Category: All Book Posts

  • Reading Challenges: r/Fantasy Book Bingo 2024 Wrap-Up

    Reading Challenges: r/Fantasy Book Bingo 2024 Wrap-Up

    In my 2025 Reading Plans post I shared about some of the goals I had for this year, one of which was r/Fantasy Book Bingo. This is a challenge that happens every year over on Reddit, specifically the Fantasy subreddit which is dedicated to speculative fiction of all kinds and formats. I’ve been participating in…

  • Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    Synopsis: Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s…

  • WWW Wednesday: 12/3/25

    WWW Wednesday: 12/3/25

    Happy Wednesday! I’ve been a busy bee since last week’s check-in, mostly in the garden! Spring is well on it’s way now and I’ve done a lot of planting. I got some lovely hellebore and cowslips in my front shady border (woodland themed!), and I relocated a yellow rose from elsewhere in the garden. Now…

  • Footprints in the Woods by John Lister-Kaye

    Footprints in the Woods by John Lister-Kaye

    Synopsis: The elusive lives of otters, beavers, badgers, weasels and more are rendered in John Lister-Kaye’s enchanting lyrical style Footprints in the Woods is John Lister-Kaye’s account of a year spent observing the comings and goings of otters, beavers, badgers, weasels and pine martens. This family – Mustelidae – all live in the wild at…

  • International Women’s Day

    International Women’s Day

    Happy International Women’s Day!I thought I’d do a little post today to share some of my favourite books written by women. Yesterday’s post was on a very similar subject, so definitely check that one out too: Let’s Talk Bookish: Women in STEM in books. It’s more important than ever to celebrate women. We are 50%…

  • WWW Wednesday: 5/3/25

    WWW Wednesday: 5/3/25

    Happy Wednesday! Time has flown since last weeks check-in, probably thanks to the sunshine allowing for lots of time outside! Alongside the reading I have been planning out my new garden. It’s exciting to move into a new place that has really bare bones outside, with so much potential and I can’t wait to start…