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2016 | A Bookish Year In Review
Read more: 2016 | A Bookish Year In ReviewWell another year is over… and, if I’m honest, it’s been a mixed bag in terms of life aside from books. This year saw another family member continue to battle with that dreaded C-word, another family member sadly passed away, uncomfortable truths about a loved one have started to become apparent, and another is beginning…
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Friday Reads | 23rd December
Read more: Friday Reads | 23rd DecemberAs you might have seen from the last time I did a Currently Reading sort of post back on 10th/11th December, I was reading J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See and I’m happy to report that I have finally finished both those books! I’m especially pleased that…
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Top Ten Tuesday | Books I’d Like to See Under the Tree
Read more: Top Ten Tuesday | Books I’d Like to See Under the TreeIt’s yet another Tuesday, so that means another Top Ten Tuesday. For those who don’t know, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the book bloggers and list lovers, The Broke and the Bookish, and each week they post a topic for bloggers to respond to. This week’s theme is Ten Books I Wouldn’t…
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Six Degrees of Separation | Revolutionary Road
Read more: Six Degrees of Separation | Revolutionary RoadI’m a little late to the party this month but I bring you another Six Degrees of Separation, book-style! If you don’t know what this meme is then see my previous post or the creator’s website for more details. Basically, every month a book is chosen and participants have to get as far away from the…
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Review | Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Read more: Review | Carry On by Rainbow RowellTitle: Carry On (2015) Author: Rainbow Rowell Read: 20th-23rd November 2016 Genre: young-adult; fantasy; LGBT Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Carry On is an unconventional “spin-off” from Rainbow Rowell’s widely-popular YA Fangirl, a book which I loved and which probably gave me much too high expectations for this novel. Bold and brash in its Harry Potter similarities, Rowell tells a story of a…
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Weekend Reads | 10th and 11th December
Read more: Weekend Reads | 10th and 11th DecemberThis weekend ought to be a very Christmassy weekend – I have an advent calendar, our decorations are finally up in the house as of last night, and Liz and I plan to visit the Christmas markets in Liverpool today. I desperately need to get going on the Christmas shopping and card writing because, even…
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T5W | Books To Finally Read in 2017
Read more: T5W | Books To Finally Read in 2017Welcome one, welcome all, to ‘Emma Remembers Top 5 Wednesdays Exists And Decides To Join In’… again. Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly meme/challenge which was created by the wonderful Lainey from gingereadslainey and is now overseen by the equally lovely Sam from Thoughts of Tomes. Every Wednesday, participants devise their Top 5 based on a given topic. This…
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Tome Topple | Updates Post
Read more: Tome Topple | Updates PostAs you may have seen, I’m taking part in this round of the Tome Topple readathon. I’m not sure how much intensive reading I’m going to get done over the next fortnight but I’ve put together a tentative TBR stack to choose from. This is officially my Updates post for the course of the readathon…
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Tome Topple | TBR
Read more: Tome Topple | TBRThat’s right, my friends, I’m ignoring the fact I have TBR books on the go, and that I failed spectacularly at Victober, and I’m participating in another readathon! This time, I foolishly sign my name up to the second round of the Tome Topple Readathon. (My TBR and Updates post from the previous round can be found…
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Top Ten Tuesday | Books Added To My TBR Recently
Read more: Top Ten Tuesday | Books Added To My TBR RecentlyIt’s yet another Tuesday, so that means another Top Ten Tuesday. For those who don’t know, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the book bloggers and list lovers, The Broke and the Bookish, and each week they post a topic for bloggers to respond to. This week’s theme is Top Ten Books I’ve Added…