The First Coronation in the UK for 70 Years – Sunday Post

Whilst most of the country has gotten itself into a frenzy over our the new king’s coronation, I have been focusing more on my plans to get back onto the South West Coast Path and continue my through hike from where I left off in the autumn.

I left the trail in Bude and will be getting the bus back up to North Cornwall on Wednesday morning, weather permitting. I did a one-night training walk and equipment test onto Dartmoor on Monday and although it left me with some strange (but short lived) aches and pains at the end of the day, it felt good to carry everything I need to survive on my back. I have no idea how far I will go beyond reaching my parent’s house near Hayle but I will post a few photos and will still try and keep this blog going via my phone and whatever wifi hotspots I find along the way.

Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

by Marcus Sedgwick, Julian Sedgwick, Alexis Deacon (Illustrations)

⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Interesting concept of a man possessed by Orpheus making an allegorical journey into the underworld to save his brother, but much of the prose and poetry was confusing and dull, especially in the middle of the book. So much so that I ended up skimming many of the dream and hallucinatory sections. The indigo watercolour illustrations where wonderful and gained this book a star from 2 to 3.

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Thursday: Book Review – The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller ★★★★☆

I will be linking this to the Sunday Post over at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer, The Sunday Salon at Readerbuzz.