This was a super quick read but I wasn‘t in the edge of my seat (a sign of a good thriller) and I found the characters weren‘t really deep enough for me. There were a couple of good, unexpected twists, but I felt that the very last chapter was a bit of an unnecessary stretch. Not bad but not great.
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#bookreview #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #thewifebetweenus #thrillers #bookishgirl

Found this at my dads and as I‘ve read Kate Mosse‘s Labyrinth obviously I was keen to borrow it 🤣 I‘ve made a good dent in it already, so good.
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I‘ve got to say I‘m glad to be going home tomorrow, dad keeps reading out bits of local (Kettering, Uk) history too me!
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#womeninhistory #katemosse #currentlyreading #citadel

As usual I‘m already reading a pile of other books but when I spotted the latest Philippa Gregory I couldn‘t resist... I love her books so much. It fascinates me to see how the royal family used to live and how brutal and restrictive their lives were. And I am fascinated by women‘s roles through history & even in present day, shaping the history to come.

#historicalfiction #currentlyreading #bookishfeature #badassbookbabes

Day off today, made a start on The Unbearable Lightness of Being this morning whilst drinking copious amounts of tea. Am also currently reading Harriet Harman‘s A Woman‘s Work. Really should update what I‘m reading here on my profile although I get the feeling some of them are indeed languishing unfinished 🤣
Do any of you video book reviews? If so where do you share them? YouTube?

#bookstack #currentlyreading #tbr #tbrpile #morningslikethese

Hi all, I know I‘ve been MIA! Popping back in because I miss talking all things books 📚 Just finished this and I loved it. Historical fiction is usually a win for me, particularly when they feature female characters as I find it fascinating to see how we women have lived in the past and just how far we have come, how different our lives are now. A beautifully written weave of fact & fiction, I was hooked!

Had to get this on pre-order, just starting it this evening. It's going to be a fascinating read!

#whathappened #hilaryrodhamclinton #equalitymatters

I can't believe I've been awol for 3 weeks! How have you all been?!
I've moved back to my flat but it's still a bit of a building site & work has been so busy that I'm pretty exhausted 😩 I've barely even looked at a book 📚
I shared this pic on Instagram a few days ago to welcome in September so thought I'd share it here too & touch base to say that I'm still alive!

Having spent the end of the week moving back into our flat and 13 hours at work today I'm confident that my attempt at the #7in7readathon has gone totally out the window! But hey, it was a good effort.

This evening I have no idea where my backpack containing the outstanding items on my readathon are & my other half is asleep so I can't look properly (we haven't unpacked) so a glass of red & a reread of Tiger Eyes it is. Ctd in comments...

3.5/5 ⭐️ this is hands down one of the oddest books I've ever read. It would help to have a better grasp of scientific, linguistic & mathematical theory in order to read this than I have, but with a mind that happily believes in things that don't exist and very odd characters it was a fun read. It did take me a while to get into it though.

Two of my #7in7readathon down, 5 to go! Back to The Little Prince now amidst packing to move!

Exciting news this morning! We get the keys to our flat tomorrow & can move back home! We've been in a temporary flat for 3 months so am excited to move home & be reunited with my stuff (books!📚)

Also excited to read Women in Science as part of my #7in7readathon it's gorgeously illustrated.

#womensstudies #womeninscience #equalitymatters

We set up a little reading nook & free book exchange where I work. I always get excited if I spot books you can read or borrow at other places! 📚

#booksinthewild #bookish

I'm heading in to work now but have my copy of The Little Prince in my bag ready to start on the bus ride home, my second read for the #7in7readathon

Chose this pic from Pinterest as I run a coffee shop/restaurant and we often have one or two customers with their head in a book with their coffee ☕️

What are you reading right now? Are you a coffee shop reader?

#currentlyreading

3⭐️ an odd assortment of characters lead this book, their lives are all entwined and they're all incredibly self-centred, perhaps a realistic portrait of what we are like as a society these days?

I'm not sure that I particularly liked or cared for any of the characters, i kept reading as I was intrigued as to how it would play out, but for me not a pick.

#ruthrendell #mystery

My final reading pile for the #7in7readathon which kicked off at midnight August 14th.

Landscape magazine, Women in Science illustrated book, this is a children's book but it's gorgeous!, The Saint Zita Society by Ruth Rendell, The Weaver Fish, The Little Prince (b/c I love the movie but hadn't read the book) & Animalium 🐙 not pictured, We should All Be Femininsts essay on my kindle.

#7in7 #readathon

Getting my reading materials together for #7in7readathon (official start time: midnight August 14th) only a few more items to add to the #tbr...

