Monthly Roundup: April, May & June
Here’s what I’ve *sneeze* posted, read, reviewed and *sneeze*bought in the last three months.
LIFE & OPINIONS
- Mixed Race Identity and the Case of Rachel Dolezal
- Why are Indie Bookstores on the Decline in the UK But Having a Revival in the US?: A Response
- Decorating: Fifty Shades of Pink
- Gunshots, Reclusive Uncles, Vulnerable Aunts and a Surprisingly Robust Mother – a weekend break I’ll never forget
- Disability: Fear and Loathing in the UK General Election Result #GE2015
- The 10 Must Have Tools of My Trade #CarersWeek
- If You’re a Carer, You’re Not ‘Unemployed’ #CarersWeek
- Father’s Day – my least favourite celebration, but finally something positive
NEWS
- New Facebook-style emojis to go with your Booklikes updates – new stick with which to beat reviewers?
- Kickstarter: Bibliobath’s Waterproof & Tear-Resistant Books – are you interested?
REVIEWS
Marguerite Patten’s Every Day Cook Book
★★★★★
READ
Murder of Crows (The Others, #2)
by Anne Bishop
★★★★☆
Why Women Need Quotas
by Vicky Pryce
★★★★☆
Accidental Abduction (Alien Abduction, #1)
by Eve Langlais
★★★★☆
Kodiak’s Claim (Kodiak Point, #1)
by Eve Langlais
★★★☆☆
Plaid to the Bone (Spirit of the Highlands, #0.5)
by Mia Marlowe
★★★☆☆
Through the Woods
by Emily Carroll (graphic novel)
★★★★☆
Out of Skin
by Emily Carroll (graphic novel short)
★★★★☆
When the Darkness Presses
by Emily Carroll (graphic novel short)
★☆☆☆☆
PURCHASED
Virgin
by Radhika Sanghani
Blood Destiny series by Helen Harper:
Bloodfire
Bloodmagic
Bloodrage
Blood Politics
Bloodlust
Doctors Dissected
by Jane Haynes & Martin Scurr
Fat Chance: The bitter truth about sugar
by Robert H. Lustig
Staying Alive: How to Get the Best Out of the NHS – advice from a doctor
by Dr Phil Hammond
Get It Together: We Deserve More than the Politics We’re Given
by Zoe Williams
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