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Top Ten Tuesday – Typographic Book Covers

September 27, 2022yggdrasille

As a graphic designer, I just had to do this week’s topic from That Artsy Reader Girl – Typographic Book Covers.

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but it is after all the first thing you notice. Even when I don’t end up buying a book, it gladdens my heart to see typography that’s beautiful, fun and creative. To make it a bit more challenging, I decided to restrict the covers to science fiction, fantasy and other works of imagination.

Murder Is Easy by Agatha Christie – Book Review

September 20, 2022yggdrasille

It’s always a huge shame when a book doesn’t live up to a strong opening, and so it is with this underwhelming village murder mystery that joins a short list of Christie novels I’d class as total duds.

Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie – Book Review

September 13, 2022yggdrasille

Another early Christie novel that I’ve never read before, this one is a fun and lighthearted romp about a slightly hapless but endearing young duo of amateur sleuths.

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – Book Review

August 30, 2022yggdrasille

It seems that millions of people absolutely loved this book, but sadly I wasn’t one of them. Despite the strong start and some of the most exquisite descriptions of nature I’ve read, I finished it out of sense of obligation more than anything else.

Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie – Book Review

August 23, 2022September 12, 2022yggdrasille

Murder, stolen plans, locked room mystery and a menage a trois. Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases in what is by far the strongest and most re-readable collection of Christie’s short stories.

This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay – Book Review

August 11, 2022yggdrasille

A hilarious, candid, witty, moving and frequently stomach-churning collection of diaries that offers an insight into the chaotic life of the junior doctor working for the NHS.

Top Ten Tuesday – Books Set in a Place I’d Love to Visit

August 2, 2022yggdrasille

I’ve really looked forward to this topic on the That Artsy Reader Girl, since it combines my two great loves, reading and travel. Some of the places on my list exist only in imagination and will always remain out of reach… but one can always dream! I probably could have filled the entire list with nothing but fantasy and sci-fi, however I tried to keep it mostly grounded in this reality.