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BIBLIOBETH
http://www.bibliobeth.wordpress.com/
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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The Beginning Of The World In The Middle Of The Night – Jen Campbell
What’s it all about?:‘These days, you can find anything you need at the click of a button. That’s why I bought her heart online.’Spirits in jam jars,... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2018 – Part Two
Hello everyone and welcome to the second part of my Short Stories Challenge for 2018. I have to admit, I’m feeling a little disillusioned writing this post and... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
April 2018 – NetGalley/ARC Month (and My First Buddy Reads!)
Hello everyone! Every other month I alternate what I’m reading quite specifically between three things. It’s either Chrissi Cupboard Month where I try my best t... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Beth And Chrissi Do Kid-Lit 2018 – MARCH READ – The Girl Of Ink And Stars by...
What’s it all about?:Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017, and the British Book Awards’ Children’s Book of Year 2017 Forbidden to leave her... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The 10th Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize – Shortlist...
Hello everyone and welcome to a bit of a different post here on bibliobeth today. I’d like to talk to you about the Dylan Thomas Prize which has recently... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Come And Find Me (DI Marnie Rome #5) – Sarah Hilary
What’s it all about?:Gripping, tense, twisty and full of emotional insight, COME AND FIND ME is Sarah Hilary’s Marnie Rome 5 book, for fans of Mick Herron or... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Banned Books 2018 – MARCH READ – Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
What’s it all about?: An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers’ bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Mini Pin-It Reviews #19 – Four Author Requests
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 25 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Nunslinger – Stark Holborn
What’s it all about?:The year is 1864. Sister Thomas Josephine, an innocent Visitantine nun from St Louis, Missouri, is making her way west to the promise of a... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2018 – At The Mountain Of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft...
What’s At The Mountain Of Madness all about?:The Mountain Of Madness follows our male character as he embarks upon an expedition to the Antarctic, initially in... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book Tag – Books Beginning With S.P.R.I.N.G.
Hi everyone and hope you’re all well! Today I’m celebrating Spring as yesterday was the Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. Read more
Posted on 21 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Tangerine – Christine Mangan
What’s it all about?:The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. Read more
Posted on 20 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Five Star TBR Predictions – Round Two
Image from http://lithub.com/in-praise-of-the-book-tower/Hello everyone and welcome to my Five Star TBR Predictions – Round Two. For my original post, please... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie (Flavia De Luce #1) – Alan Bradley
What’s it all about?:It is the summer of 1950–and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison,... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Witchfinder’s Sister – Beth Underdown
What’s it all about?:THE MOST THRILLING HISTORICAL DEBUT OF 2017Based on the shocking true story of the infamous witchfinder Matthew Hopkins, this haunting and... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Another Day In The Death Of America – Gary Younge
What’s it all about?:On Saturday 23 November 2013 ten children were shot dead. The youngest was nine; the oldest was nineteen. They fell in suburbs, hamlets... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Clay Girl – Heather Tucker
What’s it all about?:Vincent Appleton smiles at his daughters, raises a gun, and blows off his head. For the Appleton sisters, life had unravelled many times... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2018 – A Child’s Problem by Reggie Oliver from the...
What’s A Child’s Problem all about?:A Child’s Problem focuses on a precocious young boy who is forced to go and live with his rich uncle and undergoes a rather... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book Tag – Shelfie by Shelfie #5
Image edited from: <a href=”Frame">Frame" rel="nofollow">http://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/frame”>Frame image created by Jannoon028 –... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Talking About The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne with Chrissi Reads
What’s it all about?:Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery,... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE