My 2018 in Books: Six-month update

June 16, 2018

As you might (or might not) know, I signed up for the Goodreads reading challenge at the beginning of the year, pledging to read thirty-six books. You can read more about that in THIS post. We’re now in June, at the six-month mark, and I’ve so far read twenty-two books. Considering I’ve also been a full-time student and thus have read thousands of pages of exciting titles like Empires in world history: power and the politics of difference, or Agriculture in world history, I feel quite happy. Those twenty-two books are ones I’ve read after finishing all that required reading. Thank god for audio books. … More My 2018 in Books: Six-month update

5 Things I’m Loving Right Now: May 2018

May 9, 2018

I love houseplants, apart from their air cleaning qualities I believe they bring life and vitality to your home. Especially for me, living in a cold climate, they help to bring a healthy dose of green during the long, long winter months where everything outside is either covered in white or barren.  That’s not to say I have particularly green fingers, but they’re getting steadily greener as my interest grows. … More 5 Things I’m Loving Right Now: May 2018

The Discworld Reviews: Equal Rites

February 24, 2018

There are some situations where the correct response is to display the sort of ignorance which happily and wilfully flies in the face of the facts. In this case, the birth of a baby girl, born a wizard – by mistake. Everybody knows that there’s no such thing as a female wizard. But now it’s gone and happened, there’s nothing much anyone can do about it. Let the battle of the sexes begin… … More The Discworld Reviews: Equal Rites

The Wheel of Time Reviews: Introduction

February 3, 2018

I wasn’t going to do an introductory post to this series because honestly, I’m still not sure I will read the whole thing. But, then I began an outline for the reviews of the two books I’ve read so far, and it just got out of hand. So here I am, writing this introduction. It’s for the best; no one wants to read a 10K book review. … More The Wheel of Time Reviews: Introduction