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• Bout of Books Wrap-up

  

  Yesterday was the last day of Bout of Books. I’m pretty happy with how things went, I managed to finish off one book which I had already started, and read an... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: The Paper Dolls

  

  It been a long time since I’ve done a Children’s Hour post, and I found out this week that I will be returning to uni I am excited but it does mean I’m leaving... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bout of Books

  

  In some sort of attempt to get out of the pattern of netflix binge watching I have gotten into I’ve decided to take part in my first ‘Bout of Books’ Readathon... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- August 2018

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The War on Women- Sue Lloyd Roberts

  

  Synopsis Sue Lloyd Roberts spent her life filming in hostile areas, where women were mistreated. In this book she talks about how women are treated around the... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Disenchanted- Heide Goody and Iain Grant

  

  Synopsis Ella is pretty content with her life. Sure she has a bridezilla of a stepmother to-be, and her father never seems to be around, and whilst her... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• When Breath Becomes Air- Paul Kalaniti

  

  Synopsis Paul Kalaniti has been studying and working for ten years. His residency is almost over and he shows great promise as a future neurosurgeon. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Little Feminist Reviews

  

  My recent non-fiction jaunts have taken in a fair few feminist books, I wanted to review these books, but I don’t feel I have enough to say- or in some cases... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- May 2018

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Fragile Lives- Prof. Stephen Westaby

  

  Synopsis Stephen Westaby is a renowned NHS heart surgeon. His career has seen many advances in heart surgery and treatment, and lots of complicated and major... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- March 2018

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book and a Brew Unboxing

  

  As part of my birthday present my sister got me a Book and Brew subscription. I found out about Book and a Brew through instagram, and have wanted to try it... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- February 2018

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Art of Hiding- Amanda Prowse

  

  Disclaimer: I was given a copy of this book free of charge in exchange for an honest review Synopsis Nina has a good life, her perfect, rich husband provides... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review of the Year 2017

  

  Hello 2018! Rather than my usual set of posts this year I thought I would do a simple list of the books I enjoyed the most. Links are to reviews, where they... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Re-reading ‘His Dark Materials’ (Part 1)

  

  Before ‘The Book of Dust’ came out I had said to myself that I wanted to re-read ‘His Dark Materials’. The plan was to read them then buy ‘The Book of... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bookish Gifts 2017

  

  How is it Christmas again? It seems like it’s just leapt on me this year! Anyway onwards. Here are this year’s ideas of bookish gifts, prices are correct at tim... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: Handa’s Surprise (re-visited)

  

  Children’s Hour is a  feature here at Lucybird’s Book Blog every Thursday where I’m looking at children’s picture books. As I work in a nursery I get plenty of... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Sunday Surfing 29/10/17

  

  Sunday Surfing is my weekly feature (inspired by Chrisbookarama‘s Friday Bookish Buzz, which is one of my favourite features) where I share my favourite links... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: Nemo’s Friends

  

  Children’s Hour is a  feature here at Lucybird’s Book Blog every Thursday where I’m looking at children’s picture books. As I work in a nursery I get plenty of... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE