Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga Available on Goodreads My rating: 4.5/5 A great choice for anyone looking to get an overview of black British history, Black and British provides insight into Britain’s historical relationship with black nations and people, and explores these relationships as part of a larger, global picture. And, … Continue reading Black and British: A Forgotten History – Book Review
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Added to my reading – Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga and Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch
I’ve added a couple of books to my reading list recently. One is Black and British: A Forgotten History by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga, looks at Black British history and reveals the story of the long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean. Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and … Continue reading Added to my reading – Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga and Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch
The Host – Spoiler book review
The Host by Stephanie Meyer Available on Goodreads My rating: 2/5 As the title suggests there are spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t read the book yet but plan to, I suggest you don’t read ahead. Instead, check out my spoiler-free review of the book. You have been warned. The Host tells the story of … Continue reading The Host – Spoiler book review
The Host – Book review
The Host by Stephanie Meyer Available on Goodreads My rating: 2/5 The intriguing concept and premise of The Host gave it the potential to be an interesting and enjoyable book, and in some ways, I think it was. There were nice and interesting underlying themes and ideas, even specific characters and relationship dynamics which I … Continue reading The Host – Book review
The Meaningful Money Handbook – Book Review
The Meaningful Money Handbook by Pete Matthew Available on Goodreads My rating: 5/5 Important: Please keep in mind that though I rate this book highly, I do so not for the observed effectiveness of its methods (as I’m writing this prior to undertaking the majority of the tasks it advises) but for the knowledge it … Continue reading The Meaningful Money Handbook – Book Review
The All Souls trilogy – Book series review
Beware: Spoilers ahead If you haven’t read the All Souls trilogy, I highly recommend that you do so before reading this post. First, you might want to check out my spoiler-free book review of the first book in the trilogy, A Discovery of Witches (ADOW). My reviews for the second and third books – Shadow of Night (SON) and The Book of … Continue reading The All Souls trilogy – Book series review
A Discovery of Witches: The Book of Life – Book review
A Discovery of Witches: The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness Available on Goodreads My rating: 4.5/5 Beware: Contains spoilers for A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night. The final book in the All Souls trilogy makes for a bittersweet ending. Sweet, in that it is perfectly fitting, but bitter, in that it is, … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches: The Book of Life – Book review
A Discovery of Witches: Shadow of Night – Book review
A Discovery of Witches: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness Available on Goodreads My rating: 4/5 Beware: Contains spoilers for A Discovery of Witches. I loved A Discovery of Witches (ADOW), but Shadow of Night (SON) has definitely removed it from top spot in my affections. It was exciting to read and much like – … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches: Shadow of Night – Book review
A Discovery of Witches – Book review
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Available on Goodreads My rating: 4/5 stars I didn’t plan to do any book reviewing on this blog, but after my post about the A Song of Ice and Fire series I got to thinking that it might be fun. This will be the first in a hopefully … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches – Book review
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