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• On Hiatus

  

  I’m going into hospital today for a heart operation I have been waiting about 5 years for. I will probably be in hospital for a couple of weeks, although... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- March 2017

  

  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 13 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Opinions Wanted

  

  In my last post I wrote my first original synopsis (i.e. not copied off amazon). Before I have slightly adapted amazon synopsis’ when I think that the amazon... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Our Endless Numbered Days- Claire Fuller

  

  Synopsis (written by me!) When Peggy is young she goes on a trip with her father to a cut off area of the woods, her father tells her that the world has ended,... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: The Lion Inside

  

  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 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hellzapoppin’- Heide Goody and Iain Grant

  

  Synopsis (from amazon) Life at St Cadfan’s is never dull. There’s the cellar full of unexplained corpses. There’s the struggle to find food when the island is... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: Our Bear Hunt Workshop *Special*

  

  Children’s Hour is a feature here at Lucybird’s Book Blog on Thursdays where I look at children’s picture books. As I work in a nursery I get plenty of... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- February 2017

  

  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 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Didn’t Get Frazzled- David Z. Hirsch

  

  Disclaimer: This book was given to me free of charge in exchange for an honest review Synopsis (from amazon) Medical student Seth Levine faces escalating... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Inside the O’Briens- Lisa Genova

  

  Synopsis (from amazon) Joe O’Brien is a Boston cop; his physical stamina and methodical mind have seen him through decades policing the city streets, while... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole- Allan Ropper and David Brian Burrell

  

  Synopsis (from amazon) What is it like to try to heal the body when the mind is under attack? In this gripping and illuminating book, Dr Allan Ropper reveals th... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Year in Review 2016

  

  2016 hasn’t been the best year when it comes to reading, and when it comes to blogging things have been even worse. I’ve read 27 books, considering that at one... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top 10 Tuesday: 10 Books Santa Should Leave Under My Tree

  

  It’s Tuesday again so The Broke and the Bookish are hosting Top Ten Tuesday. This week it’s 10 Books Santa (or Father Christmas if I’m being English) should... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bookish Gifts 2016

  

  It’s almost Christmas again so time for our round-up of Christmas bookish gifts. Prices are correct at time of publication, and only amazon links are affiliate... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Some Small Reviews, and Serial Reader

  

  Recently I’ve been reading some books on an app called Serial Reader. Serial Reader is a free app, which I found out about on thingy thing. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• What the World Needs Now is Hygge? | Chrisbookarama

  

  Finding comfort with hygge reading. Source: What the world needs now is Hygge? | Chrisbookarama I saw this post earlier today on Chrisbookarama (but for some... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: Dinosaur Kisses

  

  Children’s Hour is a new 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... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film of the Book- Still Alice

  

  This post contains spoilers for the book and film of Still Alice. I’ve been wanting to watch Still Alice for a long time. Having loved the book. and heard good... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: Banana (revisited)

  

  Children’s Hour is a new 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... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Delusions of Gender- Cordelia Fine

  

  Synopsis (from amazon) This is a vehement attack on the latest pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes – with the scientific evidence t... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE