June's Musings

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School Holidays

The school holidays have finally arrived, and I have 2 whole weeks of reading and relaxing ahead of me. Delicious sleep-ins, and lazy Winter mornings rugged up in blankets and bobble-hats await. Well, that’s the theory. In reality I will probably still drive my 20yo son to work, spend my days doing the ‘Spring’ cleaning that I never quite got around to, and lament the sad fact that Queensland doesn’t actually ‘do’ Winter. Still, reading will definitely be a major factor in there somewhere, of that I am absolutely certain.

June’s Reading

June has been quite a good month for reading, I have enjoyed 6 books in both Audible and NetGalley format. Ahhhh, whatever did I do without them?!

Audible has become my ‘getting ready for work’ accompaniment, instead of the radio in the mornings, and I enjoy listening to my stories as I put on make-up and work my way through the mundane morning chores associated with the business of work preparation.

It is also perfect for those times when my hands are otherwise occupied with cooking the evening meal or vacuuming. And let’s not forget the nights when my eyes are plain old too tired from looking at a computer screen all day, and just want to rest. Audible is one of the best inventions of the century and I can’t sing their praises enough.

So I look forward to the days ahead, full of listening to Audible, reading on my Kindle, paperbacks and keeping this blog updated.

TTFN

Kindle Surprise

Something has happened that I truly never thought would…I have a Kindle! And what’s more…I love it!

After over 12 months of reading my NetGalley books on my trusty old iPhone 7Plus I finally admitted, “You know what. It’s probably easier on an eReader.” And so off I trundled to Officeworks and bought my very own Kindle Paperwhite. It’s the latest one (waterproof) because, let’s face it, you never know when I might drop it in the bath.

At first, I just used it for my NetGalley reading, but then there was a super special on a book recommended to me by a Facebook friend, then another, and before I knew it I was downloading other books just because…

My brand-new paperbacks are glaring at me reproachfully from my TBR piles, left to gather dust as I play with my new toy. I will get back to them, I know I will, eventually, but my Kindle is all shiny and new and feels so nice in my hand, and I can take it (and sooo many books) with me anywhere, it fits in my handbag. All the things that everyone told a resistant little me for all those years are true.

I haven’t got a cover for it or anything posh like that, I can only go so far with my baby steps into the technological world, but I did buy a book sleeve from DuskAngelStore on Etsy to keep it safe, which is pretty and much cheaper than the expensive options in the shops.

Paperbacks are still my preference, but I have discovered that eReaders are not the horrid, Devil-gadgets that I thought they were, and I will enjoy them both with a smile, and a cuppa or two.

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The Fog

Amanda McKinney’s Berry Springs series is perfect for all murder/mystery fans and The Fog is definitely the best so far. I read it within 24 hours simply because I just couldn’t put it down.

It’s a fast-paced action-packed thriller with enough suspense thrown in to keep me reading long after I should (sneaky reads at work). The final chapters had me riveted with the creepy old hotel, cut off by rising waters during a storm. And that ending. Wow!

I received an Advanced Readers Copy direct from the Author. (less)