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Killing and Dying by Adrian Tomine

Killing and Dying: Stories by Adrian Tomine My rating: 4 of 5 stars Hovering somewhere between literary fiction, comic, short story, and ‘crisp, stark ruminations about life’, Killing and Dying has left me a little bit breathless. I found it almost by accident in the library and picked it up because I am always hereContinue reading "Killing and Dying by Adrian Tomine"

Susan Kendall, Student Nurse by Patricia Baldwin

Susan Kendall, Student Nurse by Patricia Baldwin My rating: 3 of 5 stars It’s an interesting one this, a career novel from 1960 (so written at the tail end of the 50s) and detailing the progress of Susan Kendall into her chosen career as nurse. It’s published by Victory Press Books, a religious press, andContinue reading "Susan Kendall, Student Nurse by Patricia Baldwin"

The answers to the Second Quite Niche Children’s Literature Quiz

As promised, here are the answers to the quiz I posted on Christmas Eve! How did you do? Round One: Boarding School Stories One M-L hanging off a sturdy young sapling = One Mary-Lou hanging off a sturdy young sapling Two O’S T not caring at S C = Two O’Sullivan Twins not caring atContinue reading "The answers to the Second Quite Niche Children’s Literature Quiz"

The Second Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Christmas Quiz

Hello! Last year, I started a new tradition on this blog and I see no reason why I should not continue it this year. So here we are – it’s time for The Second Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Christmas Quiz. You can revisit the first one here, and if you’d like a reminder ofContinue reading "The Second Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Christmas Quiz"

The Chestnut Filly by Primrose Cumming

The Chestnut Filly by Primrose Cumming My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s not often you get a pony story like this and that, I think, makes The Chestnut Filly rather interesting. Randal Gray, a stammering and shy thirteen year old, has come into money due to a wayward godfather finally remembering that his godsonContinue reading "The Chestnut Filly by Primrose Cumming"

Michelle Obama by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Mia Saine

Michelle Obama by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve been a fan of the classy Little People, Big Dreams for a while. The quality of them is outstanding and I’ve always loved the artistic style used, a kind of vibrantly loose interpretation of the real world situations they depict coupledContinue reading "Michelle Obama by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Mia Saine"

The Rivals of the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer

The Rivals of the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I realised recently that I have a handful of books left to do before I have reviewed the entire Chalet School series and so, I headed off to Rivals to start ticking them off. It had been a whileContinue reading "The Rivals of the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer"

Robins in the Abbey by Elsie J Oxenham

Robins in the Abbey by Elsie J. Oxenham My rating: 2 of 5 stars We are many moons into the Abbey books by now so, as is tradition with this sort of thing, this title will make very little sense to anybody who hasn’t read all of the others and taken notes and made familyContinue reading "Robins in the Abbey by Elsie J Oxenham"

Finishing my Goodreads reading challenge

I have been using Goodreads for a while. It began when I first started blogging, primarily because I didn’t know how to format things then (what on earth was this thing called HTML???) and I quite liked how Goodreads did the work for me. I’ve stuck with it ever since because I’ve become increasingly intriguedContinue reading "Finishing my Goodreads reading challenge"

How To Be Ace by Rebecca Burgess

How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve wanted to read How To Be Ace by Rebecca Burgess ever since I heard about it. I’m always excited by the books that put something different or under-represented into the world, and books featuring asexualityContinue reading "How To Be Ace by Rebecca Burgess"