I have finished the first part of my reading challenge for this year. It was always a bit of a conservative estimate for books I would read this year, but I wanted to set myself something that was doable, rather than feel that the challenge was turning into a bit of a chore. I’ve continuedContinue reading “End of the Reading Challenge 2021!”
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End of 2020!
Well, if nothing else, this year has been a surprise! I can’t believe that just over a year ago I set up this blog, and since then I have been through a pandemic, a house move and, of course, 73 books. I have loved contributing to this blog with my thoughts on the books I’veContinue reading “End of 2020!”
End of the Reading Challenge!
So – today I read the last of my 50 books for the year. I have really enjoyed the challenge and it has definitely got me into the reading mood! The surprise of having a prompt to read to, and having my husband pick out the next books I will read has really helped toContinue reading “End of the Reading Challenge!”
Book #50 – Neverwhere
Prompt – A banned book (meant to be read in banned books week, but I was early – this book was banned in parts of the American South). Medium – Book About the Book – Set in London, this book tells the story of Richard Mayhew, a normal young businessman, with a fiancee, a flatContinue reading “Book #50 – Neverwhere”
Book #49 – Target Alex Cross
Prompt – A book with a three word title. Medium – Book About the Book – The book begins with Alex Cross, a psychologist and former FBI agent (now FBI contractor), and his family at the funeral of the President of the USA. Soon after the funeral, a senator is killed on her way toContinue reading “Book #49 – Target Alex Cross”
Book #48 – An Orphan’s Wish
Prompt – A bildungsroman (a coming of age tale – not necessarily for the main character in this instance, but definitely for one of the supporting characters!) Medium – Book About the Book – Set in WW2, the book tells the story of Lana Ashwin, a young teacher whose fiancee, Dickie, dies at sea. HerContinue reading “Book #48 – An Orphan’s Wish”
Book #47 – A Pocket Full of Rye
Prompt – A book published in the 20th Century Medium – Book About the Book – Rex Fortescue, an investor and king of a financial empire, is found dead in his office (‘counting house’) after being poisoned. When his body is examined, he is found to have a pocket full of cereal, specifically, rye. HisContinue reading “Book #47 – A Pocket Full of Rye”
Book #46 – Juror No. 3
Prompt – A book you picked because the title caught your attention (I was on a jury once and found the whole thing really interesting). Medium – Book About the Book – Ruby Bozarth is a lawyer in a small Mississippi town. She is asked to represent a black college football player against a chargeContinue reading “Book #46 – Juror No. 3”
Book #45 – Do Harm
Prompt – A medical thriller Medium – Book About the Book – Carter is a widower, whose wife, son and father have all been killed by instances of medical malpractice. Driven by anger and a desire for revenge, he joins up with a group of men who have suffered similar wrongdoings and they decide toContinue reading “Book #45 – Do Harm”
Book #44 – Baptizing Harry Potter
Prompt – A book you meant to read in 2019. Medium – Book About the Book – Written by a monk, ‘Baptizing Harry Potter’ offers a Christian take on Harry Potter. Moving away from the idea that anything with magic, witches or wizards must be inherently evil, Luke Bell suggests that the stories of HarryContinue reading “Book #44 – Baptizing Harry Potter”
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