Feeling virtuous after folding the washing BEFORE starting my #persuasionbuddyread chapters for today!

#fridaynight #reader #cozymystery

I adored this mystery set in 1920's India and really hope there are sequels soon. Perveen is an engaging a main character as I've ever seen and I was fascinated by the vivid immersive setting. As the only female solicitor in Bombay, Perveen is able to speak in person with three widows who live apart from men when she fears that the household steward is taking financial advantage of them.

Starting my impulse buy from the Edinburgh book festival. Inspired by the what should i read next podcast and the enormous number of sequels available!

Sick on my birthday 👎
Tune to finish this impulse buy 👍
Great fun with a host of larger than life characters in a spectacular setting. Can't wait for the film and a return visit to Singapore.

What an enjoyable caper this was! A fun historical setting (1930's Glasgow), well drawn characters and a juicy plot to try and work through. I'll be looking for more from this series.

#cozymystery

So excited. I pre-ordered this in December 😁

Loved my afternoon at the Edinburgh book festival yesterday. The children's bookshop tent was particularly exciting, as was the grown up tent! With a friend I went to a really interesting talk about Gnomon by Nick Harkaway and We See Everything by William Sutcliffe. Both are obviously intelligent, well read and thoughtful on the subject of surveillance, in both their own writing and the wider world. A lovely bookish day out!

A detective in an surveillance society tries to uncover what really happened to a woman who died in the custody of "the system".

I was on a deadline to read this as I'm attending an author event at the Edinburgh book festival. As such I probably read it at a faster pace than I normally would, which may or may not have helped with my comprehension. Chin scratching and confusing but intense, immersive, satisfying and an eerie look at what could be.

A fairytale playground with a library at the centre of it for my little reader! ♥️📕

I found something to get me out of my "I want to be reading my last book again because it was so good" grump!

I loved this book so much. I am grumpy that I've finished it and that nothing else will be good enough to follow it. These are some not real problems.

Immersive and beautifully detailed with a rich plot that jumps around timelines. This book grabbed me and wouldn't let me go.

Not a bad moment in time ♥️
Not pictured: my 10 month old brunch companion who makes reading more complicated!

Another fun read in the richly detailed world of Peter Grant, London police constable and investigator of the supernatural. Aaronovitch has a wonderful sense of humour and his narrator is self-deprecating and funny while giving us a full picture of everything he encounters. The whole series, and wonderfully narrated audibooks, are highly recommended! Start with Rivers of London to understand everything!

A moment of calm during ballet class. A book, an ice cream and a beautiful view of the harbour. It's so sunny I have no idea if the picture is any good or not! 😁☀️🏖️⛵📑

2. True crime - too scary!
3. Sightsee. I love a landmark, especially a historical one
4. Sandstone so a light brown
5. Pride and prejudice, it's a classic for a reason

I started reading this along with the Sword and Laser book club podcast. It's not a book I would have picked myself but I loved it! It made me chuckle a lot and I loved the sentient spaceship narration. Bonus points for sensible space exploration (I'm talking about you Star Trek, even though I love you!)

"I saw Georgette Heyer was on your wishlist so thought you'd like these!" Thanks Grandma!
#tbr #grandmalibrary

Another Pratchett re-read with more beautifully written truths about the world!

A re-read for me from my favourite self help author. Full of practical suggestions, citations and research studies weaved together with a personal narrative about habits and how to create them. I love Gretchen Rubin's writing style and attitude to life. If anyone is looking to start reading her work I'd recommend beginning with The Happiness Project.

Re-reading this gem of a book with an old school friend who has, much to my surprise, found her own way to Pratchett and Dungeons and Dragons. 15 year old me can hardly believe my luck!

I read this really enjoyable book for two blissful uninterrupted hours while having my hair done. I've found the holy grail of a great hairdresser who says "no you just read, don't worry about talking to me" ♥️♥️♥️

As is often the case with Agatha Christie novels, as soon as I started I realised I'd read this before. But Agatha bears up to re-reading so I carried on and still didn't guess who the murderer was 😁

This cover, while beautiful, doesn't really make sense. One character gets dressed up once but everyone else is wearing tweed and jerseys and talking about gardening!

Also, oh boy, there's some crazy racism and ethnic stereotypes in this book 🙄

My library haul from today! Both Wool and The Makioka Sisters were based at our local high school library - good job school librarians! Where to start; any suggestions Littens?

