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Today I wanted to showcase a selection of novels that are coming out in 2018 that I'm super excited to read! There isn't a huge amount but I have to wait soooo long to read some of them, it makes me wanna cry! Last year I did this same post but for 2017... obviously... and …
2018 is just around the corner, can you believe how quickly this year has gone? Today I wanted to share with you some of my goals for the coming year! These are both bookish and non-bookish goals but I'll separate them into sections in case you're only interested in the book ones! Bookish goals Goal …
Hi everyone, can you all believe it's 2018 in just 10 days? A month means a new BookBum Club theme! Check out what January's theme is going to be below! ... but before that, just to remind you all, the December review post will be up a few days after Jan starts so I can …
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis Callie, Tilda's unassuming twin, has watched her sister visibly shrink under Felix's domineering love. She has looked on silently as Tilda stopped working, nearly stopped eating, and turned into a neat freak, with mugs wrapped in Saran Wrap and suspicious syringes hidden in the bathroom trash. She knows about Felix's uncontrollable rages, and …
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Ever heard of a culling song? It's a lullaby sung in Africa to give a painless death to the old or infirm. The lyrics of a culling song kill, whether spoken or even just thought. You can find one on page 27 of Poems and Rhymes from Around the World, an anthology that …
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: As the acknowledged 'Queen of Crime', P. D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Four of the best of these have been drawn from the archives and published here. P. D. James's prose illuminates each of these perfectly formed stories, making them ideal …
Continue reading "Review: The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P. D. James"
Hello everyone! I'm here today to bring you all the reviews for The BookBum Club's November theme. I had a load of you join in for the first month of the club so thank you all so so much for supporting my idea! It means a lot. I've decided, to celebrate everyone in the Club, …
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Hello everyone, I just wanted to put out a quick reminder out there that December has started which means a new theme for The BookBum Club. THE THEME FOR DECEMBER IS: BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE This theme relates to any book set in a cold, winter, or Christmas setting! WHAT I’LL BE READING: (pshhht, I've …
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⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis A strange encounter Neve comes across a troubled woman called Isabelle on Waterloo Bridge late one night. Isabelle forces a parcel into Neve’s hands and jumps to her death in the icy Thames below. An unexpected gift Two weeks later, as Neve’s wreck of a life in London collapses, an unexpected lifeline falls …
Continue reading "Review: In a Cottage In a Wood by Cass Green"
Hi everyone, I'm here again with December's theme for my book club. No, your eyes aren't deceiving you, it is still November, but I've decided to do theme reveals a week before the beginning of the next month to give everyone some time to choose a book etc, and then I'll put up a reminder …
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