Hi guys, Today on the blog we have Fy from Culture Eighteen who blogs about all things lifestyle and fitness related talking about her blogging journey. I really enjoy Fy's content and especially following her over on Twitter, I appreciate how kind, welcoming and supportive she is. If you need help, Fy is one of… Continue reading Q&A: Culture Eighteen
Category: Lifestyle
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
A terrible secret lies buried at the heart of this house. August 1939. As the world goes to war, Hetty Cartwright arrives at Lockwood Manor, to take up her new post for the duration of the war, as safekeeper of the natural history museum’s most treasured animal collection, recently evacuated from London. Yet life at… Continue reading The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
My favourite books growing up
I honestly can't picture what my life would be like without the many books I've found refuge in over the years. I wrote a post a couple of months ago about the ways reading has changed my life so it got me thinking about the books that really made me love reading and pretty much… Continue reading My favourite books growing up
The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis
Before they became legendary writers, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, and Anne Brontë were detectors in this charming historical mystery... Yorkshire, 1845. A young wife and mother has gone missing from her home, leaving behind two small children and a large pool of blood. Just a few miles away, a humble parson's daughters--the Brontë sisters--learn of the crime.… Continue reading The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a thirteen-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and… Continue reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi
On paper, college dropout Pablo Rind doesn't have a whole lot going for him. His graveyard shift at a twenty-four-hour deli in Brooklyn is a struggle. Plus, he's up to his eyeballs in credit card debt. Never mind the state of his student loans. Pop juggernaut Leanna Smart has enough social media followers to populate… Continue reading Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi
20 Questions Tag
It's been a little while since I've done a good old book tag so I thought I'd do this one as it had a good range of bookish questions and got me thinking! I always enjoy doing these tags so if you enjoy this post and feel like giving it a go as well, go… Continue reading 20 Questions Tag
Red Oblivion by Leslie Shimotakahara
Family secrets surface when two sisters travel to Hong Kong to care for their ill father. When Jill Lau receives an early morning phone call that her elderly father has fallen gravely ill, she and her sister, Celeste, catch the first flight from Toronto to Hong Kong. The man they find languishing in the hospital… Continue reading Red Oblivion by Leslie Shimotakahara
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
People lived because she killed.People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. If Zafira was exposed as a girl,… Continue reading We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
Five ways reading changed my life
The other day I ran a poll on twitter asking my fellow bloggers and readers what they'd like to see next on my blog and the highest percentage voted in favour of this post: Why I'm a reader. So I've decided to give the people what they want and post this today. Just to give… Continue reading Five ways reading changed my life