Couldn‘t find this in the Litsy database (it‘s book 3 in the trilogy), so tagging under book 2.
I skimmed through quite a bit of this, it seemed quite predictable. It was okay, but I wouldn‘t rush to recommend it to anyone. It seemed to be more about the spice than the world or character building.

Book two in the series. Storyline is quite predictable. It‘s genuinely about 50% smut. 😂
I‘m still going to read the next.

This is definitely my favourite of the three books. I think Raynor Winn has really honed her writing, balancing wildlife musings with humour and drama. I want to get my walking boots on and get out into the wild.

I have a bottle of chilled prosecco. An entire new season of Bridgerton(ish). AND THREE DAYS OFF.
I am giddy with excitement. This is the dream.

As someone who is generally opposed to books being made into TV/Movies this TV show is absolutely excellent. The soundtrack is amazing and “let me down easy” is such an earworm!!! Highly recommend if you‘ve not seen it yet.

It‘s pretty spicy! But that comes at the expense of the world building. I found the characters quite contrary, however I did more or less devour the book.
It‘s the first in a trilogy and does have a cliffhanger ending so onto the next I go…

I went to the theatre last night to see the stage production of this book. Oh my goodness it was amazing. The acting was brilliant, the interpretation was incredible. The set and costume design were so creative. It was fantastic. Highly recommend if it comes near you!

Saint does an excellent job of bringing this Greek myth to life. It‘s not a particularly happy tale, but told in a very engaging way.

Now that‘s my kind of reading desk. #readinggoals

I just saw Richard Coles. Which is obviously unusual, but made even more so by the fact we are up a Volcano. In Italy! I didn‘t want to disturb his vacation so didn‘t stop him.

This was April‘s 99p Julia Quinn deal and it did not disappoint! A gorgeous tale and one I much enjoyed reading.

I enjoyed this but definitely not as much as the others in the Wayfarers series. It was much more like reading 5 separate short stories one chapter at a time than one whole book. It does raise interesting philosophical points, and I will be thinking about some of it for a while.

Probably my least favourite of these three short stories, which is disappointing as it‘s the one I was looking forward to the most. Maybe that‘s why, my expectations were too high! It was still good fun, and a very cute romance. I do enjoy hazelwood‘s style of writing.

I love the description of these short stories as “STEMinist”, Hazelwood somehow addresses issues women experience in STEM careers whilst wrapping it up in a cute romance story.

I always try and read books which my students say are their favourites, and this one was mentioned recently.
It‘s a fun take on the good/evil fairytale storyline, and I can understand why it‘s well liked.
For me though I found it a bit predictable, I listened to most of it on 2x speed.

A very cute short story from Ali Hazelwood, she‘s excellent at writing strong likeable and funny female lead characters. Loved it!

I picked up this lovely edition of P&P a couple of months ago and have really enjoyed a re-read. I‘d forgotten how essential Lady Catherine is to the final chapters!

I was also gifted a lovely bookmark which was made to commemorate the Queens Platinum Jubilee.

Couldn‘t resist this month‘s 99p on kindle Quinn.
An absorbing romance, Grace is just lovely. The dowager sounds awful. 😂

This definitely lives up to all the hype. A feminist novel through and through. It is witty, honest and thought provoking. An excellent debut novel, I‘m already looking forward to seeing what Garmus will do next.

This is a 99p deal on kindle this month so couldn‘t resist. I absorbed it and read it in two days. Should I have stopped reading and gone to bed earlier? Definitely. Did I stay up so I could read more? Of course. 😂

I enjoyed the previous one so much, that I read the next in the series straight away (thank you kindle unlimited). It was another fun steamy escapism romance.

My idea of a super fun, steamy escapism romance. And on kindle unlimited too!
A quick read, but enjoyed it.

Although I enjoyed this, and it seems as though Bennett is really finding her stride with this series, I do think that I found this a lot less believable than the other two. I know they‘re fiction, but part of the charm was how realistic they felt, and this one just seemed a bit too out there. That said, it‘s clear that she has done her homework and knows so much about the queen‘s life and habits.

A satisfying end to this fun trilogy. I‘ve loved stepping back into the world of shadowhunters and escaping from the world for a while.

Had to do the New York Cafe for our last day in Budapest. I think there‘s an interesting Literary history here but we‘re just here to be tourists and take lots of selfies. 😂

Today I am reading in Budapest, this city is amazing. (And the book is very enjoyable so far!)

I was curious to try this with all the hype surrounding it.
It‘s confirmed that graphic novels aren‘t really my thing, but I understand why people love it!

And now I have to wait until the 20th March for my hold to come in at the library for the final book! Arghhhh
I adore the cameos from Magnus Bane, and how much Matthew loves Magnus Bane!
I am very curious as to how Clare is going to tie up all the loose ends. 🤞🤞🤞

I refused to start this trilogy until I knew the last one was nearly out!
I actually picked up a gorgeous hardback version of this book at a charity shop for Q9.
I always love a shadowhunters story, it‘s a comfort read for me. Cordelia and Lucie are just fabulous.

Thank you #permberlittens for the read-a-long. It was a clever idea, but I found the overall pace very slow. An intriguing ending that I think was the right one, some of the choices made by the characters did have me sighing in frustration.

Also, I keep comparing Rachel to Irene from The Invisible Library series. Unfavourably.

A satisfying end to the trilogy, but with plenty left unresolved for further books. A good paranormal romance trilogy with a few steamy scenes!

The second in the trilogy. Continuing the story of Dove, Griffin and Killian. We start to get some more answers but new questions arise. I‘m straight onto part 3!

Exciting paranormal romance about wolf shifters and fated mates. The first in a trilogy. Good fun and easy to get sucked into the drama.

Made it to 30% before bailing. Just too much unnecessary swearing, and I‘m not a particular fan of the author‘s style of writing.

I read this in less than 24 hours. Definitely one to read if you enjoyed “The Love Hypothesis”. Adored it, such a cute and happy love story!

This is quite slow and quite confusing until you get into the rhythm of what is actually going on! It‘s an inventive twist on the classic murder mystery.

Much better than book 2, the new character problem I was whinging about settled down for the last 3/4 of the book. Satisfied by the ending, and felt that most things came together. Although there are certainly many loose ends still to be tidied, it‘s enough. And

This was my view while reading today… on MIAMI SOUTH BEACH!!!

This is long and complicated. There are hundreds of characters, many of whom are very briefly in the story. So much of the travel seems unnecessary. There wasn‘t enough about the magic and way too much about the politics of the time. It just didn‘t work for me. Will I still read the final one? Yes. Will I ever re-read this? No.

It‘s taken me quite a while to get through this as an audiobook, but it was fascinating. I actually found the appendices really interesting. I enjoyed learning some of the history of neuroplasticity and how it was almost shunned for so long. [warning there is a rather graphic chapter on sexual sadism, but done in a very scientific way]

Loved reading this book, couldn‘t put it down.
We went to Oxford today and had to of course take in some of the sights where the book is set!
Top Left: The Radcliffe Camera
Top Right: The Bodleian Quad
Bottom Left: All Souls College

My husband and I have been terribly remiss about getting our alumni reading cards for the Bodleian, we need to do that so next time we can go and read in Duke Humfrey‘s!

“… when people ask you how you‘re doing, you should always respond with “Great!” Because it makes your friends happy and your enemies angry.”
😂

I‘ve had my eye on this for a while and so couldn‘t resist when it was only 99p on kindle.
This is a sweet tale of grief and family, mixed with a good dose (doth according to Grant) of humour. Rowley creates unique characters that you can‘t help adoring.
It does gloss over some of the harder aspects of grief, but as a sweet story I liked it.

I wasn‘t sure what I was expecting but this definitely wasn‘t it. I enjoyed the first half much more than the second, where things got a little odd. However, on the whole, a very engaging reimagining of Marie De France‘s life.

I have abandoned everything I was supposed to do today in order to finish this book. It was totally worth it.
Becky Chambers is fast becoming a must read author for me. I very much enjoyed this tale of purpose, belonging and family.

Such a cute free “book exchange” I found today!
I‘m not sure you can get a more British picture. 😂

I absolutely loved this book and couldn‘t put it down. I have ordered the sequel and can‘t wait for it to arrive and get back into this universe. It‘s not quite conventional space faring sci-fi, with much less emphasis on the physics and a lot more about how different cultures develop and what happens when they try to live harmoniously together. Very very well written.

“Nest says she will pull on three, and Marie braces herself and closes her eyes and Nest says one, then on two there is a sharp pain, and Marie opens her eyes again to see Nest holding the string with a bloody black and white stump at the end of it. Marie says that she thinks thou shalt not lie is a commandment, not a suggestion.”

Worth waiting for. It was good fun to be back with the gang at Cooper‘s chase. I think Joyce is particularly on form in this one. Excellent mystery and it seems like we have a few new members of the gang!

I do wish I had re-read the second before reading this as there were a few references that I was a bit fuzzy remembering.

When you manage to get enough chores done early enough on a Sunday morning that you can justify chilling with matcha tea and this gorgeous book!