Feeding TBRs since 2014
Hi everyone and welcome back! Day 8 already. Today’s featured book is… The Mask of Mirrors by M. A. Carrick Okay, so I actually do talk about this book quite a lot but I couldn't pass up an opportunity to remind everyone once again of just how wonderful this book is! A must-read for all… Continue reading Advent Calendar 2024: Day 8
Hi everyone and welcome back! The first week has really flown by! Today’s featured book is… Grudging by Michelle Hauck I'm by no means an expert on fantasy books, but I do tend to read a fair number every year. So, when I still remember a fantasy novel I read all the way back in… Continue reading Advent Calendar 2024: Day 7
Hi everyone and welcome back! Ready for day 6? Today’s featured book is… Rain Falls on Everyone by Clár Ní Chonghaile I remember this book with particular fondness because (fun fact!) its presentation was one of the first events I attended after moving to London, when I was still finding my feet and my people… Continue reading Advent Calendar: Day 6
Hi everyone and welcome back! Ready for day 5? Today's featured book is... My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal Books written from the POV of children can be fantastic and really powerful if done right, and My Name is Leon is definitely one that does it right. It is everything a book could… Continue reading Advent Calendar 2024: Day 5
Hi everyone and welcome back! Ready for day 4? Today's featured book is... The Fairy Tellers by Nicholas Jubber Mixing it up a little today with a non-fiction book recommendation. If you enjoy fairy tales as much as I do, then this book will be a treat! I loved discovering more about how the tales… Continue reading Advent Calendar 2024: Day 4
I received an e-arc of this book as part of the blog tour organised by Random Things Tours. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Publisher: Troubador PublishingPublished: November 2024Pages: 320 Synopsis Hated as a foreigner, despised as a woman, I became First Lady of Athens. Aspasia falls passionately in love… Continue reading BLOG TOUR Review: The Immigrant Queen by Peter Taylor-Gooby
Hi all and welcome back! Ready to discover the book hiding behind day 3? Today's featured book is... Clytemnestra's Bind by Susan C Wilson This is a much more recent read than those I shared in the past two days but, especially as I was reading another book set in Ancient Greece at the time… Continue reading Advent Calendar 2024: Day 3
Hello and welcome back! Ready to open the next door? Today's featured book is... When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Acceptance, self-discovery, love and friendship, hardship, trauma, discriminations and so much more find space in this book, always subtly and with great sensitivity. This sweet novel was one of my favourite reads of… Continue reading Advent Calendar 2024: Day 2
Hello and welcome back! Today is December 1st, so that means it's time to open the first door in our advent calendar. Today's featured book is.... Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah I first reviewed this book all the way back in 2015! I was particularly touched by the author's prose and the way he… Continue reading Advent Calendar 2024: Day 1
November is over and I can almost hear the sleigh bells ringing! This year I want to try something new to get fully into the Christmas spirit and bring to a close the year of my blog’s 10th anniversary. So, allow me to present to you… (drum rolls, please) Book for Thought’s first ever Advent… Continue reading A Little Festive News…