How To Be a Tudor by Ruth Goodman
How To Be a Tudor by Ruth Goodman. A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life. I liked the book a lot and I can’t wait to read the other two books she wrote, see details about the author at the end of the post. How To […]
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Queens of the Conquest by Alison Weir
Queens of the Conquest by Alison Weir sounded like a book I would enjoy. This is not the first book I read by Weir. I’ve read Elizabeth of York: The First Tudor Queen a few months ago. I gave it 4 stars because Weir relied […]
The Plantagenets by Dan Jones
The Plantagenets by Dan Jones – The Kings Who Made England. I saw it described as “a family portrait of the Plantagenet kings from Henry II to Richard II”, and that is very accurate. It is presented as a family story, making it easy to […]
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, written with the help of Christina Lamb. I was keen on reading about Malala and I did enjoy the book. That being said, I gave it 4 stars because I found it tiring how many times god was mentioned. […]
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness by Gillian Butler
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness by Gillian Butler. It has the subtitle A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques. This is an interesting book and is also very easy to follow. I thought the book has a more scientific approach. But, it is a self-help […]
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman. I’ve read a recommendation for this book and I was intrigued. I found it at the library and borrowed it. The Zookeeper’s Wife is the real story of Polish zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski, written by Diane Ackerman, a […]
Angelica Stone by Susi Osborne
I received Angelica Stone by Susi Osborne as part of a Book Blog Tour*. It is the story of Angelica Stone, a victim of sexual abuse that resulted in psychological trauma. She was reluctant to allow others in her life, but becomes best friend with […]
A History Of Scotland by Neil Oliver
I saw A History Of Scotland by Neil Oliver in the library by chance and I had to borrow it. I didn’t know much about Scotland’s history and it seemed interesting. And, of course, I knew Neil Oliver from Coast. My first disappointment with the […]
Toxic parents by Susan Forward, Craig Faustus Buck
Toxic parents by Susan Forward, Craig Faustus Buck. Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life. This is a book I would recommend to everybody. Even if you don’t have toxic parents, it is very likely that you are close to people that had, a […]
Mary’s household tips & tricks by Mary Berry
Mary’s household tips & tricks by Mary Berry. Your guide to happiness in the home. I’ve made a post about the tricks I’ve learned from the book, see here. Now I’m going to talk about the book and why I think it would be a […]
Walter Rothschild by Miriam Rothschild
I saw the book Walter Rothschild by Miriam Rothschild – The Man, the Museum and the Menagerie. When I visited Waddesdon Manor a couple of months ago. I didn’t buy it then, but when I found it at the library, I though I should get […]
Hope in a Ballet Shoe by Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince
Hope in a Ballet Shoe by Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince. Orphaned by war, saved by ballet: an extraordinary true story. I’ve read the review of this book before borrowing it from the library and I’m glad I’ve discovered it. It is a lovely emotional story […]
Stormbringer by Philippa Gregory
Stormbringer by Philippa Gregory. The second book in the Order of Darkness series: Changeling, Stormbringer, Fools’ Gold, and Dark Tracks. It is an young adult novel, but I think it would be great as a light read for an adult on a holiday. The story […]
God is not great by Christopher Hitchens
God is not great by Christopher Hitchens. The book can be found with the subtitle The case against religion or How Religion Poisons Everything. This is the second book I read by Christopher Hitchens, the first one being The Missionary Position. Mother Theresa in theory […]
Chasing Black Gold by Robert Stone
Chasing Black Gold by Robert Stone, with the subtitle: The Incredible True Story of a Fuel Smuggler in Africa. I was so excited to read this book. I’ve read recently a couple of books by Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at […]
Elizabeth: the forgotten years by John Guy
I was intrigued by this book, Elizabeth: the forgotten years by John Guy. After reading (mainly novels, but quite accurate historical fiction books) about the first part of her reign, I wanted to know more about the forgotten years, as John Guy describes them. I […]
