THE MID-YEAR FREAKOUT TAG

Hi everyone! I’ve seen this tag floating around the place over the last few weeks and thought it looked pretty interesting… So, I’ve finally given it a go! Plus, I only have another day before June is gone and it is no longer midway through the year.   BEST BOOK YOU’VE READ SO FAR IN …

Book Review: 24 Hours in Ancient Egypt by Donald P. Ryan

24 Hours in Ancient Egypt by Donald P. Ryan follows the same informative, yet light-hearted, approach that 24 Hours in Ancient Rome did. This is not really surprising, given that they are both in the same book series, but it is worth mentioning as I had absolutely loved the Roman book. This meant that I …

An Update..

Hey everyone! Hope you are all good and having a nice relaxing Sunday. Anyway, this post - as you may have guess from the title - is just a quick update to let you all know that my posts may be a little sporadic over the coming weeks and months because...     For the …

Book Review: 24 Hours in Ancient Rome by Philip Matyszak

24 Hours in Ancient Rome is a fascinating, light-hearted and fun, yet informative, exploration into the everyday life of people living in Ancient Rome. Set during the rule of the Emperor Hadrian in the year AD 137, this book sees Rome and its empire at its peak – ruling from north of Britain to the …

My Favourite Morally-Grey Characters in Fantasy

Hey everyone and welcome to the third instalment in the my favourite characters in fantasy series of posts. I have previously done Heroes and Villains, and this week it is the time to do possibly the most interesting set of characters - those who are morally-grey. For me, morally-grey characters are so often my favourite. They …

Book Review: The Hero of Ages

This review will contain spoilers for the previous books in the series – The Final Empire and The Well of Ascension. You have been warned! As the third and concluding book in Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy, I was excited to read this book up, but I also went in with sense of trepidation. Sanderson has …

Top Ten Tuesday – My Favourite Fantasy Books

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It’s all about love of lists, love of literature and bringing bookish people together. Hey everyone! Here is another Top ten Tuesday – this time listing my favourite ten …

My Goals For 2019: A Pitstop Check

  How on Earth is it June already!?!? Halfway through the year, you have got to be kidding me!   But seriously, it is pretty crazy. It is however, a perfect time for me to check in on my reading goals for 2019. See how I am doing and all that. Check where I am …