This was exactly what I needed. An easy, fun, romantic and sexy read with characters who spoke to each other realistically. I tore through this in a day and I'm so happy I did ♥️

Day 5 of the #snowpocalypse and between keeping my increasingly fractious children busy I have managed to reread this childhood favourite. I'd forgotten about the message from my aunt so that was a nice surprise ♥️

A snow day pre-kids used to mean plenty of time for reading. Not with two kids underfoot but I did get to finish this. I loved this book. I felt like I really knew Alma and every detail of her life was open to me. Beautifully written, descriptive and thorough. Slowly paced so not for everyone but I found it so refreshing and honest.

I really loved this book! I enjoyed the world building, the vividness of each character and was completely enthralled in the plot. Great read, especially recommended for hunger games fans.

#litsymademedoit and I'm so glad! Thanks so much to @DeborahSmall and everyone here who recommended it!

"On the whole of things, Alma. I still see more wonder in the world than suffering."

Loving the naked cover of this book as discovered by my toddler. Also featured my Nutella heavy #breakfastwithabook - I was meant to be going out for breakfast but left my keys in the changing bag that my husband has taken out with the kids - doh!

My first #litsymademedoit - there's so much love for this book on here that I couldn't help myself! 😀 Who is a fan?

1. Hopefully some alone time for me with a book! My husband has been away for work all week so I'm ready to be free of my kids for an hour or so.
2. 5ft3
3. We moved into the country around 2 years ago and I just love it!
4. The signature of all things. I'm enjoying it but it's a big heavy hardback so need to find an ebook to read on the go or while feeding the baby.

#friyayintro @jesshowbooks

Took my mini to her first dance lesson today and my thoughts turned to this classic book. I loved the tale of the three Fossil sisters ("he collected us instead of them") and their adventures trying to raise money on the stage. Can't wait to read it to my proto ballerina in a few years.

What books do you love to share with children in your life?

1. The Great Gatsby - for me it really captured the spirit of the book, from the excitement of the parties to the selfishness.
2. Back to the Future - I could, and have, watched this again and again.
3. Bride and Prejudice - it's delightful!
4. Candy - chocolates preferably. A bag of minstrels or malteasers 🍫😀

#manicmonday @JoScho

I've raced through this time travel/thriller/sci-fi sequel to the tagged book. Set in the near future when NovusPart has the ability to move people forward in time, including the town of Pompeii. Head scratching, fast paced and deeply enjoyable!

A book and a glittery blue bath 💙💙💙
(Not pictured chocolate and raspberry strings)

Enjoying the setup chapters of this so far. Weirdly my second reference in 2018 to Captain Cook and the Tahitian he brought back to England with him, Omai. This journey also came up in How to Stop Time by Matt Haig.

A thriller set at Cambridge University in 1936 with the turmoil of Nazi Germany, Communist Russia and the abdication crisis as its backdrop. I really enjoyed this. Gripping, confusing and slowly becoming clearer as the plot progressed. The writing mirrored the confusion of the time and made for a really enjoyable read. I loved the drip feeding of information as you uncovered one part of the mystery but still weren't sure about the whole.

Giving myself a snow day. Hopefully I can finish this, I am hooked!

New read - excited to get started! Passed to me by my grandmother who also indulged my love of the Mitford sisters and Agatha Christie so fingers crossed...
#booksontrains

My #9to5 - also evenings and an overnight shift 😁

#fiercefeb

@Cinfhen @batsy

One of the favourite Christmas presents my #moderngirl received this year! Teaching her about the history of women and the options in her future 💪🔬⚛️🌺🐞🌋🏗️🏥🚀

#fiercefeb
@Cinfhen @batsy

#shelfie for #riotgrams by @bookriot - complete with my slightly balding reading companion 😁👶📚

1. Henry VIII's older sister Margaret is sent to marry the King of Scotland but can't stop comparing her life to those of her sister in law Katherine of Aragon and younger sister Mary.
2. I couldn't stop eating gummy bears when I was pregnant! I was buying huge bags!
3. I think I'm both a gen X-er and a millennial depending on which years you go by
4. Kleenex tissues
5. A child free boozy lunch with a dear friend
#humpday @MinDea

An enjoyable read but sadly not as good as the first book for me. Parts of the plot seemed to be added on in a rush and the final climactic scenes were so confusing that I lost track of some characters. Definitely worth reading if you've read and enjoyed Passengers though and want to finish the story.

I've lost track of how many times I've read this book to my three year old. And yet every single time I find something that makes me think about how to live my life.

Mint tea, a book and some blissful childfree time!

I'm struggling with this book at the moment. As Mum to a 5 month old baby some of the events concerning young children are triggering my anxieties. I've never been so glad to hear my baby cry out in the night! 👶😬

So much fun. Such gripping nonsense!

An enjoyable read with just enough exciting nods to historical figures without so many as to make you roll your eyes 👍
If you enjoyed this you should also try The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August