Friday the 13th, also known as Black Friday, occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday. I didn’t just pluck this fact out of thin air or even from the very dark recesses of my brain, I took a trip to Wikipedia lol. 😉 This is generally considered an unlucky day but I haven’t always found it so myself (I actually got engaged […]
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s theme is: Books For Readers Who Like Fairy Tale Retellings This was actually a lot more difficult than I anticipated. I have often mentioned that I adore fairy tale retellings – so you would think that I had read loads and loads of them wouldn’t you? Well, apparently not! I have actually read precious […]
Stacking The Shelves – a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews Stacking the Shelves Here are the Rules Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! Participants are to […]
Brin’s Book Buzz: March March is finally upon us! I don’t know about anyone else, but I am relieved that January and February are finally in the rear-view mirror. I just find the first couple of months of the year to be a real buzzkill. The weather is lousy and you would think this would encourage my reading but it just seems to bring on my lethargy. Now that Spring […]
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that showcases the upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating. MY PICK FOR THIS WEEK Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world, An Ember in the Ashes is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It’s a story that’s literally burning to be told. LAIA is […]