Category Archives: reading challenges

20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge 2023 – My Choices #20BooksOfSummer23 #ReadingChallenge

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Fictionophile

I will be taking part in the 20 Books of Summer Challenge this year. It is a fun and easy challenge created by Cathy Brown. For those of you that are new to the challenge it runs from 1st June … Continue reading →

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“The Body Falls” by Andrea Carter – Book Review

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Fictionophile

This novel, the fifth in a series set in Inishowen, is a well written mystery with likeable characters.  The protagonist is Ben O’Keeffe a country solicitor.  Her law practice is the most northerly solicitor’s office in Ireland. ‘Ben’ is short … Continue reading →

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“A Nice Place To Die” by J. Woollcott – Book Review

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Fictionophile

It is always so gratifying when you start a new series, and try a new author, and your efforts pay off. This was an engrossing novel, essentially a police procedural but it also contained elements of domestic thriller and had … Continue reading →

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“No Safe Place” by Patricia Gibney – Book Review

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Fictionophile

I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed the first three novels in Patricia Gibney’s Lottie Parker police procedural series.  They were fantastic! I’ve been meaning to read the fourth in the series for some time now – I’m SO glad to report … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile Blog Update – First Half of 2022 #bookbloggers #bookblog

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Fictionophile

Yes folks, 2022 has reached the halfway mark. In an effort to keep organized and structure my reading, I’ve compiled this post to track my reading progress since January 1st, 2022 I have read 73 books so far this year … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile Blog Update – First Quarter of 2022

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Fictionophile

Yes folks, 2022 has reached the 1/4 mark. In an effort to keep organized and structure my reading, I’ve compiled this post to track my reading progress since January 1st. I have read 37 books so far this year and … Continue reading →

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March Again! It’s ‘Reading Ireland Month’ #readingirelandmonth22 #begorrathon22

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Fictionophile

Every year during March I like to participate in Cathy’s “Reading Ireland Month“. Reading Ireland Month (or The Begorrathon as it is affectionately known) will return for the sixth year between Tuesday 1 and Thursday 31 March 2022. If you … Continue reading →

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Bookbloggers Fiction Reading Challenge 2022 #ReadingChallenge2022 #ReadingChallenge

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Fictionophile

I am cutting down on the number of Reading Challenges I’m participating in 2022. However, I did create another Bookbloggers Fiction Reading Challenge which I am going to attempt along with my Goodreads Challenges. Only those… Here is this year’s … Continue reading →

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“White Oaks” by Jill Hand – Book Review

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Fictionophile

In a Greek Revival plantation mansion in Georgia, Blanton Toombs Trapnell is celebrating his ninetieth birthday. He is an abrasive and ornery old man. His three adult children come home to celebrate with him – all with a view to … Continue reading →

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“The Timekeeper’s Son” by Sara Baker – Book Review

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Fictionophile

Josh Lovejoy is a teenager who is also an aspiring filmmaker. A ‘good’ boy, an only son, he lives in a small town in Georgia. One sweltering summer night, he uncharacteristically shares some marijuana after a filming session. High, he … Continue reading →

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