Monthly Archives: December 2011
Savidge Reads Books of 2011 – Part II
The midway point though the last day of the year seems an appropriate time to pop up part two of my books of 2011 and my last post of the year (is it me or does that feel weird?). We … Continue reading
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Savidge Reads Books of 2011 – Part I
I always struggle with this every year, which books will go into my top books of 2011 and why? I am following the form of the last few years and giving you my top ten books actually published in 2011 … Continue reading
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I Am Half Sick of Shadows – Alan Bradley
I know I have made it official, well sort of, that I have given up putting books to one side for ‘a rainy day’ or ‘just the right time’ but in the case of ‘I Am Half Sick of Shadows’ … Continue reading
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Evie Wyld & Edward Hogan’s Books of 2011
I always love it when people you know are on a wave length with the books they love that you have read, it means they might know lots of books you haven’t read but really should. You might remember that … Continue reading
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Christmas Pudding – Nancy Mitford
It is a rather fortuitous coincidence that my 500th review on Savidge Reads should be a Nancy Mitford, it seems somehow wholly appropriate that it should be the case. I can’t quite believe it is 500 reviews on here to … Continue reading
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To Celebrate 500 Reviews, A Mitford Give Away…
As my 500th review has just gone live I thought I would give something away to celebrate. As I feel it’s a rather special coincidence that it is a Nancy Mitford novel I thought I would give three of her … Continue reading
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Boxing Day Books (The Savidge Reads Advent Winners)
Hello one and all, I do hope you have a lovely Christmas Day? Thank you for your festive wishes. Mine was very nice; I had goose for the first time and found it rather delicious. I have also been playing … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas One & All…
Santa Savidge wishes you a wonderful day and will be dishing out the details of bookish winners later… Have a very, very, very Merry Christmas day!
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Tess Gerritsen – The Savidge Reads Advent Calendar Day 24
So it is Christmas Day tomorrow, which frankly has come around too soon, I am hoping you will be all getting books in abundance (though if you are like me your family normally steer clear of buying you books as … Continue reading
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Armistead Maupin – The Savidge Reads Advent Calendar Day 23
So as Christmas gets scarily closer (seriously two days away and I have done absolutely no Christmas shopping, oops) I thought in the last few days I would do some rather large giveaways. It is my pleasure in the penultimate … Continue reading
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The Hunger Trace – Edward Hogan
Some books I think are destined to be read just at the right time, or you are meant to read certain books at the right time. You know what I mean. ‘The Hunger Trace’ by Edward Hogan is one such … Continue reading
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Edward Hogan – The Savidge Reads Advent Calendar Day 22
As you will see from the review above ‘The Hunger Trace’ has become one of my very favourite books of the year. It is also a very ‘me’ book not only because it is darkly brooding and darkly humourous but … Continue reading
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An Apocalyptic Awakening…
So according to the Mayans in exactly a year’s time the world ends, or at least a phase of the world as we know it does. I am not sure of my thoughts on this (my main thought is don’t … Continue reading
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Books of 2012 – The Savidge Reads Advent Calendar Day 21
I don’t know about you but it is at this time of year that I start to get excited about the books out in the New Year (I did receive a book yesterday due out in September 2012 – wow … Continue reading
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