I received an ARC of this book in return for an honest review. I requested to read 'Herbal Antivirals' as I liked the premise of it. I'm a keen kitchen gardener and am always interested to learn more about herbal remedies and alternative medicines. I've done a little research since reading the book and I've… Continue reading Book Review: Herbal Antivirals by Stephen Harrod Buhner
Apologies one and all, sorry to say I got stuck in a Covid rut. Between stuff going on at work and home stuff I just lost my mojo! I have at least half a dozen unfinished reviews sitting in my draft box, and numerous amusing anecdotes have gone untold. Nevermind all that though, I still… Continue reading Touching Base
What do you know about Jack the Ripper? Famous murderer, stalked the streets of London in the late 19th century, brutally murdered 5 women? But what do you know about those five women? Probably the only thing you know is that they were prostitutes, or were they? That is the intriguing angle Hallie Rubenhold takes in her book ‘The… Continue reading Book Review: The Five by Hallie Rubenfold
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
Adventures of a Book Dragon 