The Juggle by Emma Murray Mother-of-one Saoirse is just about holding it all together โ combining part time work with the school run, while her husband David gets to focus on his career. But when David loses his job, everything has to change. With no hesitation, Saoirse suggests she takes on the role of mainContinue reading “Book Review: The Juggle”
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June Book Releases I’m Excited For
As a book enthusiast, I’m always watching for the upcoming book releases. I jot down titles of the ones I want to read, adding even more to my constantly increasing TBR list. The Maidens – Alex Michaelides, June 15 2021 One Last Stop – Casey McQuiston, June 1 2021 The Layover – Lacie Waldon, JuneContinue reading “June Book Releases I’m Excited For”
Did You Know Today Is Buttermilk Biscuit Day?
Did you know that today is buttermilk biscuit day? Because I sure didn’t. Do you ever stumble upon random information or facts and get weirdly inspired? I love buttermilk biscuits. They weren’t something we really had in England (I don’t think), scones are probably the closest thing (though not the same). I didn’t have myContinue reading “Did You Know Today Is Buttermilk Biscuit Day?”
Book Review: Dear Mrs. Bird
Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce ”ฮrs Bird says if people get themselves into a silly pickle, they’ve only themselves to blame.” London 1940, bombs are falling. Emmy Lake is Doing Her Bit for the war effort, volunteering as a telephone operator with the Auxiliary Fire Services. When Emmy sees an advertisement for a jobContinue reading “Book Review: Dear Mrs. Bird”
WWW WEDNESDAY- 12 May 2021
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking On A World Of Words. WWW Wednesday is a quick look and current update in the life of a reader, by answering three simple questions. The three Wโs are: What are you currently reading? What did you finish reading recently? What do you think you will read next?Continue reading “WWW WEDNESDAY- 12 May 2021”
Book Review: The Forsaken Children
The Forsaken Children by Naomi Finley ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. Itโs 1921. Fifteen-year-old Hazel Winters and her six-year-old brother, William, are placed on a ship by an organization that relocates British orphans and children of poverty to new homes in Canada.Continue reading “Book Review: The Forsaken Children”
Book Review: The Bird Way
The Bird Way by Jennifer Ackerman The author contends that recent research on how birds communicate, work, play, parent, and think reveals that the creatures are remarkably intelligent. The complex behavior of birds recounted here demonstrates that birds have sophisticated mental abilities previously unrecognized by conventional avian research.ย Ackerman supports her thesis with descriptions ofContinue reading “Book Review: The Bird Way”
Book Review: What If?
What If? by Shari Low 1999. Carly Cooper is 30, single, and after coming close to saying โI Doโ to six different men, sheโs wondering if she accidentally said โgoodbye’ to Mr Right.But there is a problem:Her ex-boyfriends are scattered all over the world and Carly lives in 1999; an era before Facebook, Google, smartphones,Continue reading “Book Review: What If?”
Book Review: God Of Manna
God Of Manna by Daeus Lamb The hideous God of Manna has taken away the soul of Mortristanโs father. Now, it is Mortristanโs doom to find what his father never could: something worth living for. But when Mortristan is forced to hunt an intruder in the God of Mannaโs paradise-city, he learns just how enslavedContinue reading “Book Review: God Of Manna”
WWW WEDNESDAY: 5 May 2021
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking On A World Of Words. WWW Wednesday is a quick look and current update in the life of a reader, by answering three simple questions. The three Wโs are: What are you currently reading? What did you finish reading recently? What do you think you will read next?Continue reading “WWW WEDNESDAY: 5 May 2021”
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