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February Monthly Wrap-Up

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Only another 3 books read this month, but all were enjoyable and I hope that I get to read more in March!

What I have been reading this month:

February Reading List

My Favourite Book Of February

My Book Reviews:

Random Things Tours – Book Review – Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead

Book Review – Baking and Entering by Janet Butler Male

Book Review – Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

My Sunday Wrap Up Posts:

Sunday Post – 5 February

Sunday Post – 12 February

Sunday Post – Featuring the past two weeks – 28 February

I hope that you have enjoyed my reviews and other posts. Here’s to next month!

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January Monthly Wrap-Up

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A slow reading and posting month again this month, maybe next month will be better?! I have managed to read 3 books which is more than I thought that I would get done and participated in more memes than I thought I had too so that’s a personal win!

What I have been reading this month:

January Reading List

My Favourite Book Of January

My Book Reviews:

Orbit Tour – Book Review – Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Random Things Tours – Book Review – Fallen Butterfly by Anna Nicholas

Random Things Tours – Book Review – Promise Me by Jill Mansell

My Sunday Wrap Up Posts:

Sunday Post 1 January 2023

Sunday Post 8 January 2023

Sunday Post 15 January 2023

Sunday Post 22 January 2023

Sunday Post 29 January 2023

I hope that you have enjoyed my reviews and other posts. Here’s to next month!

Places My Books Have Taken Me This Month – January 2023 – plus a one word review for each!

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We all know that books can transport us to other places, worlds and times. So where have I been to this January? Click the titles for my book review:

Book Review – Fallen Butterfly by Anna Nicholas

Place: Mallorca

One Word Review: Focused

Book Review – Promise Me by Jill Mansell

Place: Cotswolds

One Word Review: Optimistic

Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead

Place: London

One Word Review: Misdirection

Mainly based in the UK this month, with a bit of Mallorca thrown in!

Where have your books taken you this month? Would you read these books based on their place and one word review?

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Book of the Month – My Favourite Book Of January 2023

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Random Things Tours – Book Review – Promise Me by Jill Mansell

Book Description fom Goodreads:

“One minute Lou is happily employed, with a perfect flat. The next, her home and job have gone. Suddenly she has to start over.

The last thing Lou wants is to move to a tiny Cotswolds village. She certainly doesn’t intend to work for curmudgeonly eighty-year-old Edgar Allsopp. But Edgar is about to make her the kind of promise nobody could ignore. In return, she secretly vows to help him fall in love with life again.

Foxwell is also home to Remy, whose charm and charisma are proving hard to ignore. But Lou hasn’t recovered from the last time she fell for a charmer. She needs a distraction – and luckily one’s about to turn up.

Secrets never stay hidden for long in Foxwell, nor are promises always kept. And no one could guess what lies ahead…”

I loved this book – what more can I say?!

What has been your favourite book this month?

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What I have been reading this month – January 2023 Reading List

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Fallen Butterfly by Anna Nicholas ⭐Rated 4/5⭐ CRIME FICTION

Promise Me by Jill Mansell⭐Rated 5/5⭐ ROMANCE/CONTEMPORARY FICTION

Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead – Review due on 8 February

Genre Goal Checklist:

Mystery = 2 books read

Despite my obvious lack of reading, I did manage to achieve my goal, so I am pleased by that!

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Time Travel Thursday

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It’s Time Travel Thursday! This is where I take a look back at what I was reading this time last year (or the year before or the year before that…).

This day in 2021 I was reading:

Random Things Tours – Book Review – The Postmistress of Paris by Meg Waite Clayton

Book Description From Goodreads:

“The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Train to London revisits the dark early days of the German occupation in France in this haunting novel—a love story and a tale of high-stakes danger and incomparable courage—about a young American heiress who helps artists hunted by the Nazis escape from war-torn Europe.

Wealthy, beautiful Naneé was born with a spirit of adventure. For her, learning to fly is freedom. When German tanks roll across the border and into Paris, this woman with an adorable dog and a generous heart joins the resistance. Known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding, Naneé uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety.

