Welcome back to Past to Paper! Hi, hello, howdy. It's been a while. I do apologise. The thing with travelling is that whilst it's marvellous it completely throws my blogging routines (YES I'VE BEEN BACK FOR AGES BUT SHUSH YOU IN THE BACK CORNER). The truth is that these posts take an enormous amount of … Continue reading Past to Paper: The Great Fire of London
I'm hoping that I'll be able to get to quite a few books in November, but then again I always say that and do I ever really stick to my TBR? No, no I do not. But it's still terribly fun to make. So here we are. At the beginning of a new month - … Continue reading November TBR! | 2017
You could say that I didn't get completely out of control in October when it came to books . . . but my haul sure makes it look like I did. I have wonderful excuses to reason why I accrued so many books, though. And if I have excuses, then all is well. I have a … Continue reading October Book Haul! | 2017
That's right! It's my second blogoversary - how on earth have I been here for two years? That seems insane. True to myself, I did not have a post actually scheduled for today because why be organised when you can wing it? Right? HOWEVER - I'm going to do a mashup post of a bit of … Continue reading HAPPY SECOND BLOGOVERSARY TO ME!
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester 3/5 STARS Genre: Sci-Fi Author: Alfred Bester Published: March 1953 Publisher: Millenium Pages: 250 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing I have to say that was an exceptionally strange book. I really enjoyed it but at the same time it was quite difficult to understand at times. … Continue reading Mind-Bending Sci-Fi in The Demolished Man || BOOK REVIEW
A tag! HORRRAAHH! Don't we all just love tags more than chocolate? No, I'm sorry - you're quite right, nothing is better than chocolate. I'll just sit down now. AND WRITE SOME ANSWERS *stands up and does excited boogying on the chair* A big hug-filled thanks to The Orangutan Librarian for tagging me in this … Continue reading Tag: This-Is-My-Truth-Now
The Piper's Price by Audrey Greathouse 3/5 STARS Genre: Fantasy, Retelling [Peter Pan], Young Adult Author: Audrey Greathouse Published: February 2017 Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing Pages: 300 {e-book} Review on Goodreads this review is spoiler-free until I state otherwise Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing Gah I just love this retelling of Peter Pan! I think I … Continue reading Never Growing Up in The Piper’s Price || BOOK REVIEW
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors by Terrance Dicks 3.5/5 STARS Genre: Sci-Fi, Doctor Who Author: Terrance Dicks Published: November 1995 Publisher: BBC Books Pages: 161 {paperback} Review on Goodreads this review is spoiler-free Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing I was skeptical at first, but this ended up being much better than I anticipated. Despite not being … Continue reading The End of Time in The Three Doctors || BOOK REVIEW
I've been around in this corner of the interwebs blabbering on about books for (a few days short of) two years now and this has recently brought two things to my attention: Bloody hell, two years? How did that happen, and; I CAN'T DENY THE JEALOUSY OF SEEING OTHERS RECEIVE ARCs, no matter how hard … Continue reading Let’s Talk About ARCs
The Red Ribbon by Lucy Adlington 5/5 STARS Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Author: Lucy Adlington Published: September 2017 Publisher: Hotkey Pages: 292 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Thanks to Allen & Unwin for providing me with a review copy for this in exchange for an honest review! This review is spoiler-free until I state otherwise … Continue reading Hope in The Red Ribbon || BOOK REVIEW
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