Author Buzz | Book bloggers | Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/book-bloggers/ Activity feed for the group, Book bloggers. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:36:54 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 b833dc71a22d8b1ee5910471ce0aff8d Blog: Week in Review #11 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/week-in-review-11.html Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000 This week I reviewed two books. I finished the RSV Sovereign Bible. I finished listening to Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder.Century of Viewing #111930s1937 […]

]]> 0 1fec063807e8b267702bfc007800c00e Blog: 29. Farmer Boy from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/29-farmer-boy.html Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:04:00 +0000 29. Farmer Boy. Laura Ingalls Wilder. Illustrated by Garth Williams. 1933. 372 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, audiobook, children’s classic, historical […]

]]> 0 7ee9cf5032785923ed5ac02fb6a9599f Blog: Week in Review #10 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/week-in-review-10.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:19:00 +0000 This week I read eight books.I read and reviewed Karen Witemeyer’s newest historical romance, Taming Lady Temperance. I read three board books by Jamie Oliver. […]

]]> 0 488b2dff4aa640b812dabc571efd3b07 Blog: 28. To Kill a Mockingbird from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/28-to-kill-mockingbird.html Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:43:00 +0000 28. To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee. 1960. 281 pages. [Source: Library][Audiobook, 5 stars, classic, coming of age]First sentence: When he was nearly thirteen, my […]

]]> 0 d00e398c695b9ccbb93d2808d73704e8 Blog: 27. The Lions' Run from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/27-lions-run.html Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0000 27. The Lions’ Run. Sara Pennypacker. 2026. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, historical fiction, j historical, mg historical, world war II]First sentence: A […]

]]> 0 b6fd0117f5489a8819b16387eb706879 Blog: 26. The Martian Chronicles from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/26-martian-chronicles.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000      26. Martian Chronicles. Ray Bradbury. HarperCollins. 1958/2006 edition. 268
pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, science fiction; short stories; classic; […]

]]> 0 015d5bc5ad3c4c4116029154ad3bdbdc Blog: Week in Review #9 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/week-in-review-9.html Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:11:00 +0000 This week I read six books.I finished listening to Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. It was almost fifty hours, BUT, it was a wonderful narration.I read The […]

]]> 0 0bf28b8203f8672c8975893ad74642e0 Blog: February Reflections from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-reflections.html Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:55:00 +0000 In February, I read twenty-four books (and watched twenty movies). Books reviewed at Becky’s Book Reviews12. Frankenstein (Oxford World’s Classics). Mary […]

]]> 0 1fccdd55e3ef08d8f0d9428050623942 Blog: Century of Viewing, February from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/century-of-viewing-february.html Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:44:00 +0000 In February, I watched twenty things (movies, shows). My top five favorite movies from February are: Galaxy Quest, Return to Me, Shrek, The Twilight Zone, and Shrek […]

]]> 0 36accf239d5982de96f3d05d9fcd5453 Blog: 25. The Nazi Conspiracy from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/25-nazi-conspiracy.html Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:43:00 +0000 25. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill. Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch. 2025. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, mg […]

]]> 0 3e84cb869378d7de53ad9c191ba6f5da Blog: Books I Read in January 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/02/22/books-i-read-in-january-2026/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:18:41 +0000 The Haunted Wood by Sam Leith is a survey of childhood reading from Aesop to J. K. Rowling. With a focus on British children’s literature, Leith examines how i […]

]]> 0 54b3dabf9c1cc2c0ae5b61eb1adb3b83 Blog: Week in Review #8 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/week-in-review-8.html Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000 This week I read three books.I’ve been spending a lot of time listening to Gone with the Wind on audio book, however, I did get three book reviews written!A […]

]]> 0 d8fa531d6879c03a47bb07589cbfc926 Blog: 23. A Canticle for Leibowitz from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/23-canticle-for-leibowitz.html Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:39:00 +0000 23. A Canticle for Leibowitz. Walter M. Miller Jr. 1959. 335 pages. [Source: Bought] [4 stars, science fiction, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, classic]

First […]

]]> 0 da25f97047b531663c027e7c2237de9b Blog: 22. A World without Summer from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/22-world-without-summer.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:33:00 +0000 22. A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out. Nicholas Day. 2025. 304 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, nonfiction, […]

]]> 0 b8a909f5012eee60fb89b4389e732fa3 Blog: 21. Bittersweet from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/21-bittersweet.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:06:00 +0000 21. Bittersweet: Based on the True Tale of the Berlin Candy Bombers. Christy Mandin. 2025. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, nonfiction picture book, history, […]

]]> 0 acaa936c00f7ac482c65bb61aadb26e7 Blog: Week in Review #7 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/week-in-review-7.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000 This week I read eight books. The Belle of Chatham by Laura Frantz is Christian historical romance set during the American Revolution.Searching for Mr. Johnson’s […]

]]> 0 18502ea92802595ff5b19b34e86b68c4 Blog: 20. All The Blues in the Sky from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/20-all-blues-in-sky.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:42:00 +0000 20. All the Blues in the Sky. Renee Watson. 2025. 208 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, Newbery, verse novel, grief, problem novel]First sentence: I didn’t […]

]]> 0 8b50bfde33fd768b1dc6fc7e8c3d3823 Blog: 19. Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/19-jella-lepman-and-her-library-of.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:19:00 +0000 19. Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams. Katherine Paterson. Illustrated by Sally Deng. 2025. 112 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, middle grade nonfiction, […]

]]> 0 38c75f12ec9412c09d299c972d187491 Blog: 18. If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/18-if-you-traveled-west-in-covered-wagon.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:56:00 +0000 18. If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon. Ellen Levine. Illustrated by Elroy Freem. 1986. 80 pages. [Source: Bought] [4 stars, children’s nonfiction]First […]

]]> 0 7691feaead4e9120d0df07e13334fe67 Blog: 15-17. Three nonfiction picture book biographies from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/15-17-three-nonfiction-picture-book.html Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:21:00 +0000 15. Through the Telescope: Mae Jemison Dreams of Space. Charles R. Smith. Illustrated by Evening Monteiro. 2025. 45 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, picture book […]

]]> 0 1430d94da219c91f1e5cd6d591eb8a25 Blog: Week in Review #6 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/week-in-review-6.html Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:50:00 +0000 This week I read seven books! I loved, loved, LOVED listening to Christopher Plummer narrate Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It included Through […]

]]> 0 67c62e15088fe9cfb919da1bcc00f09d Blog: My Most Anticipated Books of 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/01/11/my-most-anticipated-books-of-2026/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:25:13 +0000 As always, I have been keeping an eye on new books coming soon in 2026, despite already having so many other books on my TBR list… In fiction, Departure(s) by J […]

]]> 0 34765bce414d9cc007d58ec46410dd01 Blog: My Books of the Year 2025 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/01/10/my-books-of-the-year-2025/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:39:09 +0000 The 2025 debut novels which will stay with me are Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell about an emotionally abusive marriage and We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown a […]

]]> 0 3353a8b670f0e2a39ac0958d6c97fd43 Blog: Week in Review #2 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/01/week-in-review-2.html Sat, 10 Jan 2026 03:58:00 +0000 This week I read SEVEN books. (I’m shocked too!!!) At Operation Actually Read Bible, I reviewed a delightful Christian romance–historical set in Canada–titled The […]

]]> 0 24a72630aa2627263a882288c53adc21 Blog: 4. Anne of Ingleside from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/01/4-anne-of-ingleside.html Fri, 09 Jan 2026 02:16:00 +0000 4. Anne of Ingleside. L.M. Montgomery. 1939. 274 pages. [Source: Bought] [3 stars, audio book, classic]First sentence: “How white the moonlight is tonight!” said […]

]]> 0 d4edded9bcb81ef6922a08cb06620216 Blog: 3. Into the Fire (Westfallen #2) from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/01/3-into-fire-westfallen-2.html Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:23:00 +0000 3. Westfallen #2: Into the Fire. Ann and Ben Brashares. 2025. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, series book, mg speculative fiction]First sentence: IF at first […]

]]> 0 9254432d133e4fb88082ca21566dbe26 Blog: 2. Fahrenheit 451 (audiobook) from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/01/2-fahrenheit-451-audiobook.html Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:30:00 +0000      2. Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury. 1953/2011. 194 pages. [Source: Library][5 stars, audiobook, dystopia, science fiction, adult classic] ETA: The narrator was […]

]]> 0 97447e56f4d39e774c6589225999ca52 Blog: Week in Review #1 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/01/week-in-review-1.html Sat, 03 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000  In the last days of 2025, I did review two books and a Bible. I also watched a handful of movies. However, I’ve decided to just include the ones reviewed and/or […]

]]> 0 19d0c6bace98f6636611ad55044f0ecd Blog: Books I Read in December 2025 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/01/03/books-i-read-in-december-2025/ Sat, 03 Jan 2026 16:32:14 +0000 Homesick by Peter Apps is a study of the current housing crisis in London. The specific failures that led to the fire at Grenfell Tower are covered in Apps’ e […]

]]> 0 fb8cd37b66f8ffc91d935904afad9d5c Blog: 1. The Long Winter (Audiobook) from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/01/1-long-winter-audiobook.html Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:19:00 +0000 1. The Long Winter (Little House #6) Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1940. 334 pages. [Source: Library][audiobook, historical fiction, classic]  First sentence: The mowing […]

]]> 0 2f47e3ed5995373cd22cb8d8e3f46d67 Blog: 2025 Year in Review, Century of Viewing from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/2025-year-in-review-century-of-viewing.html Wed, 31 Dec 2025 21:50:00 +0000 The ‘century of viewing’ covered 1900 to 2025. I watched movies, shorts, cartoon shorts, television series, television episodes, YouTube documentaries, etc. 40.4% […]

]]> 0 b170ab46772b68dc6673e4a35e103992 Blog: Century of Viewing #12 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/century-of-viewing-12.html Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:07:00 +0000 In December, I watched fifty-one things. December’s five star moviesA Biltmore Christmas Borrowed HeartsCharlie Brown ChristmasChristmas Eve on Sesame StreetDie […]

]]> 0 901468f74c5f33dfbdcfac93cb8c71ff Blog: 2025 Year in Review (Books) from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/2025-year-in-review-books.html Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:57:00 +0000   In 2025, I read 342 books! I listened to audio books, read e-books, and read book-books. 46 audio books 126 e-books 170 booksJuly 2025 was my best reading month […]

]]> 0 9a10080050e524b881d432565fc625b1 Blog: December Reflections from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/december-reflections.html Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:19:00 +0000 In December, I read twenty-two books! Quite a few were audio books!Books Reviewed at Becky’s Book Reviews121. Anne’s House of Dreams. L.M. Montgomery. 1919. 227 […]

]]> 0 3e431b903472eea92dc1a459f105ddc6 Blog: Books I Read in November 2025 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2025/12/20/books-i-read-in-november-2025/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:46:12 +0000 The Bookseller of Hay by James Hanning is a biography of Richard Booth, the second-hand bookseller who helped establish Hay-on-Wye as the book town of Wales. To say […]

]]> 0 7e17a63e87983399ed97b292dbe916e2 Blog: 124. Little House in the Big Woods from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/124-little-house-in-big-woods.html Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:06:00 +0000 124. Little House in the Big Woods. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1932. 238 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, children’s classic, j historical, audio book]First […]

]]> 0 64e09590990c2ae81445b7a1cc01a648 Blog: 123. The Blue Castle from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/123-blue-castle.html Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:34:00 +0000 123. The Blue Castle. L.M. Montgomery. 1926. 218 pages. [Audio book, Library, 5 Stars]

First sentence: If it had not rained on a certain May morning Valancy […]

]]> 0 cd7af912b9a16f5b02314bb9a7979f6a Blog: Week in Review #50 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/week-in-review-50.html Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:56:00 +0000 This week I read three books. 122. Anne of Windy Poplars. L.M. Montgomery. 1936. 288 pages. [Source: Bought] [4 stars, classic]Read this if…You love Anne Shirley Y […]

