Author Archives: LucciaGray

#MothersDay ‘Jane Eyre’s Mother’ #MondayBlogs #CharlotteBronte

Jane Eyre is the most famous female, literary orphan in English literature, but what do we know about Jane Eyre’s mother? Surprisingly, for a character who doesn’t appear in the novel and is hardly mentioned, we know a great deal. We know her name and maiden surname, how and we she died, who and whyContinue reading “#MothersDay ‘Jane Eyre’s Mother’ #MondayBlogs #CharlotteBronte”

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#FridayFictioneers ‘A Visit to the Loom’ #FlashFiction

It’s Friday, time for another Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction story featuring Alice Pendragon and her family! On this occasion, Alice is telling her mother about a school trip to a loom. Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for hosting the challenge and to Sandra Crook for this week’s photo prompt. **** A Visit to the Loom AliceContinue reading “#FridayFictioneers ‘A Visit to the Loom’ #FlashFiction”

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#Writephoto ‘Too Bright’ #Haiku #Poetry

Too Bright Bright sun conquers Earth Devouring every pigment Scared bluebells shiver **** This beautiful photograph reminds me of Dylan Thomas’ heartbreaking and powerful poem Sometimes the sky’s too bright. There are times when the light is too bright and instead of showing you the way, it’s devouring everything, so you can’t see what’s hiddenContinue reading “#Writephoto ‘Too Bright’ #Haiku #Poetry”

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Thirty-four reasons to listen to #Audiobooks #ThemeReveal #AtoZchallenge @Audible @Scribd

I almost always review the books I read wherever I’ve downloaded them, usually that’s Audible, Amazon or Scribd, but I don’t always post all my reviews on my blog, and as I have a backlog of audiobooks to review, I’ve decided to post an audiobook review every day during this years’ April AtoZBloggingChallenge. According toContinue reading “Thirty-four reasons to listen to #Audiobooks #ThemeReveal #AtoZchallenge @Audible @Scribd”

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#TuesdayBookBlog #BookReview ‘Tripping on a Halo’ by Alessandra Torre @ReadAlessandra ‏#Romance

I enjoy reading humorous romance with quirky heroines, in between suspenseful, heart-stopping thrillers and dramatic novels. The last few books I’ve reviewed have been intense, but today I offer you, Tripping on a Halo, a different, fun, laugh out loud romance, you’ll love, by Alessandra Torre. BLURB It’s really hard to save a guy’s lifeContinue reading “#TuesdayBookBlog #BookReview ‘Tripping on a Halo’ by Alessandra Torre @ReadAlessandra ‏#Romance”

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#Shimmering River #SilentSunday #SundayWalks #Tanka #Cordoba @Spain

Shimmering river Cool water bathes banks, Sliding under Roman bridge, Flowing, calm, serene, Ignoring battles and Kings, Bows only to nature’s whims. ****

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Five Reasons not to #Blog if You’re a Writer #BloggersBash2019 #BookBloggers #MondayBlogs

Writers in the dawn of the third millennium have more options to publish, connect and share than any previous generation ever dreamt of, but is blogging worthwhile, or time-consuming and ineffective? 1. Don’t blog if your aim is Isolation. If you don’t want to connect with anyone else, because they might copy or steal yourContinue reading “Five Reasons not to #Blog if You’re a Writer #BloggersBash2019 #BookBloggers #MondayBlogs”

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#TuesdayBookBlog #BookReview ‘The Cactus’ by Sarah Haywood @SarahxHaywood

The Cactus is another book I discovered thanks to my favourite reviewer, Linda Hill, who reviewed it on Linda’s Book Bag in January. I love reading humorous, feel good novels and romance, to balance the intensity of the thrillers and dramatic novels I usually read, so after reading Linda’s review, I was sure I’d loveContinue reading “#TuesdayBookBlog #BookReview ‘The Cactus’ by Sarah Haywood @SarahxHaywood”

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