Hello dear reader(s) and welcome back to another episode of Nessa reads and reviews! It’s been a while since I last posted and the non-activity is mostly due to the combination of work, having family over and very little free time. Sadly (well at least for me it’s sad, I don’t know about you guys) the only reading I managed to in August was during Dewey’s Reverse Readathon that was held on the 2nd of August. However, even that was disrupted by my job and life in general. But at least I managed to read 3 books on the Kindle app on my mobile phone during that weekend so I’ll take my victories where I can get them. 😀
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Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, book review, books, e-books, Nessa reads and reviews, Rebecca Roanhorse, review, Rivers of London series, Storm of Locusts, The October Man, The Sixths World, Trail of Lightning
Hello dear reader(s) and welcome back to the blog! I mentioned at the end of my last review that I’ll be participating in Dewey’s Readathon that would be held on Saturday April 6th. The official start time was on Saturday at 8:00 EDT, or 14:00 CEST for Croatian readers. April’s Readathon ended a couple of hours ago and since it’s raining this afternoon in Split I decided to write down some musings about the event and review my to-read pile in one go. Two birds, one blog post. 😀
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Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, Dewy's 24 hour readathon, graphic novels, horror, Junji Ito, manga, Nessa reads and reviews, readathon, review, Rivers of London graphic novels, Rivers of London series, Titan Comics, urban fantasy, Uzumaki
Hello dear reader(s) and welcome back to another weekend instalment of Nessa reads and reviews! At the beginning of the month I posted my December reading list and Greg Jenner’s A Million Years in a Day: A Curious History of Daily Life has been one of my picks. Side note: if you’re wondering how that’s coming along – I’m actually doing rather well. I just have to finish one and a half book and I can cross everything of the list. The reviewing portion of the process is a little slower as usual. 🙂 Getting back to A Million Years in a Day, I finished it a few days ago and I finally have the afternoon off to type my thoughts about the book. Unfortunately, because I hurt my back a few days ago, there won’t be a lot of photos. And quite frankly the book looks like it’s been through 2 world wars 😀 because I’ve been lugging it my backpack for a week. So perhaps it’s better you don’t see the state of it 🙂
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Tags: A Million Years in a Day, book review, Greg Jenner, History, history book, history of everyday life, Nessa reads and reviews, review
Hello dear reader(s) and welcome to another (belated) summer instalment of Nessa reads books and writes reviews (NRBWR). 🙂 Everyone’s concept of an enjoyable beach read is different; some folks like romances, others fantasy, or science fiction. A friend of mine likes to read history books on the beach. Some stick to glossy magazines ‘cause the sun is shining so brightly, the temperatures are above 35⁰C and your higher thought processes start shutting down. For me personally the ideal summer and beach reads are crime novels; they’re the perfect combination of a puzzle, thriller and tour guide, especially if you’re reading a series.
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Tags: Adrian McKinty, Belfast, book review, Carricfergus, e-books, Gun Street Girl, I Hear the Sirens in the Street, In the Morning I’ll be Gone, Nessa reads books and writes reviews, Northern Ireland, Rain Dogs and Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly, review, Sean Duffy series, The Cold Cold Ground