God bless the pandemic era of constant sales is all I can say. Keeping me in books and audio books pretty damn well. E-Books: Bayr of Saylok, bastard son of a powerful and jealous chieftain, is haunted by the curse once leveled by his dying mother. Bartered, abandoned, and rarely loved, she plagued the land…… Continue reading Book Haul
Some exciting stuff happened in November, most exciting of all were the reports of vaccines that have been proven to be effective and could start making the rounds as early as December. Yay for (hopefully) not living under constant fear of straying within six feet of other people … In less plague-related news, my reading…… Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – November 2020
Blurb: In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain. Eerie aspects of the incident, unsettling and unexplained causes of death, a strange final photograph taken by one of the hikers and signs of radioactivity, have led to decades of speculation…… Continue reading Dead Mountain by Donnie Eichar – A Book Review
I am JUST starting to creep out of my fantasy slump and am celebrating by snapping up a few fantasy buys and ARC copies. A couple of weeks ago the idea of reading fantasy was enough to make me not want to read in general. Now, however, I’m actually getting excited about reading a few…… Continue reading Book Haul
This past month I got word that I’d be on furlough until at least the end of October, so it looks like there are a couple of months worth of solid reading time ahead for me. Last month was an even split between books and audio books with me getting to 4 of each. I…… Continue reading August Wrap-Up 2020
On this week’s edition of ‘things I read before I even realised blogs were a thing’ I’m taking a look back at some of the books I really enjoyed, but am not sure they would hold up to my current level of enjoyment for one reason or another. As always, due to the vast amount…… Continue reading Read But Not Forgotten -Books I Loved But Am Not Brave Enough To Re-Read
On this weeks ‘things I read way back when’ I’m taking a look at books/series that, for one reason or another, I just gave up on and let them fade away into the deepest depths of my minds to be ignored forever more. Well, kind of. In this post I’ll be looking back at five…… Continue reading Read But Not Forgotten: Books/Series I Gave Up On
Today on my ‘things I read and loved before blogging’ series, I look back at another selection of ‘classics’. Looking back, most of the classics I enjoyed are either Sherlock Holmes or Agatha Christie, so there may well not be many more of these posts in the classics genre unless it focuses on one of…… Continue reading Read But Not Forgotten – The Classics (Part 2)
This week I’m taking a look back at some of my enjoyable reads from the past … both from my reading past and the literal past. Historical Fiction is my genre of choice this week. I’ve always been the kind of guy who looks back at the past and just wants to learn more about…… Continue reading Read But Not Forgotten – Historical Fiction
Frustratingly, what with my working in the live events industry, I am still on furlough and cannot wait until the day comes that I can get back to work. As it is, I have had a lot of time on my hands so at least my posting on the blog has been regular (roughly every…… Continue reading July 2020 Wrap-Up
Swords & Spectres 