Well, this is a turn up for my blog: my first ever review of a final book in a trilogy! My 6th read of 2020 saw closure with a fictional world that was new to me and that I fell really hard for: Holly Black’s The Folk of The Air. As with my review for […]
After starting my reading for this year with Brigid Kemmerer’s two Cursebreaker novels, I decided that my 3rd read of 2020 was going to be Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens. The decision came about for two main reasons: a combination of word of mouth friends, and anticipation of the tv series. Perhaps most […]
This is it then folks: the conclusion of the inaugural Beauteaful Stagey: The Read Along series. I’ve had a great time reflecting on The Hate You Give, and hope you have enjoyed our insights, maybe they’ve encouraged you to pick the book up for yourselves, which would be amazing! Let’s crack on with my thoughts […]
Hello all! Thankyou for the lovely response to this new venture from Kara and I, we’re really excited to share our insights into our recent reads, both with each other and with you in Beauteaful Stagey: The Read Alongs! You’ll remember from our blogs yesterday announcing the project that we wanted to try and split […]
Hi all! Hope everyone is safe, well and keeping as happy as they can in these difficult and uncertain times. Like everyone, I’m trying to find ways to fill my days doing things I enjoy whilst being cooped up at home, and so I’ve turned to my love of books to keep me going whilst […]
You might remember that Brigid Kemmerer’s A Curse So Dark And Lonely was my first read of the new year, and it had my heart for a whole host of reasons. At the time I’d written up some thoughts, I had not long started its sequel, A Heart So Fierce and Broken. Now that’s been […]
Ever pick up a book that draws you in, only to find you’ve actually read it before? Such was the case for me here as I revisited the fourth novel from Natasha Solomons: The Song Collector. In 1946, Hartgrove Hall has seen better days. Brothers Jack, George and Harry Fox Talbot (known as “Fox”) must […]
You might remember that many months ago, I wanted to introduce my love of reading and books into proceedings here at Wheelie Stagey. I started with the “30 Day Reading Challenge” – a list of books that included categories like: “A Book I’ve Read More Than Three Times”, “Favourite Book from My Favourite Series”, “A […]
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