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• Short Stories Challenge 2018 – Part Three

  

  Hello everyone and welcome to my third instalment of what I’ll be reading short story wise for the rest of this year. I mentioned in my Short Stories Challenge... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Lullaby – Leïla Slimani, Sam Taylor (Translator)

  

  What’s it all about?:When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect caretaker... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Girls – Emma Cline

  

  What’s it all about?:Evie Boyd is desperate to be noticed. In the summer of 1969, empty days stretch out under the California sun. The smell of honeysuckle... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Talking About The Tattooist Of Auschwitz by Heather Morris with Chrissi Reads

  

  What’s it all about?:The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz and eventually... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I’ll Be Gone In The Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search For The Golden State...

  

  NWhat’s it all about?:A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer – the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorised California for over... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blog Tour – Without Rules by Andrew Field – BOOK SPOTLIGHT

  

  What’s it all about?:When a professional hitman turns up at Candy’s World to hide, China Mackie discovers her plan to flee from her abusive father has tragicall... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mini Pin-It Reviews #26 – Four Random Books

  

  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 14 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Tag – Shelfie By Shelfie #12

  

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  Posted on 10 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Name Of The Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle #1) – Patrick Rothfuss

  

  What’s it all about?:‘I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Talking About Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon with Chrissi Reads

  

  What’s it all about?:There are three things you should know about Elsie. The first thing is that she’s my best friend. The second is that she always knows what... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge 2018 – My Mother’s Wedding by Tessa Hadley from the...

  

  What’s My Mother’s Wedding all about?:My Mother’s Wedding follows our young female protagonist, Jane at her mother’s wedding and the life-altering choices that... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower #3) – Stephen King

  

  What’s it all about?:The Third Volume in the Epic Dark Tower Series… The Waste Lands In 1978, Stephen King introduced the world to the last gunslinger, Roland o... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blog Tour – Palm Beach, Finland by Antti Tuomainen (translated by David Hackston)

  

  What’s it all about?:Jan Nyman, the ace detective of the covert operations unit of the National Central Police, is sent to a sleepy seaside town to investigate ... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes With Death – Maggie O’Farrell

  

  What’s it all about?:I AM, I AM, I AM is a memoir with a difference – the unputdownable story of an extraordinary woman’s life in near-death experiences. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• October 2018 – Netgalley Month

  

  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 03 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Beth And Chrissi Do Kid-Lit 2018 – SEPTEMBER READ – Tales Of A Fourth Grade...

  

  What’s it all about?:Living with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter feel like a fourth grade nothing. Fudge is never far from trouble. He’s a two-year-old... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mini Pin-It Reviews #25 – 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 27 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Tag – Shelfie By Shelfie #11

  

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  Posted on 26 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Name Is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout

  

  What’s it all about?:LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016 AND THE BAILEYS WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER An... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Banned Books 2018 – SEPTEMBER READ – Taming The Star Runner by S.E. Hinton

  

  What’s it all about?:Travis is the epitome of cool, even when he’s in trouble. But when he’s sent to stay with his uncle on a ranch in the country, he finds tha... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE