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SUNDAY POST

25 January

This is part of the weekly meme over at the Caffeinated Reviewer, where book bloggers can share the books they’ve read and share what they have got up to during the last week.
It’s been a busy fortnight. Last weekend we had the pleasure of Eliza staying as my daughter had a business trip to Germany. It was a wonderful treat to spend Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, then taking her to school on Monday. She enjoyed reading from a book of children’s poems we gave her for Christmas and the two of us played endless games of Top Trumps on Horses, Beat Your Neighbour Out of Doors and Connect Four. While she enjoyed painting Warhammer figures with Himself. On Sunday, Ethan popped back for the day to spend some time with her. We went into Worthing to the Warhammer shop, where Eliza built a space marine and we stopped off at one of the many restaurants to have lunch before returning home.
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Castellan the Black and his Wise Draconic Tips on Life

25 January

Most cocky young lords aren’t aware that queens can outfly them – but it’s true. While those sweet, fluttery females won’t match you in short sprints, they can turn on a copper coin, flip upside down and still fly fast. Try not to make an utter fool of yourself as you learn this fact.
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday

21 January

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week’s Can’t-Wait offering: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
Release date – 17th February
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Review of NETGALLEY arc That Murder Feeling: A Soul Garden Mystery by Neve Maslakovic

15 January

The unusual premise caught my eye. I enjoy a murder mystery with a paranormal twist and having our indomitable hero be able to visualise people’s responses as part of a garden seemed a quirky gift/curse to cope with.
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday

14 January

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week’s Can’t-Wait offering: A Trip to the Moon: Understanding the True Power of Story by John Yorke
Release date – 29th January
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Review of Detour – Book 1 in the Detour series by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart

13 January

The premise of this one appealed to me – and the consideration that I’m not reading nearly enough science fiction these days.
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SUNDAY POST

11 January

This is part of the weekly meme over at the Caffeinated Reviewer, where book bloggers can share the books they’ve read and share what they have got up to during the last week.
A very happy and healthy 2026 to everyone! I can’t quite believe that we’re already a third of the way through the month. So far, 2026 has proven to be cold with frosts most mornings and even a sprinkling of snow. Luckily it quickly melted – but a lot of the country has been blanketed by snow thanks to the first named storm of the year, Goretti. We got torrential rain on Thursday night which made driving Oscar to his evening class a miserable business. At least the days have begun to lengthen again. Oscar has taken a while to fully recover from the virus that zapped him over Christmas – partly because he keeps thinking he’s completely better when he isn’t.
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My 2025 Reading Year – the statistics

10 January

Last year started really badly – our family were dealing with all sorts of misery and I was still wading through Long Covid relapses. Thankfully, from the end of August onwards, things have been steadily improving. One of the good things was my reading year. I read 212 books overall, of which 5 were rereads or relistens.
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