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The time-travelling bookworm – an adventure into my reading past!

17/11/2018 nsford 14 Comments

Welcome to the first journey in my new series – diving into the murky depths of my reading over the…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, children's fiction, reading, YA fiction

Recommended author: Sue Townsend

15/11/2018 nsford 9 Comments

Sue Townsend is one of my favourite authors. Everything she wrote was funny, insightful and very readable. This is the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reading, Sue Townsend

Review of ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ by John Green

11/11/2018 nsford 33 Comments

Why did I put off reading this YA novel for so long? Maybe because I’m suspicious of books which top…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, John Green, reviews, YA fiction

Review of ‘Five Days of Fog’ by Anna Freeman

05/11/2018 nsford Leave a comment

This book reminded me of Brighton Rock  except that most of the characters are female and the setting is 1950s London.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Anna Freeman, books, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘While You Sleep’ by Stephanie Merritt

01/11/2018 nsford 4 Comments

The problem with this book is that it mixes two genres and doesn’t know what it wants to be. I’m…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Stephanie Merritt, thrillers

It’s my 30th birthday! Here are my top 30 books…

25/10/2018 nsford 30 Comments

If I ever needed an excuse to list my favourite books, this is it! So here are 30 books which…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, children's fiction, fiction, non-fiction, reading

Review of ‘Hex’ by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

23/10/2018 nsford 8 Comments

This is one of my least favourite reads ever. The premise sounded good and the story started off intriguingly. Set…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, horror, reviews, Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Review of ‘Step by Step: The Life in My Journeys’ by Simon Reeve

21/10/2018 nsford 2 Comments

Presenter and writer Simon Reeve is a familiar presence on British TV screens. He makes travel documentaries with a difference,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, non-fiction, reviews, Simon Reeve, travel

Review of ‘In Miniature’ by Simon Garfield

17/10/2018 nsford 6 Comments

This is my favourite kind of non-fiction book! I’d previously read two of Simon Garfield’s other books, To the Letter:…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, humour, non-fiction, reviews, Simon Garfield

Cats, cats and more cats: 5 books from my early years

11/10/2018 nsford 20 Comments

Maybe it’s because I’m turning 30 later this month (yikes!) but I’ve been quite introspective lately. Here I introduce you…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, cats, illustration, picture books, reading

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