I know that all the Halloween reading challenges have probably officially run their course today and typically I am late to the party. The reason for this is I rarely read scary books, but I decided to dig through my past posts to see how rarely really? Well, it turns out really very rarely. But …
On several other occasions, I wrote that I enjoy books by Stephen King. For me, he is a master of storytelling. I know that if I pick up a book by him I will want to go back to it whenever I can until I finish. So when I chanced upon this title in one …
Continue reading The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon – Stephen King
Wow! We're six months into the year! Halfway...and four months at home. I hope you all are doing well and staying safe. Life certainly has changed in the last months, moods vary, some days are ok, others not so much. Travelling feels like a distant dream, but I don't give up and keep hoping to …
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 …
Oh, how I love living in denial. Ignorance is truly bliss! I still do not accept that the summer is officially over and my upcoming vacation in Crete helps to keep that notion going. The same as for the last few years I took part in the 20 books of summer challenge hosted by Cathy …
This year's challenge finished on the 3rd September, so typically I am a few days behind on the summary post. And more than a few days behind on the reviews. Cathy at 746 Books as always was a fantastic host, thank you!!! You can find her opening and closing posts here and here. So how did it …
It's been a while since I read any crime fiction or thrillers and as I do enjoy King's writing usually I grabbed this one at the airport in Dubai. For some reason, I thought I'd run out of my reading material on the flight back to London (which is hardly possible if you are a …
I felt pretty good, actually. When you're still too young to shave, optimism is a perfectly legitimate response to failure. By the time I was fourteen (and shaving twice a week whether I needed to or not) the nail on my wall would no longer support the weight of the rejection slips impaled upon it. …
Continue reading On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – Stephen King – Quotes
I bought this book towards the end of last year when I knew we were moving to a bigger apartment. The idea was that we'll turn the second bedroom into an office and I'll have a 'room of one's own' (another book on my TBR). This was supposed to give me the mental space to …
Continue reading On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – Stephen King
As always time flies and as always I remain surprised at that. The first quarter of 2019 if certainly over, all the noble new year's resolutions went out the window a long time ago. Hmmm, not all I am still bravely exercising, but otherwise my strong will proved to be very weak yet again. I …
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