by Claire Holderness | Jul 1, 2020 | Round-ups
Wow, we are halfway through the year already, can anyone tell me where it has gone? Many people, myself included have noticed that their reading has slowed down while everything has been going on. But for this round-up, we had 16 reviews linked! That’s great...
by Janine Rizzetti | Jun 24, 2020 | Round-ups
May brought ten reviews in the History, Memoir and Biography category, most of which were either memoirs or, unusually, histories. A number of reviewers read books that have already been mentioned in recent round-ups. Kate@Booksaremyfavouriteandbest reviewed Clare...
by Mic Loves Books | Jun 19, 2020 | Round-ups
We are starting to see restrictions ease in my home state which means a lot of people are out and about more, the children are all in school and thankfully my littlest is napping on the couch so perhaps some focus will help me get this round-up into your feeds sooner...
by Ashleigh Meikle | Jun 17, 2020 | Round-ups
Welcome to the May 2020 Round Up. We were still in some kind of lockdown, but things started to ease a little – we could go to the shops and get take away, but were still working from home and I think learning from home. Heading into June, things are getting much...
by whisperinggums | Jun 10, 2020 | Round-ups
Things are very difficult in my life at present with my ageing parents needing a lot of care, so this post will be short – but I did want to do it rather than try to play catch-up. Forgive me for the brevity. Marvellous May We had 5 more reviews in May than...
by Brona68 | Jun 8, 2020 | Round-ups
Happy NSW Long Weekend! Which is my way of apologising for the hastily constructed General Non-Fiction Round-up that you are about to read. To celebrate the relaxation of Covid-19 travel restrictions, we suddenly decided to go away. In all the excitement of packing my...
by Jenny Mustey | Jun 5, 2020 | Round-ups
Welcome to winter and all that good reading by the fire weather. I am looking out my window and it’s a crisp frosty morning and no doubt there will be many more to come – well at least in my part of the world anyway. This month saw 73 reviews covering 48...
by Claire Holderness | Jun 3, 2020 | Round-ups
This month has the highest number of reviews linked to the database this month which is fabulous, we had 19 books reviewed. Some of these are repeats of past books that we haven’t seen in awhile and a couple of new ones. Reading Matters reviewed The Animals in...
by Mrs B's Book Reviews | Jun 1, 2020 | Round-ups
With winter just around the corner, a good romance book or two is exactly what you need to get you through the cold season. I hope you can find your next read thanks to the helpful reviews that have come through our site over this round up period. Our official count...
by Janine Rizzetti | May 27, 2020 | Round-ups
During April, there were nine titles reviewed within the History, Memoir and Biography category. I’ve excluded the books that are historical fiction and present-day true crime, which has whittled the numbers down a little. Despite some of us (but certainly not...
