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BIBLIOBETH
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A blog about all things bookish, I review a variety of different books across multiple genres and use a "star" rating to indicate enjoyment. From time to time, I also post book-related news items i.e. shortlists for literary prizes and reviews of literary events.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1312 )
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Beth And Chrissi Do Kid-Lit 2018 – MAY READ – The Wide Window (A Series Of...
What’s it all about?:Dear Reader,If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this:... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Good Son – You-jeong Jeong
What’s it all about?:The Talented Mr. Ripley meets The Bad Seed in this breathless, chilling psychological thriller by the bestselling novelist known as “Korea’... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Blog Tour – Fault Lines by Doug Johnstone
What’s it all about?:In a reimagined contemporary Edinburgh, in which a tectonic fault has opened up to produce a new volcano in the Firth of Forth, and where... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Banned Books 2018 – MAY READ – Blood And Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
What’s it all about?:Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong,... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2018 – Beachworld by Stephen King from the Collection...
What’s Beachworld all about?:Beachworld is set at an unspecified time in the future when a spacecraft crashes onto a beach, killing one of the crew. Read more
Posted on 27 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Book Addiction Tag
Hello everything and welcome to something a bit different today here on bibliobeth. One of my bookish goals/resolutions was to do something different at least... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman
What’s it all about?:Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive – but not how to liveEleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Savages: The Wedding – Sabri Louatah (Les Sauvages #1)
What’s it all about?:A Saturday in May. Paris.It’s the eve of the French presidential elections – ‘The Election of the Century’ say the newspaper headlines – an... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Mini Pin-It Reviews #20 – Four YA Novels
Hello everyone and welcome to another mini pin-it reviews post! I have a massive backlog of reviews and this is my way of trying to get on top of things a bit. Read more
Posted on 22 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Sealwoman’s Gift – Sally Magnusson
What’s it all about?:In 1627 Barbary pirates raided the coast of Iceland and abducted some 400 of its people, including 250 from a tiny island off the mainland. Read more
Posted on 21 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
One – Sarah Crossan
What’s it all about?:Grace and Tippi are twins – conjoined twins.And their lives are about to change.No longer able to afford homeschooling, they must venture... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2018 – The Coincidence Of The Arts by Martin Amis from...
What’s The Coincidence Of The Arts all about?:An English Baronet becomes entangled with an American chess hustler and aspiring novelist and has an unexpected... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Time Traveler’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger
What’s it all about?:A funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist: what if one of them couldn’t stop slipping in and out of time? Read more
Posted on 18 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Talking About The Wildflowers by Harriet Evans with Chrissi Reads
What’s it all about?:The Wildflowers by Harriet Evans is the spellbinding new novel from the Top 5 Sunday Times bestselling author of A Place for Usand The... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
H Is For Hawk – Helen Macdonald
What’s it all about?:Obsession, madness, memory, myth, and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) – Lee Child
What’s it all about?:Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin town and sees a class ring in a pawn shop window: West Point 2005. A tough year to... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Fireman – Joe Hill
What’s it all about?:From the award-winning, New York Timesbestselling author of NOS4A2 and Heart-Shaped Box comes a chilling novel about a worldwide pandemic o... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2018 – 20th Century Ghost by Joe Hill from the Collectio...
What’s 20th Century Ghost all about?:Imogene is young, beautiful, kisses like a movie star, and know everything about every film ever made. She’s also dead,... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Our Kind Of Cruelty – Araminta Hall
What’s it all about?:This is a love story. Mike’s love story.Mike Hayes fought his way out of a brutal childhood and into a quiet, if lonely life, before he... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Blog Tour – Stranger In My Heart by Mary Monro
What’s it all about?:Stranger In My Heart (with foreword by HRH The Princess Royal) is about the search for understanding oneself, answering the question “Who a... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE