Author Archives: Rel

June 2023 book blog

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Rel

After months of fairly concentrated reading (Tchaikovsky and indies) my June reading list turned out to be a really mixed bag. If you know my likes, you know that I like a themed anthology. I started to read ‘Tesseracts Nine: … Continue reading →

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May 2023 book blog

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Rel

It’s nearly the end of June, and I’ve only just got round to this. I blame a rather nasty bout of food poisoning and some stupidly hot weather for me being so out of it recently. So. What did I … Continue reading →

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April 2023 book blog

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Rel

April was all about Adrian Tchaikovsky and Shadows of the Apt, I began the month with three novels and three anthologies still to read, and ended it with just two anthologies to go. ‘The Air War’ does exactly what it … Continue reading →

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Diary

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Rel

Monday 4th Pilates am, dentist pm. Tuesday 5th Phone GP, lunch with Alys Wednesday 6th Dr Green @ 10.05 am, photography club AGM pm Thursday 7th Meetup with Julia and Mum Friday 8th Pilates am, St David’s hospital Dr Reese, … Continue reading →

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Buttons

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Rel

It’s not hoarding if it’s heirlooms, and it’s not Jessica’s fault that people trusted her with their button boxes. It was entirely reasonable that her great grandmother, two grandmothers, two aunts and a neighbour would pass their collections to the … Continue reading →

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March 2023 book blog

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Rel

I only read two books this month, but they were whoppers. I started off with a break from ‘Shadows of the Apt’ in the shape of a re-read of the classic anthology ‘By Blood We Live’, edited by John Joseph … Continue reading →

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February 2023 book blog

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Rel

‘The Witch in the Well’ by Camilla Bruce was my Jan / Feb crossover book. I’ve reviewed it separately with its own post. From there, I didn’t move very far away from the Shadow’s of the Apt series by Adrian … Continue reading →

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The Witch in the Well – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Rel

Thank you to Transworld for the review copy of this book. Getting a review copy of a book usually leads to an interesting experience, because they’re usually by an author I’ve not yet read. This was definitely an interesting experience. … Continue reading →

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January 2023 book blog

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Rel

That thing, where you binge a series of fantasy books, it feels so naughty doesn’t it? Like sitting with a box of chocolates and barely stopping until you hit the next layer. I did that last month with the first … Continue reading →

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December 2022 book blog

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Rel

Another month when I read a lot less than usual. I blame Netflix and a free Prime month. I spent most of the Christmas holidays bingeing two seasons of Fear The Walking Dead, which has well and truly jumped the … Continue reading →

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