‘The Christmas Train’ by David Baldacci: Book Review

Tom Langdon, ex war corresspondant, needs to get from Washington DC to LA in time for Christmas. Due to a bit of a kerfuffle the last time he tried to fly, he is forced to take the train. On his long train journey, he meets a cast of characters who each have their own reasons for traveling by train. They teach him why train is the best way to travel at Christmas, how it brings people together and shows the goodness in everyone. And one other passenger in particular shows Tom how his past might not be as behind him as he thought.

‘Christmas Songs’ Book Tag

I haven't been doing much with this blog lately, so when I saw this book tag on That Artsy Reader Girl's page I thought it would be a great post to come back with, as it is the perfect time of year. So here's my take on the 'Christmas Songs' book tag.

2023 Read Your Bookshelf Challenge

I found this reading challenge on Hey, Reader! and thought it sounded like a lot of fun, with not too much pressure, as I find some reading challenges can be a bit hard to follow through on. This challenge has a different prompt for each month, and each one follows on from the previous one, so it makes it extra interesting.

2023 Popsugar Reading Challenge

Every year Popsugar bring out a reading challenge to help broaden your reading horizons and just generally have a bit of fun with the books you read during the year. So I'll be updating my progress through the challenge here. I don't think I've ever read a book for every single prompt, but it definitely help me find books that I might not have read otherwise.

Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Autumn 2020 TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday is a list challenge hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's post is about the books that I want to read this coming Autumn (it's actually my Fall 2020 list but I'm Irish so Autumn it is!) With Autumn comes Halloween, so there's a few creepy books on my list, because you can't have Halloween without a bit if a scare. But there's a few less spooky ones as well.

Six For Sunday: Characters Ahoy! Brave Main Characters

Six for Sunday is a tag hosted by A Little But a Lot. September's theme is all about characters and this week's prompt is Brave Main Characters. So here are my favourite characters that I think were particularly brave in their stories.

‘The Other Passenger,’ by Louise Candlish: Book Review

On 27th December 2019, Jamie Buckby is stopped by police as he gets off the Thames Riverboat on his way to work. His friend Kit, who normally joins him on the riverboat commute, is missing, and Jamie was the last person to see him. Jamie is adamant that he knows nothing about Kit's disappearance, he was alive and well when Jamie left him. But the police have been told by another passenger that they were seen arguing.

My Bookish Pet Peeves

I love reading. It's my favourite hobby. But every hobby has its inconveniences and reading is no different. So here's a list of the little annoyances that niggle away at me when I'm trying to enjoy a book.

Six for Sunday: Characters Ahoy! Good Role Models

Six for Sunday is tag that I recently came across from A Little But a Lot. I really like a lot of the previous prompts so I thought I'd give it a whirl and join in the tag. September is all about characters, and this week's prompt is Good Role Models. So here's my six books with characters I think are good role models. Enjoy!

‘Into the Water,’ by Paula Hawkins: Book Review

The Drowning Pool is a notorious spot in Beckford for women meeting their end. Years ago, it was where the townspeople would drown people under suspicion of witchcraft. In more recent years, it's where many go to end their own lives by suicide. Nel Abbott is one of these women, or so it's believed when her body is found at the bottom of the Drowning Pool.