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Top Ten Tuesday – Bookish Places I’ve Visited
I always love a travel topic, and this week at That Artsy Reader Girl is all about cool bookish places.
Quote of the Day – Athena
If you were a nerdy bookish teen girl obsessed with Greek mythology, there’s a good chance Athena was your favourite goddess. She was certainly mine. Athena is the bright-eyed goddess of wisdom, handicrafts and war (strategic warfare rather than pure bloodlust). This quote comes from Aeschylus’ tragedy The Eumenides, where Athena represents the reason and modern rule of law as opposed to raw revenge.
Top Ten Tuesday – Book Covers from Centuries Past
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday from That Artsy Reader Girl is about picking your own topic relating to book covers. I thought I’d go back in history and look up the book covers from before the 20th century. I’d especially love to get my hands on those magnificent jewel-encrusted medieval creations!
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham – Book Review
I enjoyed this very English take on post-apocalyptic survival, even though the story turned out to be quite different to what I expected.
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke – Book Review
I had fun with this buzzy tradwife thriller, but it’s fair to say that it entertained and frustrated me in equal measure.
Top Ten Tuesday – Book Titles That Include the Sun
This week’s theme from That Artsy Reader Girl is to pick a word and list book titles with it. My choice is the flaming ball of hydrogen and helium at the centre of our solar system, keeping us all warm and at times uncomfortably hot.
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo – Book Review
Another gritty, twisty and nasty entry in the Harry Hole series. It could be pure recency bias, but I thought it was one of Nesbo’s best.
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck – Book Review
This flimsy but intriguing novella mixes horror and philosophy for a mind-bending take on the afterlife. I enjoyed its ideas if maybe not the execution.
Top Ten Tuesday – My Favorite Books by My Favorite Authors
This week’s topic from That Artsy Reader Girl was a fun challenge. Not only do you have to pick your favourite books by your favourite authors, you also have to decide who your favourite authors actually are.
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