]]> 0 f999781b5c223905481c4b93627ead25 Blog: 122. Anne of Windy Poplars from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/122-anne-of-windy-poplars.html Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:40:00 +0000 Anne of Windy Poplars. L.M. Montgomery. 1936. 288 pages. [Source: Bought]

First sentence:  DEAREST:
Isn’t that an address! Did you ever hear anything so
delicious? […]

]]> 0 05c103f4c1c91dab795d2a00769edef0 Blog: Week in Review #49 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/week-in-review-49.html Sat, 06 Dec 2025 18:26:00 +0000 This week I read three books. 121. Anne’s House of Dreams. L.M. Montgomery. 1919. 227 pages. [Source: Library]Read this ifyou enjoy the Anne seriesyou enjoy […]

]]> 0 88e8aac9e4b51f1442e8e56fb81a0452 Blog: 121. Anne's House of Dreams from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/121-annes-house-of-dreams.html Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:38:00 +0000 Anne’s House of Dreams. L.M. Montgomery. 1919. 227 pages. [Source: Bought]

First sentence: “Thanks be, I’m done with geometry, learning or
teaching it,” said […]

]]> 0 de87850f49dd536326a472f1a56c2419 Blog: Week in Review #48 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/week-in-review-48.html Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 This week I read three books.119. Anne of the Island. L.M. Montgomery. 1915. 272 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars, classics, romance, friendship]120. A Time […]

]]> 0 c0b2ac6c1c3352aad292561133989f73 Blog: November Reflections from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-reflections.html Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:43:00 +0000 This month I read 18 books. Several of them were audio books.Books reviewed at Becky’s Book Reviews114. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. (Harry Potter #7) J.K. […]

]]> 0 34aa095f1b5d5d4f5e2d9e55b608ec7d Blog: Century of Viewing, Month 11 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/century-of-viewing-month-11.html Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:44:00 +0000 This month I watched 43 things! Twenty I rated five stars! 5 Star MoviesThe Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)The Belle of New YorkGarfield ThanksgivingPlanes, […]

]]> 0 4d028acc5ae1ebe7977aab851a9a7c48 Blog: Books I Read in October 2025 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2025/11/25/books-i-read-in-october-2025/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:31:00 +0000 Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals by Chris Newens sees the expat Englishman tour the 20 arrondissements of the French capital, sampling the local cuisine of […]

]]> 0 daa7c8c7d1c8188dc792b634836e78d0 Blog: 120. A Time Traveler's Masquerade from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/120-time-travelers-masquerade.html Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:17:00 +0000 120. A Time Traveler’s Masquerade. (McQuivey’s Costume Shop Romance). Sian Ann Bessey. 2025. 296 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, historical romance, time […]

]]> 0 cf04a2771014e6631b2b370e24b003d3 Blog: Books I Read in September 2025 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2025/10/25/books-i-read-in-september-2025/ Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:55:05 +0100 The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith is the eighth book in the Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott series. This instalment sees the detective duo investigate the […]

]]> 0 8df69e32956ff81923f2459a80aff636 Blog: Books I Read in August 2025 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2025/09/21/books-i-read-in-august-2025/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:34:07 +0100 It’s rare for me to binge-read multiple books from a series close together, but having devoured the Apple TV series Slow Horses earlier this year, I gulped down t […]

]]> 0 3399753386b154f4bb68e4afa66aa999 Blog: Books I Read in July 2025 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2025/08/22/books-i-read-in-july-2025/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:46:55 +0100 First published in 2000, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain is the celebrity chef’s memoir of working in restaurants in New York City. In a loose collection o […]

]]> 0 b8dcf3f0e244ed3843e2c58f29578c2b Blog: 93. Station Eleven from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/93-station-eleven.html Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:28:00 +0100 93. 
Station Eleven. Emily St. John Mandel. 2014. Knopf Doubleday. 352 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, speculative fiction, adult science fiction, […]

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