Skip to content

bookskeptic.com

  • About
  • Reading History
    • 2022
    • 2021
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
  • To Be Read
    • 2017
    • 2016
  • Projects and Challenges
    • 12 Museums for 2022
    • 12 Plays for 2022
    • #20BooksofSummer 2021
    • #20booksofsummer 2020
    • #20booksofsummer 2019
    • 12 bookshops for 12 months
    • #20booksofsummer 2018
    • #20booksofsummer 2017
    • #20booksofsummer 2016
    • Reading Ireland Month 2016

Tag: JK Rowling

Books for the Lockdown – The Long Ones

On April 20, 2020April 13, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews, Thoughts2 Comments

Week five is here! How are you all doing? I really hope you and all your loved ones are safe and sound! Last week we had quite a sad themed list, so this week we’ll change tack a bit. Let’s look at the books that will keep you in their world, and away from the …

Continue reading Books for the Lockdown – The Long Ones

Best and worst books of 2016

On December 21, 2016December 18, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts3 Comments

Towards the end of the year, just like everyone and their dog I decided to look back at what I read this year. What I liked, what didn't go that well, the treasures I was happy to find. Here's my subjective list ob the best and the worst. 7 besties in random order: We Have …

Continue reading Best and worst books of 2016

The Casual Vacancy – J. K. Rowling

On November 4, 2016October 30, 2016 By bookskepticIn Reviews6 Comments

This is yet another time when I have to admit the impossible. I have not read a single Harry Potter book in my life. My knowledge o J.K. Rowling's writing is limited to  reading, and quite enjoying, The Cuckoo's Calling. I bought this book shortly after it was published, tried to read it at some …

Continue reading The Casual Vacancy – J. K. Rowling

August round-up

On September 2, 2016November 13, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts1 Comment

August was a lovely month, I probably liked it so much because I finally got to go on vacation. I'm absolutely in love with Ireland, so much that I'm thinking on writing a separate post on the trip, but first I need to go through 1,600 photos I took and pick the ones I want …

Continue reading August round-up

Enter your email address to follow my blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 496 other subscribers

Present

  • A Pause
  • The Shark is Broken – Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, dir. Guy Masterson
  • The Beekeeper of Aleppo – Christy Lefteri
  • A Long Way Off/ Daleko, dalej – Pascal Garnier
  • Charles Dickens Museum – 12 Museums for 2022

Past

Categories

  • Quotes
  • Reviews
  • Thoughts
  • Uncategorized

Tags

#12bookshopsfor12months #20boksofsummer #20booksofsummer #20booksofsummer20 #20BooksofSummer21 #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks Andrzej Sapkowski book book haul book review book reviews books Canada Crime crime fiction Elena Ferrante Elizabeth Strout fiction Ian McEwan Ian Rankin Ireland Jeanette Winterson John Grisham Jo Nesbo Julian Barnes Kapka Kassabova Kate Atkinson Kazuo Ishiguro London Margaret Atwood Neil Gaiman New York non-fiction Olga Tokarczuk Poland quotes Rebecca Solnit review round up Shirley Jackson short stories Stephen King The United Kingdom Thoughts Thriller Toni Morisson travel United Kingdom United States warsaw
  • View bookskeptic’s profile on Facebook
  • View @booksceptic’s profile on Twitter

Blogroll

  • If Books Could Blog
  • The Novel Eater
  • Hard Book Habit
  • JacquiWine's Journal
  • Franklenstein
  • Duchess Reading
  • the knitted footballer
  • Reading To Remember
  • Novels & Teacups
  • CIMPLE – A Curious Introvert's Musings & Photos about Life and Enjoyment
  • 101 Books
  • 746 Books
  • Disco Demolition Night
  • Sorry Television
  • Simonet – Pure Black & White
  • Beauty is a Sleeping Cat
  • Fleeting Brook
  • Worn Corners
  • Tincture of Museum
  • If You Can Read This
  • Cameron Book Reviews
  • WOCreads
  • Spiral Spun
  • RatherTooFondofBooks
  • bhaktimotta
  • Leaping Life
  • Lady Fancifull
  • Tony's Reading List
  • heavenali
  • sunroseclear
  • The Daily Post
  • findingtimetowrite
  • The London Particular
  • bookssavetheworld
  • WordPress.com News
  • The Hungry Monster Book Review
  • Portobello Book Blog
  • theliterarysisters
  • FictionFan's Book Reviews
  • Mike Finn's Fiction
  • The Writes of Woman
  • Cleopatra Loves Books
  • Reading the End
  • Thinking in Fragments
  • Donovan Reads
  • Lotus Book Blog
  • Consumed by Ink
  • Words And Peace
  • Lizzy's Literary Life
  • photospace violetta kaszubowska
  • Lisa Tiller
  • the blue bore
  • The Bookshelf of Emily J.
  • Show This Book Some Love
  • Big Reading Life
  • London In Photos
  • Tales from the Reading Room
  • British Museum blog
  • CANVAS & QUILL
  • Travels Food
  • Fig and Thistle
  • mirabile dictu
  • Dysfunctional Literacy
  • The Perks of Being a Bookworm
  • Feminist Texican Reads
  • The Critiquing Chemist
  • BeeOrdiway
  • The 100 Greatest Books Challenge
  • bookowly
  • Ranty Runt of a Reader
  • Drunk Off Rhetoric
  • Bits & Books
  • 120secondbookreviews
  • My Book Strings
  • Happily Ever Bookish
  • JacquiWine's Journal
  • Dream by Day
  • bookskeptic.com
  • Savidge Reads
  • thebookshelfblog
  • thelibrarylizard.wordpress.com/
  • Tea & Paperbacks
  • booksaremyfavouriteandbest
  • Kate Beth Heywood
  • Adventures in reading, writing and working from home
  • ireadnovels
  • BaileyBee
  • The Bibliophile Struggle
  • Penguin Blog
  • Damn Ugly Photography
  • Read Diverse Books
  • Simoneteffect – Pure Black & White
  • Beyond Eden Rock
  • Distant Drumlin
  • ReadandReview2016
  • rants and raves of a bibliophile
  • Book Snob
  • A reader's footprints
  • The Reading Bug
  • Iconic Photos
  • Tara Sparling writes
  • Reading Turtle Duck
  • The Bookworm Bistro
  • KURTBRINDLEY.COM
  • The Bookish Badger
  • http://bookowly.wordpress.com
  • Real Life Reading
  • Shoshi's Book Blog
  • inkyspells
  • Brontë's Page Turners
  • madame bibi lophile recommends
  • Asylum
  • BookerTalk
  • cup of tea with that book, please
  • middle, beginning & end – The Book Review
  • Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings
  • The WordPress.com Blog
  • Book Haunt
  • cupandpaper.
  • The Book Satchel
  • Laura Broadberry
  • The Daily Dosage
  • A Note From Abroad
  • She Reads Novels
  • RELATING TO HUMANS

Meta

  • Create account
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • bookskeptic.com
    • Join 496 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • bookskeptic.com
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...

    Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
    To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy