Tag: aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe

Best of the Decade

Posted January 1, 2020 by Brin in Discussion Posts / 1 Comment
Best of the Decade

Best of the Decade Instead of doing a round-up of the last year, I thought it might be fun to instead do a round-up of my favourite things over the last decade! 2010 to 2019 was a decade of firsts for me: it was the decade I finally started a blog of my own which was probably in hindsight the best decision I could have made because blogging has been […]

Top Ten Unique Book Titles

Posted October 24, 2017 by Brin in Memes, Top Ten Tuesday / 3 Comments
Top Ten Unique Book Titles

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by the lovely folks @ The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme is top ten: Unique Book Titles: Bucking the Trends It can sometimes be an impossible task choosing between so many similar sounding titles so I find unusual or unique titles definitely stand head and shoulders above the rest. I love books with titles that go against the usual trends – I […]

Monthly Round-Up – February 2014

Posted March 1, 2014 by Brin in Discussion Posts, Monthly Wrap-Up / 6 Comments
Monthly Round-Up – February 2014

Monthly Round-Up – February 2014 February went pretty quickly which was both a good thing (as the nicer weather is hopefully drawing nearer) and also a bad thing as my mum has cancer and the doctors have advised she may not have much time left. I have been pretty busy at work which has helped take my mind off things a little and blogging has also been a big help […]

The Friday 56: Aristotle and Dante…

Posted February 28, 2014 by Brin in Memes, The Friday 56 / 8 Comments
The Friday 56: Aristotle and Dante…

This is a weekly meme hosted by Freda’s Voice The Friday 56 I decided it would be fun to take part in another weekly meme! This time it’s the Friday 56, which looks like fun and a great way to be part of the bookish community! The rules are as follows: Grab a book, any book Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader Find any sentence (or a […]

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Posted February 26, 2014 by Brin in Reviews / 9 Comments
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a thing of beauty. Its very simplicity is the book’s greatest strength. I had heard many great things about this book but had put buying it off because the ebook was quite expensive. Eventually though I just had to cave in and buy it and I am very glad that I did. From the very first […]