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
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Advent Calendar 2024: Day 3
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
Advent Calendar 2024: Day 2
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
Advent Calendar 2024: Day 1
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
A Little Festive News…
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…
BLOG TOUR Spotlight: Flightless Falcon by James Charles Smith
Hi everyone! Today I'm delighted to spotlight Flightless Falcon by James Charles Smith as part of the tour organised by The Write Reads in association with Brown Books. Read on to find out more about the book! About the book In this Vietnam-era coming of age novel, a young man abandons military life and becomes… Continue reading BLOG TOUR Spotlight: Flightless Falcon by James Charles Smith
Can’t-Wait Wednesday #2
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read, link up, and *maybe* discover new books to add to our TBRs. Today's anticipated book is... Maude Horton’s Glorious Revengeby Lizzie Pookexpected February 2024 Summary London, 1850. Constance Horton has… Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday #2
Can’t-Wait Wednesday #1
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read, link up, and *maybe* discover new books to add to our TBRs. Today is my first time taking part and I'm sharing my excitement for... Emily Wilde's Map of the… Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday #1
BLOG TOUR Spotlight: The Girl of Dorcha Wood by Kristin Ward
I'm delighted to be on the tour for The Girl of Dorcha Wood, a new atmospheric YA fantasy. Huge thanks to The Write Reads and the author for giving me the chance to spotlight this book! Book Info Genre: YA FantasyLength: 232 pagesPublishing 13th April 2021Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZLFL8ZBGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57478429-the-girl-of-dorcha-wood Treacherous. Evil. Dark. Dorcha Wood is all… Continue reading BLOG TOUR Spotlight: The Girl of Dorcha Wood by Kristin Ward