Hi, and welcome back! Today I will be talking about “They Don't Teach This: Lessons From the Game of Life” by Eniola Aluko. The blurb reads: First class honors law degree. 102 appearances for England women’s national football team. First female pundit on Match of the Day. UN Women UK ambassador. Guardian columnist. All of … Continue reading They Don’t Teach This Review
On a jewellery shelf hung a bronze necklace. Though it was a few feet away, it was the first thing that caught her eye. It sparkled and shone as if singing to her: ‘My child, I’m here, take me to your home. Protect me and I will protect you.’ For a second a beautiful siren … Continue reading Story Chain #2
Did you ever play that game when you were a child where one person says a sentence and the next person says another, slowly going round the group building up a story? I want to see what would happen if you played the game with people who love books; writers, readers and reviewers. This is … Continue reading Story Chain #1
It's tag Tuesday, and today I'm doing the Ancient History Tag by Books Michelle. As a life long reader, I think that these questions are going to be interesting for me to answer. The Stone Age: one of the first books you remember reading. Obviously I must have read the philosopher's stone first, but this … Continue reading The Ancient History Book Tag
I finally got round to reading the Simon Snow series by Rainbow Rowell, so here is my review of the series. Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the … Continue reading Simon Snow Review
Last Book I Bought A wild propulsive adventure full of hairpin twists, Departure weaves together power, ambition, fate, memory, and love. The world's past and future rests in the hands of five unwitting strangers. En route to London from New York, Flight 305 suddenly loses power and crash-lands in the English countryside, plunging a group … Continue reading Last 10 Book Tag
I'm a little late to the party, but I thought that I would do the Mid Year Book Freakout Tag. As I am doing my Book-A-Day challenge, I'm limiting myself to the first 182 books I read this year. Best book you’ve read so far I feel a little bit like this is cheating, as … Continue reading Mid Year Book Freakout Tag
A Full Time Nerd 