TITLE: The Twits AUTHOR: Roald Dahl PUBLISHED: 1980 Meet Mr and Mrs Twit, a truly gruesome couple! Just one of the horrible things about them is the fact that they keep monkeys locked up in their garden. These monkeys have rebellion in mind however. Will Mr and Mrs Twit finally get the comeuppance that they so… Continue reading A book review: The Twits
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Let’s talk bookmarks
Firstly I'm going to start by saying that I'm one of those people that can't stand it if somebody folds the pages down in a book! It's that fear that makes me most nervous about lending a book to somebody, particularly if it is one of my favourites. How do you feel about this? As… Continue reading Let’s talk bookmarks
The books I plan on reading this year (2020)
Last year I decided to have a look at my overflowing bookshelves and pick out some books that had been there for ages that I was going to finally make the effort to read. My thought process was that if I wrote and published a post then I would be far more likely to pick them… Continue reading The books I plan on reading this year (2020)
My top entertainment picks from the second half of 2019
Way back in August 2019, (I say way back because doesn't the summer seem a million years ago now?!) I shared with you my top entertainment picks from the first half of 2019 and in the interest of continuity I thought it only right that as 2019 has now ended I share my favourites from… Continue reading My top entertainment picks from the second half of 2019
Discovering my mother’s favourite books
I think it's fair to say that we all have somebody that we would class as the reason why we love reading. I know I do anyway. For me that person is my mum. Now, don't get me wrong, both my parents read to me and with me as I was growing up but it's… Continue reading Discovering my mother’s favourite books