Photographer Edouard Moss has escaped Germany with his young daughter only to be interned in a French labor camp. His life collides with Nanée’s in this sweeping tale of romance and danger set in a world aflame with personal and political passion.

Inspired by the real life Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold, who worked with American journalist Varian Fry to smuggle artists and intellectuals out of France, The Postmistress of Paris is the haunting story of an indomitable woman whose strength, bravery, and love is a beacon of hope in a time of terror.”

What were you reading this time last year?

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Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday – Books/Series to read in 2023

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Welcome to Top 5 Wednesday! Hosted by Goodreads T5W group this week it is Books/Series to read in 2023. I got a whole load of books for Christmas (woot woot!!) but here are just 5 (click for links to Goodreads):

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

I have had my eye on this book for a while and was thrilled to receive a copy!

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

I have been waiting for this since I read The Love Hypothesis.

The Christmas Castle In Scotland by Julie Caplin

I love Julie Caplin books and was quite excited when this one came out.

Rivals by Katharine McGee

I enjoyed the first book and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

I got this book years ago. I received the third book in the series for Christmas so that the series was complete. I just need to make a start on it now!

What books are on your list?

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Top Ten Tuesday – Favourite Books of 2022

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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, this week it is Favourite Books of 2022. Well this is a tough one purely because it is limited to 10! I really struggle to narrow down favourite books as there are just so many great ones out there.

Here are my favourite books of each month:

Book Review – The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Book Review – The Little Cafe in Copenhagen by Julie Caplin

Book Review – The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Book Review – Four Aunties And A Wedding by Jesse Sutanto

Random Things Tours – Book Review – The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

Book Review – The 13th Assassin by Frank Malley

Book Review – The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict

Random Things Tours – Book Review – The Weekend Before The Wedding by Tracy Bloom

Random Things Tours – Book Review – Someone To Kiss by Jamie Anderson

Book Review – The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

Book Review – A Moment On The Lips At Christmas by J Taylor

Random Things Tours – Book Review – When The Lights Go Out by Chris Curran

What books are on your list?

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Sunday Post – HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Welcome to my Sunday post hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer. A very short post from me today as I did a Sunday Post a few days ago to catch up! I have had a busy week seeing family and it is only now starting to calm down! I hope that you had a nice break whatever you were up to!

Here are my posts that were posted after my last Sunday post:

Sunday Post – should have been posted on 25 December, but due to Christmas I didn’t!

December Monthly Wrap-Up

New Month New Goal! Reading Goal for January

End of the Year Wrap up 2022

Have a great weekend!

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End of the Year Wrap up 2022

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I can’t believe that it is the end of the year! I have had a great time blogging with you all and I hope that next year will be the same! Here is what I have been up to this year:

2022 Reading List

2022 Library Book List

End of the Month Posts:

January Monthly Round-Up

February Monthly Round-Up

March Monthly Round-Up

April Monthly Round-Up

May Monthly Round-Up

June Monthly Round-Up

July Monthly Round-Up

August Monthly Round-Up

September Monthly Round-Up

October Monthly Round-Up

November Monthly Round-Up

December Monthly Round-Up

Favourite Book of Each Month (click image for my review):

Memes that I have taken part in this year:

Goodreads Monday – Budget Tales Book Blog

Top 10 Tuesday – That Artsy Reader Girl

First Paragraph, First Chapter – Socrates Book Reviews

Top 5 Wednesday – Goodreads T5W group

WWW Wednesday – Taking on a World of Words

Library Loot – The Captive Reader and Real Life Reading

Time Travel Thursday – Budget Tales Book Blog

Thursday Quotables – Bookshelf Fantasies

First Line Friday – Reading Is My Superpower

Book Blogger Hop – Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Stacking The Shelves – Reading Reality

Sunday Post – Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Six For Sunday – A Little But A Lot

Sunday Salon – Readerbuzz

Places My Books Have Taken Me – Budget Tales Book Blog

For a complete list of all the memes that are out there see Bookshelf Fantasies Blog Meme Directory

Happy New Year Everyone!! Here’s to next year for more bookish fun with you all!

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