#BookReview – Keeping a Nature Journal: Deepen Your Connection with the Natural World All Around You by Clare Walker Leslie #NetGalley #ARC #Nonfiction

“Originally published in 2000 with endorsements from E.O. Wilson and Jane Goodall, Clare Walker Leslie’s Keeping a Nature Journal was at the forefront of the nature observation and journaling movement. Leslie’s approach has long been acclaimed for its accessible style of teaching people to see, witness, and appreciate the wonders of nature, and her classic...

Nonfiction November Week 4 – New To My TBR #NonFicNov

Week 4: (November 23-27) – New to My TBR is hosted by Katie @ Doing Dewey): It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! I've added 5 nonfiction books to my tbr,...

#BookReview – 50 Words for Snow by Nancy Campbell @eandtbooks @nancycampbelle #nonfiction #fiftywordsforsnow #Blogtour

Hello welcome to my stop on the blog tour for 50 Words for Snow by Nancy Campbell. Thanks so much to Alison Menzies of Elliott & Thompson for the invite and for my lovely copy. Before I share my review here’s what the book is all about: "Every language has its own words for the...

Nonfiction November Week 2 – Fiction/Nonfiction Book Pairing #nonficnov #NonfictionNovember

Week 2: (Nov. 9 to 15) – Fiction / Nonfiction Book Pairing (Julie @ Julz Reads ): This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!” or just two titles that you think would go well together. Maybe it’s a historical novel...

Nonfiction November Week 3 – Fiction/Nonfiction Be The Expert #NonFicNov

Week 3: (November 16-20) – Be The Expert/Ask the Expert/Become the Expert is hosted by Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more books on a single topic that you have read and can recommend (be the expert), you can put the call out for...

Nonfiction November Week 1: My Year in Nonfiction #NonfictionNovember #NonficNov

Nonfiction November is hosted again this year by Julie (JulzReads), Sarah (Sarah’s Book Shelves), Katie (Doing Dewey), Rennie (What’s Nonfiction) — is a month-long celebration of everything nonfiction. Each week, they'll be a different prompt and a different host looking at different ideas about reading and loving nonfiction. This week’s (Nov 2 – 6) discussion is...

Mini Reviews – Nonfiction Audiobook Reviews – Gone Fishing by Mortimer & Whitehouse and Wintering by Katherine May #GoneFishing #Wintering #audiobookreviews #nonfiction #memoirs #LoveAudio @ChloeRose1702 @bonnierbooks_uk

Sometimes it's hard to write reviews. So, rather than leave them languishing as drafts, I've decided to share them as mini reviews instead. Who knows maybe this will become a regular feature? Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing by Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse - Courtesy of Bonnier Audio UK "Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have...

#AudioBookReview – 9 Secrets to Thriving by Emma J. Bell @choosethriving #NineSecretsToThriving @audibleuk @midaspr @amberachoudhary #blogtour

Good morning I'm thrilled to be sharing my review on this audio blog tour for 9 Secrets to Thriving by Emma J. Bell. Thanks so much to Amber at Midas PR for the invite, and for a digital copy of the audiobook via SoundCloud. Before I share my review, here’s what the book is all...

#AudioBookReview – I’m Thinking of Ending things by Iain Reid #thriller #Horror #ImThinkingofEndingThings #NetGalley #ARC #perilreaders

"Jake and his girlfriend are on a drive to visit his parents at their remote farm. After dinner at the family home, things begin to get worryingly strange. And when he leaves her stranded in a snowstorm at an abandoned high school later that night, what follows is a chilling exploration of psychological frailty and...

#BookReview – Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers by Robin A Crawford @eandtbooks @RobinACrawford2 #CauldBlasts #Blogtour

Hello I'm delighted to be sharing an opening stop on the blog tour for Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers by Robin A Crawford, alongside Linda @ Linda's Book Bag. Thanks so much to Alison Menzies of Elliott & Thompson for the invite and for my lovely copy. Before I share my review here’s what the book...

#20BooksofSummer AudioBookReview – The Choice by Edith Eger #TheChoice @penguinaudio

From Goodreads: " In 1944, sixteen-year-old Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. There she endured unimaginable experiences, including being made to dance for the infamous Josef Mengele. Over the coming months, Edith’s bravery helped her sister to survive, and led to her bunkmates rescuing her during a death march. When their camp was finally liberated,...

#Extract – Paris Savages by Katherine Johnson @AllisonandBusby #Blogtour @KJohnsonauthor #ParisSavages

Hello and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Paris Savages by  Katherine Johnson. Thanks so much to Lesley Crooks of Allison & Busby for the invite and for my copy of the book via NetGalley. Before I share an extract here’s what the book is all about: "Fraser Island, 1882. The population...

#20BooksofSummer – AudioBookReview – All Creatures Great and Small by James Heriot #LoveAudio #AllCreaturesGreatandSmall

About the book: "The inspiration for the BBC series of the same name. Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James Herriot 1930s Yorkshire seems to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But from his erratic new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, to incomprehensible farmers, herds...

#AudioBookReview – My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell #MyFamilyandOtherAnimals #LoveAudio

About the book: "Durrell's autobiographical account of his childhood, concentrating on his time spent in Corfu 1935-39, is rich with both humour and naturalist observations on the ecosystems and nature of the island. A heartfelt and warming account of island life that impacted significantly on tourism in Corfu, this memoir is one for listeners all...

#Extract – The Cabinet of Calm by Paul Anthony Jones @haggardhawks @EAndTBooks #CabinetofCalmWords #Blogtour

  Hello and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Cabinet of Calm by Paul Anthony Jones. Thanks so much to Alison Menzies of Elliott & Thompson for the invite and for my lovely copy. Before I share an extract here’s what the book is all about: "Sometimes we all need a...