July Wrap Up

   Life I've read almost as many books this year as I read in the past two years combined.  Back to uni! The new semester is going pretty well, and I'm loving my new timetable. I watched some more TV. I watched Harlots with the family and binged Black Sails, which were...

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Micro Reviews: July

In which I review the books I've finished reading this month in one sentence. Covers link to Goodreads.     Daughters of Time edited by Mary Hoffman A short but shallow anthology about cool historical British women.  Last of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield I...

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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Last of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield

Homer's style has gone out of fashion. The good The title - who wouldn't want to read Last of the Amazons? It's about the Attic War, a lesser known Greek myth that's very similar to the Trojan War. We know that the Amazons can't win against the Athenians, but it's still...

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June Wrap Up

   Life I hate winter. Bleugh. Winter is definitely the worst season. I don't like being cold, and I don't like it being dark at 5pm. I didn't blog much - I had exams and wasn't inspired to write anything - but I read some great posts from lots of other bloggers, so that...

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Top 10 Historical Books I've Read So Far in 2017

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is Best Books You've Read In 2017 So Far. You can break it down into a specific category, so I chose historical books because I've read so many this year (and in general tbh). In my list I'm including fiction,...

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