Pondering what to read for the 7 in 7 readathon which I discovered via @readsusieread you 7 things in as many days & you can choose to read anything... Novels, comics, magazines, poetry... Susie does finishing a book you've already started count?

Is anyone else joining in?

#7in7 #7in7readathon

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Finished it! If you like fast paced crime thrillers with fairly stereotypical characters then this book is just the ticket. An enjoyable read with an interesting twist I didn't see coming.

Now for The Weaver Fish...

#crimethriller #pageturner #tbr

Morning Littens! I saw this on Pinterest & thought it was too cute not to share... What are you up to today? What book will feature for you today? I'm working this afternoon so only have time to squeeze in some of The Keeper today before work.

Realised that all of my current reading material is non fiction so made a start on this today, picked up at the charity shop for a Q9, I generally enjoy a good crime/murder thriller and am quite a big fan of Tess Gerritsen, I've not read any Alastair Gunn before but I'll let you know what i think soon enough!

Has anyone else out there read it?

#crimethriller #murdermystery #currentread

5⭐️ this book has opened my eyes to situations in other parts of the world, it has made me cry, and it has given me a glimpse of the incredible tour de force that Sue Lloyd Roberts must have been.

This book covers FGM, sex slavery, the gender pay gap, honour killings and so many of the other battles that women still face daily around the world from Egypt to Pakistan to Ireland to the UK, this book should be on everyone's reading list. Trigger ⚠️

This monster arrived in the post this week, it is going to be absolutely fascinating to read.

de Kooning was an abstract artist, abstract art absolutely fascinates me because sometimes I can see 'it' and other times, no, it just doesn't happen. Do you appreciate abstract art? Any artists out there?

#dekooning #abstractart #biography #art

#bookishwouldyourather

1. Cafe
2. Favourite author: because then I'd be in the mind of a writer!
3. Cry, I often cry at books.
4. 1000+ pages on my country's history, I could do that!
5. I pretty much always read the blurb 📚

@Kalalalatja

Lunch time reading... feeling a little drowsy now after a big lunch but I have work at 4pm so no napping for me!

I am loving this book already, it's already causing various questions to bubble up in my mind. Can you imagine having to read books in secret? To have to sneakily listen to your favourite music? To literally not ever have any space to yourself? To have your attire inspected inch by inch on a daily basis?

#diversebooks

5⭐️ read. I very much enjoyed this book. Told entirely by the main character as he reflects back on his choices over the past few years, including a relationship that has never left him and how torn he felt between his home (Pakistan) & his developing life in the US. Beautiful writing, Lahore became real to me off the page and an ending you expect just as you arrive there. Wholeheartedly recommend!

#diversereads #mohsinhamid

After a bout of serious reading whilst away my brain has been struggling a little & ive been book hopping with a few different reads. About to start Reading Lolita in Tehran which I'm looking forward to, and I'm back to work now so I'll be reading a little over the evenings after work. Do you ever find that sometimes you're too scattered to concentrate on any one book?

#diversereads

Reading this atm, beautifully evocative writing, switching between the US & Pakistan seamlessly, very much enjoying it. Found it at the charity shop for Q9.99, score!

#amreading #currentread

I was tagged by @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks to join in with #bookcolortag with a yellow stack ⭐️ so here they are... apparently yellow is the colour of crime thrillers!

If there is anyone that hasn't played along yet I tag you to make an orange stack!

5/5 ⭐️ this book is epic and did take me forever to read but it is enthralling and cleverly written, I enjoyed following the saga of the main characters lives. My dad is popping the sequel in the post for me but I'll need a breather in between. This is definitely two books in one!

#epic #bookish

Well the wind & rain here yesterday was like Armageddon 💨☔️🌊🌬 but today has been nice even with the crazy wind... the campsite was quite the scene of devastation this morning with abandoned ripped tents dotted about, thank goodness we stayed in a pod!

Today is our last day & I've managed to read 4 different books and am still steadily working my way the Pillars of the Earth 😂

Today has been an interesting day. The wind is so strong it's shaking our pod and we've watched numerous families pack up their tents and go home. I found myself in conversation with Rita Banerji on Twitter this morning having only recently come across her via The War on Women #smallworld. I've learned about women using social media to highlight their charity causes or advocacy roles and I've snorted to myself at the sexism we... (ctd in comments)

Day 2 of #booksacrossoceans #seaofbooks I spotted this book in Waterstones the other day & though it looked pretty intriguing. Might have to pick it up post holiday.

