Hello everyone! Welcome to the Monthly Wrap-Up where I give updates on my reading and other things I’m up to in the past month. So let’s get to it! Books Read: 5 I actually was able to read a little more than I was expecting at five books… however, the amount I read in termsContinue reading “Monthly Wrap-Up: May 2022”
Monthly Archives: May 2022
Charlotte’s Web
Title: Charlotte’s Web Author: E.B. White Genre: Children Pages: 179 Pages Synopsis: Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte’s Web, high up in Zuckerman’s barn. Charlotte’s spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern,Continue reading “Charlotte’s Web”
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Title: Journey to the Centre of the Earth Author: Jules Verne Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Classics Pages: 188 pages Synopsis: When Axel deciphers an old parchment that describes a secret passage through a volcano to the centre of the earth, nothing will stop him and his eccentric uncle from embarking on a perilous, terrifying journeyContinue reading “Journey to the Centre of the Earth”
The Mystery Knight
Title: The Mystery Knight Author: George R.R. Martin Genre: Fantasy Series: Tales of Dunk and Egg # 3 Pages: 122 pages Synopsis: The story begins with Dunk and Egg leaving Stoney Sept, to ask service with Lord Beron Stark against Greyjoy raids on the northern coast. On the way they encounter a septon beheaded forContinue reading “The Mystery Knight”
The Sworn Sword
Title: The Sworn Sword Author: George R.R. Martin Genre: Fantasy Series: Tales of Dunk and Egg #2 Pages: 114 pages Synopsis: The story begins in the Reach with Duncan the Tall sworn to Ser Eustace Osgrey of Standfast, and illuminates several aspects of the feudal system of Westeros. A series of flashbacks narrated by Ser Eustace relate theContinue reading “The Sworn Sword”
The Hedge Knight
Title: The Hedge Knight Author: George R.R. Martin Genre: Fantasy Series: Tales of Dunk and Egg #1 Pages: 118 Pages Synopsis: Set in the world of the Song of Ice and Fire series eighty-nine years before the events of the main cycle, the story relates the adventures of Dunk (eponymously called Ser Duncan the Tall)Continue reading “The Hedge Knight”
The Two Loves of Will Shakespeare
Title: The Two Loves of Will Shakespeare Author: Laurie Lawlor Genre: Historical Fiction Pages: 268 pages Synopsis: In this highly entertaining novel, Laurie Lawlor muses on a historical mystery: how there came to be two different marriage license applications taken out on consecutive dates in November 1582 between eighteen-year-old William Shakespeare and two different women,Continue reading “The Two Loves of Will Shakespeare”
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