I reviewed another book on here recently and received a comment from a reader that the book had not been good, but that most reviewers were not willing to admit it. I understand that reluctan…| Volatile Rune
🗻 As forty-something Lucy Cottrel, who's been boring with city life of London, received an unexpected invitation to spend summer at a Swiss...| klasikfanda.blogspot.com
This is book 8/#10 Books of Summer hosted by Annabel and Emma. Having already read and reviewed two of her other Books, Black Narcissus and China Court, I’m becoming a bit of a fan of this author.&…| Volatile Rune
8 posts published by Jan Hicks during May 2025| What I Think About When I Think About Reading
A Swedish journalist in Madrid is drawn into a dark web of confession, punishment and twisted morality in this bold and unforgettable novel.| Reading Matters
"When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before." — Clifton Fadiman| klasikfanda.blogspot.com
🧄 This short book is an essay written by Jean-Claude Izzo, a native Marseilles poet and writer. The main theme of the essay are his love of...| klasikfanda.blogspot.com
🔻 A little confession... I have picked this book just because of the title (everything with "Paris" attracts my attention) and the cover (a...| klasikfanda.blogspot.com
At the sunset hour of one warm spring day two men were to be seen at Patriarch’s Ponds. The first of them – aged about forty, dressed in a greyish summer suit – was short, dark-ha…| This Reading Life
For many years 20 Books of Summer was hosted by Cathy@746 books (thanks Cathy for sterling work). But when Cathy stepped back from hosting last summer the challenge was taken on by new hosts Annabe…| Volatile Rune
When Cathy of 746 books announced last year that she would not be hosting 20 Books of Summer this year after ten successful years, Emma of Words and Peace and Annabel of AnnaBookBel both volunteere…| Entering the Enchanted Castle