Currently under a blanket in our pod whilst the rain just keeps coming outside & the wind batters the whole caravan park, reading & listening to Bowie. #britishsummer #staycation

I snapped this for day 1 of #booksacrossoceans #augusttbr but I have to confess that as we're on holiday I've now read most of them apart from The Handmaid's Tale (which I left at home) and The Pillars of the Earth, which I'm working my way through now... we're forecast for a lot of rain ☔️ tomorrow so somehow I think I'll finish it!

#tbr #currentlyreading

It's sooooo windy again today that they've put weather warnings up on site as it's getting stronger, Tom's happy though he's watching the paragliders.

I'm snuggled up in my sweater in my camping chair eating lemon sorbet & reading this by our pod 📚

#staycation #sciencefiction #scifi

Reading this today, might have gotten a bit sunburnt down at the beach this morning, it's so windy here you don't realise how strong the sun is... oops.

This is a fascinating read, although I struggled a little through some of the war related (but necessary) background. People risked their lives to ensure that incredible manuscripts survived, amazing.

#bookish #nonfiction

Read this today, it's a definite page turner but I'm not sure how I feel about it, will review later.

This is the view from the cliffs a few minutes from our pod, it's been so super windy today, I hope it's not quite as bad tomorrow 🌬

#scifi #bookish #dorset

The sun is shining but it is sooooo windy down here! Started The Power today, so good. "She was glittering inside."

#scifi #sciencefiction #thepower

Well it might be grey & drizzly but we've made it to Dorset, just checking in to our campsite then we'll be setting up home for the week in a pod!

I really enjoyed this book, I have seen the series, Shetland, which is very dark & moody and helped set the scene reading the book as the Shetland islands are very different to where I live now or grew up. The book & the series are not miles apart & I'm looking forward to reading more in the series.

#crimethriller #shetland #murdermystery

I managed to catch up with the #lotrchapteraday today, huzzah! Bilbo is certainly way braver than me, and I think even braver than the dwarves!

These are the last 4 physical books I've bought... and somehow they're all sci-fi! Hyperion is the odd one out as it's by a male author & I have read it before, but T hasn't and he's hoping to read Hyperion & The Power.
My mission today on the drive down to Dorset is to finish either The Pillars of the Earth or Cold Earth. Most of my kindle reading will be limited to one book as there's no wifi where we're going...

#scifi #sciencefiction

I think there's a bit of a theme with my latest #bookish purchases!

Both The Handmaid's Tale & The Power are on my #tbr so I'm hoping I might get to read one on holiday... which one should I read first #littens?!

#feminism #equalitymatters #genderequality #womensstudies

This will be me really soon... today is my last day at work & then I'm on holiday! We're off to Dorset & it will probably rain so somehow I don't think I'll look quite as glam as the lady in this pic (found via Pinterest) 😂 but I really don't mind!

Taking The Pillars of the Earth, The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and The Stars Are Legion books with me to read & am hoping to keep up with #lotrchapteraday & The War on Women on my kindle 📖

Couldn't resist... who has read it/is reading it?

#feministfightclub #feminism #womensstudies #equalitymatters #genderequality

And home from work, it was a tough shift, but now I'm in my onesie with a glass of Malbec 🍷 & im going to read a chapter or three before bed!

#bookish #bookworm #booksbeforebed

I'm off to work for the evening but wish I was still curled up with a book... started Cold Earth by Ann Cleves today to counteract the heaviness of my non-fiction reading list! Saving the rest of The Pillars of the Earth for the drive down to Dorset on Saturday (just under half to go!) 📚

Via Pinterest

#bookish #bookworm #illustration

Just read another chapter of The War on Women, on honour killings. Prevalent in Pakistan, the Kurdish region of Turkey and still taking place in Jordan, it also happens here in England. Made even more poignant with the recent news of the death of 19 years old Celine Dookhan in London in an alleged honour killing after she (an Indian Muslim) began a relationship with an Arab man.

#womensrights #equalitymatters

I absolutely love this book, it's the second time I've read it. In turns laugh out loud hilarious and in others, sad, it is the real life story of Simon Dawson & his wife Debbie moving to Exmoor from London & starting their own smallholding.
Warning: don't read if you're vegan.

After escaping the wood elves in barrels and floating along the river forever Bilbo & the dwarves end up spending two weeks in Lake Town, feasting & feted although poor Bilbo has a terrible cold. A short chapter today & the urge to keep reading... 😳

#Tolkien #lotrchapteraday #fantasy #bookish

I read this book ages ago & rediscovered it recently in my kindle library and really couldn't remember it at all so decided to reread. It's really really predictable and a bit OTT in the "they're so hot for each other but know they shouldn't be" vein. I won't be finishing it, for me it's a pan.

I didn't buy the next in the series which should have given me a clue...