There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
Like last year, I am signing up for the Backlist Reader challenge @The Bookwyrm's Hoard. I have a whole list of authors whom I have read and loved and want to read all their books. If you want to sign-up for it too, here's where you do it. I have set no specific number of … Continue reading Sign-Up: The Backlist Reader Challenge
My to-be-reviewed pile for 2022 is long and toppling over. Before I forget all about the books, here are just a couple of lines about nine of them. So in no particular order: Death of a Hollow Man (1987): I had enjoyed Caroline Graham's The Killings at Badger's Drift, the first in her Inspector Barnaby's … Continue reading Crammed together: Nine Books
Have also successfully completed another challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. this time: Reading by the Numbers. Here are the books read (and thankfully also reviewed): Goal: 51 books The Religious Body by Catherine Aird Life Cycle by Harry Carmichael The Seeds of Hate by Harry Carmichael Death of a Star by G.D.H. … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Reading by the Numbers 2022
I have successfully finished Vintage Mystery Scattergories 2022 challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. I had to read at least 8 books for both the Golden Age and Siver Age. Here are the categories covered: Golden Age: 8 Books Categories: 1. Colorful Crime: A book with a color or reference to color in the title: The … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Vintage Mystery Scattergories 2022
I have successfully completed the Virtual Mount TBR Challenge for 2022, hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. My goal was Mount Crumpit which means I had to read 24 books not owned by me. I read far more than that but here are the thirty I reviewed too. Life Cycle by Harry Carmichael The … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Virtual Mount TBR Challenge
I love going to libraries and most of my reading is of books borrowed from public libraries. So, having successfully completed the 2022 Challenge, I am signing up for the 2023 edition of the Library Love challenge. This time I am aiming to be Overdrive Junkie which means I will be reading 36 books for … Continue reading Sign-Up: Library Love Challenge 2023
After the rather tepid last read of 2022, Frank Baker's The Twisted Tree, which ended on a disturbing note, I wanted to start 2023 with something much more cheerful. LO had borrowed this book from the library and I read it today. The book features some of the most well-known and loved authors of India: … Continue reading First Read of 2023: The Puffin Book of Funny Stories (2005)
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