The gang initiation involves multiple book reviews and a bookish tattoo 😂
What can I say?
Author: Tarryn Atkinson
Review: The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis 🎧
I love a good book about books 🥰 Add some magic and I am in! There is some romance and I am generally not a big romance reader but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The romance wasn’t the main story which suits me perfectly.
A book restorer comes into possession of 2 old but very unusual books, with no authors, no publishers, no information at all. Her investigation into the 2 books unearths a mystery that she can’t resist.
The book moves across two periods in time, and the story is told from the perspectives of the 3 main characters and the differing versions of events add to the intriguing story.
I listened to the audiobook and the narrator for Hemi was how I imagined Henry Cavill would sound as a narrator 🥰 A girl can dream right?
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“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.”
Walt Disney ( American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer.)
Books are better than medicine
It’s science 🤷♀️
A Matilda moment
I am so proud that both my sons are readers until they use their book knowledge against me! Words hurt!!
A fairly ordinary Monday morning. Got up, roused the boys for school, got ready for work. Chose a lovely black and white swing dress and decided to add a belt, one of those thick belts that cinches in the waist.
Thinking that I had really stepped up my look, I asked the boys for their views.
14yo – looks nice Mom
Me – thanks sweetie ♥️ (*he still loves his mom)
11yo – you look like Ms Trunchbull from Matilda
Me – 😱 *feeling a sharp pain where his words pierced my chest, slides to the floor in mock pain and quietly dies from a broken heart.
In other news, looking for a good home for a cheeky 11yo …
Quote
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
Stephen King (American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels)
The wonder of a book fair
It’s nearly that time of year!
The annual Kingsmead Book Fair is taking place on 25 May 2024. A lot of cool events all designed for the book lover.
Happy Mother’s Day
Currently reading (11 May 2024)
All of us – our car book
🎧 Mission Unstoppable ( The Genius Files series) by Dan Gutman
Tazz
🎧 The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
📚 Bridge by Lauren Beukes 🇿🇦
📱The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
MrB (14yo)
📚 One of us is back (The Bayview series) by Karen M McManus
🎧 The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson series) by Rick Riordan (for the 100th time 😂)
LittleD (11yo)
📚 Target (The Bodyguard series) by Chris Bradford
🎧 The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus series) by Rick Riordan (for the 5th time at least 😂)
Review: Fairy Tale by Stephen King 🎧
Thoroughly enjoyed this! I haven’t read a Stephen King in years, but this was the selected book for a virtual book club I joined on the Fable App.
I opted for the audiobook, and I am so glad I did. The narrator was superb. The story was not your standard Stephen King horror but a beautifully told dark fairy tale.
The first half took the shape of an ordinary story about a boy living in a small town, building the characters and developing the relationships. The second half is really where it takes a turn into the dark fantasy realm.
King creates an amazing world through his writing and the characters are superb, made better by the excellent narrator. Also, one of the main characters is a dog so it can only be a wonderful story.
Definitely recommended! One of my favourite books over the past few years 🥰
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Tales with Tazz 