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I Just Can’t Get Enough – The Top 5 Books I Want To Read Again

17th Jul 2018 by Norrie

So many books, so little time. The motto of all bookworms. So why would any of us waste our time reading books we’ve already read? Well, first of all, time spent having fun is never wasted! #wordstoliveby Depending on when you read the book, you might not remember all the details, and it’s nice to pick something up you know for sure you’re going to love. It’s comforting. You may have been at a completely different stage in your life […]

Categories: Books, Fluff, List • Tags: adrian mole, daniel keys moran, dark tower, dune, frank herbert, Read, Reading Challenge, Sci-Fi, series, spud, stephen king, top 5 tuesday

A Book Set At Sea

1st Jun 2018 by Norrie

I love the sea, and I love spending time at the seaside. That said, I’ve never been on a cruise, or spent significant time on the waters, and I’m not sure how I would cope with it to be honest. The dangers and the vast nothingness out there is somewhat frightening and I don’t think I could put up with spending days on end on a boat or ship without going a bit nuts. The 25th reading prompt for the […]

Categories: Books, List, Reading Challenge • Tags: book list, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge, reading list, reading prompt, Sci-Fi, Thriller, young adult

Reading Prompt: The next book in a series you started #3

23rd Apr 2018 by Norrie

I’m a notorious series-abandoner. Even the ones I actually like get dropped like hot potatoes, because I always feel like I need to take a break and then get distracted by other books. I have a few of these neglected darlings on my list, and this is the perfect time to pick them up again. When I say series, I mean those books that actually end with some sort of a cliffhanger, and you need to read the next book […]

Categories: Books, Reading Challenge • Tags: book series, Books, inspo, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge

Reading Challenge Prompt: A book by a local author #20

20th Apr 2018 by Norrie

I figured, finding books written by authors from London will be easy-peasy. Well, joke’s on me, because there really weren’t as many as I thought there will be. London is no small village, and yet, the number of authors who write the sort of stuff I read and I’m actually familiar with (meaning: heard of their existence) from around here is surprisingly low. So let’s see who made the cut for this reading challenge prompt. Jeffrey Archer Apart from being […]

Categories: Books, List, Reading Challenge • Tags: book list, crickley hall, Fiction, james herbert, Jane Fallon, jeffery archer, lisa jewell, london, london author, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge, ruth rendell, tim reed

Reading Prompt: True crime #2

28th Mar 2018 by Norrie

I don’t read true crime. I watch it. Devour it. I have spent many hours in front of my screen, binge watching true crime documentaries in glassy eyed silence, engrossed in stories of gruesome murders and senseless killings. I find human nature equally fascinating and horrifying. “No other genre is a more apt testament that our evil, primal, fearful selves linger just beneath our calm, civilised exteriors, that life goes on even after the worst has happened, and that all […]

Categories: Books, List, Reading Challenge • Tags: Books, Crime, non fiction, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge, reading prompt, Review, Topics, true crime

Reading Challenge Prompt: A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym #11

5th Mar 2018 by Norrie

We have come a long way from the time when Louisa May Alcott chose to publish her Gothic thrillers under the name A.M. Barnard, purely because the subject matter was considered ‘unladylike’ for a 19th century female writer. Female authors are still choosing male pseudonyms even today, but for somewhat different reasons: to enjoy anonymity, to try a new writing style, or experiment with a genre unlike the one they write under their well established names. That said, according to […]

Categories: Books, Reading Challenge • Tags: contemporary, Crime, Fiction, j.k. rowling, james tiprtree, lionel shriver, magnus flyte, male pseudonym, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading Challenge, reading list, reading prompt, rob thurman, Sci-Fi

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

21st Feb 2018 by Norrie

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult Published: 10th October, 2017 Series: N/A Rating: 4 Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: anxiety, Books, contemporary, john green, mental health, OCD, Reading Challenge, Review, turtles all the way down, young adult

Reading Prompt: A book about mental health #16

7th Feb 2018 by Norrie

Mental health is a topic that doesn’t get discussed often enough. We live in the 21st century where we have plenty of information about everything at our fingertips, and yet, mental illness is still regarded with suspicion, and declared a non existent issue by a lot. The stigma attached to mental illnes should not be a thing in our modern era, but it still surrounds us every day. I still encounter people who “don’t believe” in mental disorders. To me […]

Categories: Books, Read, Reading Challenge • Tags: book list, Books, depression, Fiction, mental disorders, mental health, OCD, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge

Reading Prompt: A book with song lyrics in the title #28

29th Jan 2018 by Norrie

I love how random some of these prompts are. Choosing books for this one was a ton of fun. I came across quite a few titles that would fit this category, but I wanted my selection to relate to songs I actually like, because I’m fussy like that. So let’s rock! One for the Money by Janet Evanovich This book, named after the famous song by Elvis Presley, is the first in the series featuring Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter. […]

Categories: Books, Reading Challenge • Tags: Books, inspo, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge, song lyrics title

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Reading Prompt: The next book in a series you started #3

Reading Challenge Prompt: A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym #11

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Reading Prompt: A book about mental health #16

Reading Prompt: A book with song lyrics in the title #28