into…

  • To Have or To Hold by Sophie Pavelle

    To Have or To Hold by Sophie Pavelle

    Synopsis: What can nature teach us about living together? Investigating eight symbiotic relationships trying to survive the climate and biodiversity crises, Sophie Pavelle explains why it has never been more vital for us to understand symbiosis. Symbiotic relationships regulate ecosystems, strengthen resilience and bind pivotal connections. Species living together in symbiosis is no accident –…