I sometimes marvel that I have got to the age I have without reading any Arthur Conan Doyle. Sometimes I think, a character becomes so ingrained into the public consciousness (Holmes or Poirot say) that it’s easy to forget the need to actually read the stories they appear in! So, I decided to start with…
Read more No 454 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle #NovNov
Today on the blog I am delighted to welcome Elena from Books and Reviews, one of my favourite bloggers whose fantastic reviews cover mainly crime fiction. I love her insightful reviews and feminist critiques and hope you’ll check out her blog! I have been a voracious reader of crime fiction since I was…
Read more The Books that Built the Blogger with Elena from Books and Reviews!
I was tagged by Naomi at The Writes of Woman to take part in the TBR meme. Given that my whole blog is my TBR it kind of made sense to take part! How do you keep track of your TBR pile? I don’t. I was so proud of myself for actually counting them all…
It seems like a long time since I have done a Reading Roulette, but I think it’s time once again to put my literary fate in your capable hands and ask you to pick one of my October reads from the 746! I have six options this time round, some with a spooky feel,…
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