Synopsis: We don’t get visitors. Not out here. We never have. Junior and Hen are a quiet married couple. They live a comfortable, solitary life on their farm, far from the city lights, but in close quarters with each other. One day, a stranger from the city arrives with surprising news: Junior has been randomly …
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Synopsis: The rules are simple. But the game is not. At eleven years old, Morgan Sheppard solved the murder of a teacher when everyone else believed it to be a suicide. The publicity surrounding the case laid the foundation for his reputation as a modern-day Sherlock Holmes. He parlayed that fame into a gig as …
Synopsis: Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing she will grow to love him in time. Review: I first heard about this book back when …
Here is a recap of my reading in 2019, plus a look at my 2020 reading goals! Also included is a little update about me and some changes to my blog...
⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Together this dynamic pair …
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Books I've read this month July has been an absolutely awful month for reading! Books read: 1 Pages read: 204 Audiobook: 0 Female authors: 0 Male authors: 1 ⭐⭐⭐ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ~ Favourite book of the month Well, considering I only read one book... ~ Books bought or received …
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: "The moment she woke up, her nightmare began..." What would you do if you awakened to find a dangerous stranger in your house? In your bed, next to you? Now your home has become your prison, and your body, a battlefield. How would you hold onto your sanity, your self-esteem, your very soul …
I'm back with another TBR Declutter post! I really enjoyed doing this last time and it was fun to see my Goodreads shelf drop by so many books. Very satisfying! If I already own them, I'm going to add them to a new shelf called 'own' and if I don't own them, I'll add them to …
Books I've read this monthComing off the high of 6 books last month, I only managed 3 for June! Books read: 3 Pages read: 739 Audiobook: 0 Female authors: 1 Male authors: 2 ⭐⭐ Cold Blood by Robert Bryndza ⭐⭐⭐ The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Break Her by B. G. Harlen …
⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Cows can love, play games, bond and form strong, life-long friendships. They can sulk, hold grudges, and they have preferences and can be vain. All these characteristics and more have been observed, documented, interpreted and retold by Rosamund Young based on her experiences looking after the family farm's herd on Kite's Nest Farm …
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