This years Reading rush is officially over, and I finished . . . ALL of my books!! My read for today was 'Reef' by Romesh Gunesekera, for the prompt 'Read a book with a cover that matches the colour of your birthstone' This is an evocative piece of writing about a young Sri-Lankan boy called… Continue reading Reading Rush 2020: Day 7 (Final Day)
Praise be to wet weather and mandatory face coverings. A slow day at work means I'm now back on track! I had 'The Communist Manifesto' as my prompt for 'a book beginning with the word The' It's a short read so I had planned to read it today anyway as I knew I wouldn't have… Continue reading Reading Rush 2020: day 6
Officially it's day 5, in my mind it's day 4.5 as I finally finished yesterdays goal. I finished 'Frankenstein' today, but due to social engagements I didn't get a chance to start any other books, as a result I am now a day behind schedule. So, today no little anecdotes, or interesting little factoids, just… Continue reading Reading Rush 2020: Day 5
Today was not a good day, full of good intentions, but not good enough. It was another day off, so potentially another day to devote to reading. I do volunteer in a charity shop in the morning and deliver books to people self isolating afterwards, but all that is usually done by 12 so still… Continue reading Reading Rush 2020: Day 4
Had a day off today, so it was well and truly a day dedicated to The Reading Rush. Managed to participate in a couple of Twitter Sprints, one of them led by the lovely Claire Fenby. I first encountered her during a Twitter Sprint last year, and subscribed to her Youtube channel. I later found… Continue reading Reading Rush 2020: Day 3
Another work day for me, so all spare time devoted to reading and Instagram challenges. No Social Media play today. I've got tomorrow off though so hopefully can join in some Twitter sprints then. Day Two's book was 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro' by Ernest Hemingway. I've read a few of Hemingway before, so I think… Continue reading Reading Rush 2020: Day 2
Off to a very good start. My first book of the challenge was 'A Country to Call Home' an anthology edited by Lucy Popescu. It's a collection of Poems, stories and essays based on the experiences of young refugees. I used this book for the 'Genre I want to read more of' prompt because I… Continue reading Reading Rush 2020: Day 1
It’s that time of year again! It’s Reading Rush time! I know I’ve only joined in this once before, but I enjoyed myself so much last year I have literally been looking forward to this all year. Add to this the fact that The Reading Rush team have gone all out this year, and I’m… Continue reading The Reading Rush 2020
As I write this readers across the pond are taking part in one of the final Twitter Sprints of The Reading Rush 2019, but I have finished! Technically I finished my challenges on Day 6, but I got an extra couple of reads in and ended up just one book shy of the 'read seven… Continue reading Reading Rush – Day 7 (Final Day)
I have to admit, when I first started reading this book I did stop several times, look at the cover and the blurb and think "What the heck am I reading?" This is the first Max Porter novel I have read. He has a very interesting way of laying out his prose which baffles the… Continue reading Book review: Lanny by Max Porter
Adventures of a Book Dragon 