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The time-travelling bookworm: ‘The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants’ by Ann Brashares

01/03/2021 nsford 3 Comments

‘Pants’ are what we Brits call underwear for one’s bottom half. The concept of this book, in which 4 teenage…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: Ann Brashares, books, reading, YA fiction

Fictional dates from hell!

14/02/2021 nsford 16 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day. I expect that most people who’d usually celebrate the day aren’t going on dates this year, at…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, fiction, reading, Valentine's Day

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘2061: Odyssey Three’ by Arthur C Clarke

01/02/2021 nsford 2 Comments

The sequel to the magnificent 2001 and the excellent 2010, the third instalment in Arthur C Clarke’s series was a…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: Arthur C Clarke, books, fiction, reading

Why I re-read books

23/01/2021 nsford 26 Comments

There are millions of books out there which I haven’t read. Lately I’ve been re-reading more than usual, with the…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, reading

Who will you invite to your fictional party?

11/01/2021 nsford 20 Comments

I’m having a party! Not a real one, obviously. Fictional characters only. The venue is Doctor Who’s TARDIS (it’s bigger…

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Posted in: Film & TV, Random, Reading Filed under: books, children's fiction, fiction, films, random, reading, TV, YA fiction

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘The Parasites’ by Daphne du Maurier

02/01/2021 nsford 4 Comments

I’ve read this book a couple times and recommended it in my post about Daphne du Maurier. However, I can’t…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, Daphne du Maurier, fiction, reading

My favourite reads in 2020

30/12/2020 nsford 16 Comments

I’ve read some brilliant books this year. Here are the 20 books I’ve enjoyed the most, in no particular order:…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, reading

The pros and cons of NetGalley

26/12/2020 nsford 23 Comments

NetGalley is a website where reviewers can request advance copies of books. I have been a member for about two…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: blogging, NetGalley, reading, reviews, social media

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘Junk’ by Melvin Burgess

01/12/2020 nsford 7 Comments

This controversial YA novel about heroin addiction won the Carnegie Medal. Now considered a trailblazer, it was published in 1996…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, Melvin Burgess, reading, YA fiction

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘Wuthering Heights’ by Emily Brontë

01/11/2020 nsford 13 Comments

I’ve never been a fan of Wuthering Heights. I’ve read it a few times, however, the last of these being…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, Emily Brontë, fiction, reading

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