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Stacking The Shelves (January 16)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you’re adding to your shelves, be it buying or borrowing. From ‘real’ books you’ve purchased, a book you’ve... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Things We Keep – Sally Hepworth
Contemporary Fiction4*s The synopsis to The Things We Keep had me intrigued with a tale of a young woman, Anna Forster, struck down with early on-set dementia. Read more
Posted on 15 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Widow – Fiona Barton
Psychological Thriller5*s Having been given a tantalising first chapter of this book back in June I knew that this book was going to be publicised heavily,... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
This Week In Books (January 13)
Hosted by Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words Alongside... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (January 12)
Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile b... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Coffin Road – Peter May
Crime Fiction 4*s A man is washed up on a cold day, face down on the beach on the Isle of Harris, one of the islands in the Outer Hebrides. Read more
Posted on 11 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Cleopatra Loves Books Accepts an Award!
I was honoured to be nominated for this Book Fangirling Award by A Chick Who Reads and I’m delighted to be able to share my love of books through answering the... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Stacking the Shelves (January 9)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you’re adding to your shelves, be it buying or borrowing. From ‘real’ books you’ve purchased, a book you’ve... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Beside Myself – Ann Morgan
4*s Contemporary Fiction I’ll be completely honest that I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the synopsis of this book which was kindly sent to me by the... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Lake House – Kate Morton
Historical Fiction 5*s I chose to keep my copy of The Lake House for reading as my first read of the year " target="_blank">first read of the year as I had... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
This Week in Books (January 6)
Hosted by Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words So I’ve... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (January 5)
Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile b... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Dark Winter – David Mark
Crime Fiction 3*s Just for a change I started this series in totally the wrong place with the third book Sorrow Bound. I was impressed with Aector McEvoy, his... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Stacking the Shelves (January 2)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you’re adding to your shelves, be it buying or borrowing. From ‘real’ books you’ve purchased, a book you’ve... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Read Into 2016
This gem of an idea was created by BOOKERTALK , so hop over there to get the full details (including a possible prize) but in brief this is a post about what I... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Cleopatra’s Top 10 Books Published in 2015
Well 2015 has provided me with a great selection of books, so good that I originally had 50 (yes 50!!) books that I had awarded the highest five stars too –... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Five of the Best (December 2011 to 2015)
As I have now been reviewing for over five years I thought I’d highlight my favourite book for each month from 2011 until 2015 to remind myself of the good ones. Read more
Posted on 30 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Darkest Secret – Alex Marwood
Psychological Thriller 5*s Well what great timing! This was a fantastic and addictive read, my favourite kind so finishes off my reviewing for 2015 on a high... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Reading and Reviewing in 2015
Well here we are nearly at the end of 2015 and as usual I will soon be posting my top 10 books published this year – but here is a chance for those books not... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Thirteenth Coffin – Nigel McCrery
Crime Fiction3*s Flicking through NetGalley as I do on a far too regular basis I came across The Thirteenth Coffin, recognising the author’s name from the... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE