Every time I see photos that have bookshelves in the background, I zoom in to try and read the titles, even if they have nothing to do with the subject of the photo. I haven’t often posted photos where my own collection is in the background but I have posted one recently and had comments …
Category: Books
A Crown of Swords
I finished Book 7 of Wheel of Time this morning. No, I didn't read the second half as fast as it may seem if you saw my December TBR post. I actually wrote that post a week ago and rescheduled it, so by the start of the month I had a lot less left 🙂. …
December TBR
I did pretty good with my November reading, finishing Lord of Chaos (book 6 of Wheel of Time) and The Salt Path as planned. I also read about half of A Crown of Swords (book 7 of Wheel of Time). So here are my plans for December. I'd like to continue my reread of Wheel …
Impulse buy
I had to duck out to Whitcoulls yesterday during lunch to get some things I need for my move. Well, they didn't have what I was looking for, but I couldn't help but checking out the SciFi/Fantasy section while I was there. I love a good SciFi/Fantasy section. I wasn't going to buy a book …
The Salt Path
Within a few days, Moth is diagnosed with a terminal illness and Raynor and Moth lose the court battle to keep their home. The former is incredibly sad. The latter, is anger inducing, as it is a classic example of the legal system letting people down. But these were my reactions, not those of Moth …
Book club books
When I was living in Rotorua, I joined the local book club at McLeods. It was a great way to meet people, being new to town, and I thought it would be a good way to make me step out of the genre that I was otherwise mostly reading (SciFi/Fantasy). The book club would choose …
Pandemic books
While in real life, we may all be sick of the pandemic, in literature it can be a good read. Here are two books I read in the last 12 months that both centre around a pandemic. One was written before Covid hit, and one was written after. They are quite different, and both impact …
Book mail!
I came home to a wonderful delivery today from my favourite bookshop. And such a great quote on the box. Just wish it included the attribution. And what a treasure this held. Five more novels to add to my collection, and a very delicious looking hardcover that I will enjoy using when I am back …
Wheel of Time: Book 6
I finished Book 6 of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series last night. I've read it before. More than once. I think it was 1993 when I started reading this series. It had been recommended to me by a friend at school (I had recommended Wars of Light and Shadows to her, but that is …
Disconnecting and reconnecting
I struggle with insomnia a lot. And keeping a work-life balance. As the latter slides, so too does the former. But even when I'm managing some semblance of a work-life balance, I still find my brain very noisy at times and it just won't shut up. Especially in the evening when I am trying to …
Dragon Rambles 