September has been very much a story of two halves; the first two weeks were spent off work and mainly in Crete on our honeymoon where I had all the time in the world for reading. Then back down to reality with a bump, life taken over by the pile of paperwork needed to update… Continue reading September 2019 ~ Wrap Up
Author: elizabethjoy
28. Self confessed geek and complainer. Tea addict, Ravenclaw, Knitter, Bookworm, Developer.
Tell Me Another Story ~ Emmy Marucci
240 pages ~ ★★★☆☆ ~ Netgalley eARC Split into two section 'me' and 'you', the first half of this poetry collection focuses on experiences close to Emmy while 'you' looks at more disconnected people, like people you might meet in passing or sit near to in a restaurant. Part one, was particularly emotional and focuses mainly… Continue reading Tell Me Another Story ~ Emmy Marucci
The Confession ~ Jessie Burton
464 pages ~ ★★★★☆ ~ Netgalley eARC Well known for her historical fictions Jessie Burton's new release The Confession is set in slightly more recent times as we alternate between the 1980s and the late 2010s. I requested this from Netgalley as soon as I spotted the author's name and got very excited when I got that approval… Continue reading The Confession ~ Jessie Burton
WWW Wednesday ~ 18th September 2019
This post runs weekly on Sam's blog but I'm using it as a mid-month check in. This month I'm just post-holiday so plenty to mention! What are you currently reading? A random book from my kindle I started on a flight home last week Do Llamas Fall in Love? is a series of short chapter discussing… Continue reading WWW Wednesday ~ 18th September 2019
The Prison Doctor ~ Dr Amanda Brown
272 pages ~ ★★★★☆ ~ Paperback I actually picked this up for my fiancé back in July after seeing it on Hannah Gale's Instagram. He doesn't read a lot but earlier this year he loved This is Going to Hurt and When Breath Becomes Air and much prefers a physical books to using his kindle,so I… Continue reading The Prison Doctor ~ Dr Amanda Brown
Why Do I Feel Like an Imposter ~ Dr Sandi Mann
224 pages ~ ★★★★☆ ~ Netgalley eARC I actually first heard of Imposter Syndrome earlier this year when my manager said he'd really like to see me be able to get past my imposter syndrome; following that meeting I did a bit of research and had to admit that it did align quite well with how… Continue reading Why Do I Feel Like an Imposter ~ Dr Sandi Mann
August 2019 ~ Wrap Up
The Couple Next Door ~ Thrillers and mysteries aren't my typical go to genre but following after reading just the first chapter of this I was gripped, I read this on a long weekend staying with family and could barely put it down. I've seen this recommended a lot on instagram and it totally lived… Continue reading August 2019 ~ Wrap Up
September – November 2019 ~ TBR
I've been looking forward to September for about a year, mainly because we're going on holiday! I'm scheduling this post for 1st September about a week in advance because if you're reading this when it's posted then I got married yesterday and am hopefully still caught up in the whirlwind. Also, how exciting that this… Continue reading September – November 2019 ~ TBR
The Muse ~ Jessie Burton
464 pages ~ ★★★★☆ ~ Kindle I read the first chapter of The Muse at the start of August as part of a Try a Chapter post and while that definitely left me feeling like I should read it soon, it was reading The Lady and The Highwayman that put me in the mood for more historical fiction… Continue reading The Muse ~ Jessie Burton
The Lady & The Highwayman ~ Sarah M. Eden
352 pages ~ ★★★★☆ ~ Netgalley eARC On the face of it a Victorian romance, dig a little deeper and The Lady and The Highwayman actually explores the much more involved topic of the education and treatment of poorer children at the time, which I wasn't expecting this from a historical romance. Having come from nothing himself Fletcher… Continue reading The Lady & The Highwayman ~ Sarah M. Eden
