It can’t actually be time for a Top Ten Tuesday again?! This week is all about unique books, and it’s times like this that I’m really thankful for Goodreads, or I could spend hours trying to put a post like this together! In no particular order, the most unique books I’ve ever read are…
A discussion of book reviews, DNFs, book-blogger guilt, and asking what you do when you receive a book for review from a publisher and struggle to get through it…
I spotted a meme called Stacking the Shelves and thought I’d join in. As a typical Book Geek it’s not just books that I love, and adore, and have far too many of, I’m a also a movie, TV show and DVD geek too, so I’m including my DVD purchases this month (and bonus points – they’re mostly book related), so here we go…
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So says A.S. Byatt, author of Possession. I’m paraphrasing. The more I read about A.S. Byatt, the less likeable she seems. Last week, we talked about her dismissiveness of bloggers and social media. This week, let’s talk about how much she dislikes Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling. How fun! Byatt comes…
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday focuses on the books that turned us into book lovers – books we read as children that have stayed with us, books that got us back into reading after a drought and books that introduced us to a new favourite genre. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday puts a spotlight on those books and authors that we credit with our bookishness.
I’ve been nominated for my first Liebster Award! Find out which book I’d save from a burning library, what one element I’d rewrite in a book, and what my date itinerary would be if I could meet my favourite author…
Emma Putnam is dead, and it’s all Sara Wharton’s fault. At least, that’s what everyone seems to think when Sara, along with her best friend and three other classmates, are criminally charged for the bullying and harassment that led to Emma’s shocking suicide. But Sara is sure she hasn’t done anything wrong, because Emma brought it on herself. Sara is adamant that she was the victim – not Emma. Inspired by a true story, TEASE is a thought-provoking must-read that will haunt you long after the last page.
3.5* Read
The Geography of You and Me is a story for anyone who’s ever longed to meet someone special, for anyone who’s searched for home and found it where they least expected it. Owen and Lucy meet in a stalled elevator in New York City during both a power cut and a heat wave, and the brief time they spend together leaves a mark. As their lives take them to Edinburgh and San Francisco, to Prague and to Portland, they can’t shake the memory of the time they shared. Postcards cross the globe when they themselves can’t, as Owen and Lucy experience the joy – and pain – of first love. As they make their separate journeys in search of home, they discover that sometimes it is a person rather than a place that anchors you most in the world.
3* Read
My list includes some goals/aims/dreams (delete as appropriate) that are pretty easy to achieve, and a few more “chunky” ones that will take a little more planning (and a lot more money). In no particular order, my Top Ten Bookish Bucket List is…
Flocks of birds are hurling themselves at aeroplanes across America. Thousands of people die. Millions are stranded. Everyone knows the world will never be the same…Reese can’t remember anything from between her accident and the day she woke up almost a month later. She only knows one thing: she’s different now; the real question is: who can she trust?
4* Read
Meet Don Tillman. Don is getting married. He just doesn’t know who to yet. But he has designed a very detailed questionnaire to help him find the perfect woman. One thing he already knows, though, is that it’s not Rosie. Absolutely, completely, definitely not.
4* Read!
Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.
4.5* Read
I’ve finally taken the plunge.
After much procrastination and promising myself I would, I’m finally getting to grips with the classics.
I wanted to add something a little different to my blog other than reviews but I wasn’t sure what way to go at first, then I spotted this when I was looking through some of The Perpetual Page Turner’s (Jamie’s) older posts and thought I’d give it a go. When it comes to Top Ten lists or surveys I always worry I’d run out of inspiration for them or not be able to think of specific books that quickly… so fingers crossed this isn’t left half blank!
Jack is five. He lives with his Ma. They live in a single, locked room. They don’t have the key. Jack and Ma are prisoners.
Room is inspired by the true story of Elisabeth Fritzl, an Austrian woman who endured emotional and sexual assault while imprisoned by her father in his basement for 24 years. She eventually bore him seven children who were imprisoned with her until rescue. In Donoghue’s story, Room is home to Jack, but a prison to his Ma, who has been held captive for 7 years.
4* Read!
While updating my never-ending Goodreads to-read list yesterday, I decided to back-date the books I read when I was younger. One thing led to another, and a few minutes (OK, hours) later, I had my Goodreads filled with as many books from my childhood as I could remember. It was only then I realised just how much Jacqueline Wilson featured in my childhood.
Confessions of a Book Geek 