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A Quite Ambitious Summer TBR
Read more: A Quite Ambitious Summer TBRI’m staying in for the summer… No, I know, that’s not quite how the song goes. (If you don’t know the song in question, educate yourself.) The point stands, however, that I will be staying in for most of the following three months. Why? Because summer is possibly my most hated season. Why? Because I live in…
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T5W | Literary Fathers/Father Figures
Read more: T5W | Literary Fathers/Father FiguresWelcome one, welcome all, to ‘Emma Remembers Top 5 Wednesdays Exists And Decides To Join In’. We all know how this show goes… but, for those who are unaware, 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.…
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Friday Reads | 10th June
Read more: Friday Reads | 10th JuneJust a quick Friday Reads post from me today where I’ll share what I plan to read this Friday and into the weekend ahead. It will be no surprise to learn that I’m still working my way through A Game of Thrones (slow but steady wins the race, right?) for the #readasoiaf readalong and I…
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Review | The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
Read more: Review | The Improbability of Love by Hannah RothschildTitle: The Improbability of Love (2015) Author: Hannah Rothschild Read: 11th-20th May 2016 Genre: contemporary; literary fiction; historical fiction Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Hannah Rothschild’s Bailey’s Prize shortlisted novel is done a disservice by its generic categorisation and cover (as lovely as they all are) and her story unfolds to be much, much more than a love…
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Review | Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Read more: Review | Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin HobbTitle: Assassin’s Apprentice (1995) Author: Robin Hobb Read: 23rd May-5th June 2016 Genre: fantasy; epic fantasy Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Robin Hobb’s Assassin’s Apprentice is the opening novel in the Farseer trilogy, an epic fantasy set in the Six Duchies. Hobb gives voice to our young narrator Fitz, the bastard son of the kingdom’s prince, whose arrival at…
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#tometopple | Updates Post
Read more: #tometopple | Updates PostAs you might have seen on my recent TBR post, I’m participating in the Tome Topple Readathon hosted by Sam from Thoughts on Tomes. You can find all the information about the readathon via the aforementioned blog post or pop over to Sam’s channel to see her announcement video for the readathon. Since it lasts…
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#tometopple | Stating My Intentions
Read more: #tometopple | Stating My IntentionsClearly, because low-key participating in Hobb-A-Long and #readasoiaf isn’t quite enough to take on (combined with finding a job so I can move and stop wasting hours on the Ikea website for nothing) I’ve decided to also participate in the #tometopple readathon next week. For those who haven’t yet heard of the readathon, Tome Topple (or…
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Review | Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik
Read more: Review | Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha MalikTitle: Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged (2015) Author: Ayisha Malik Read: 22nd-29th May 2016 Genre: fiction; contemporary; romance Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars Ayisha Malik’s Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged is marketed generally as a Muslim Bridget Jones, and it’s not a bad descriptor, if a little reductive. Personally though, I found Sofia much more relatable than dear old Bridget –…
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#readasoiaf | Stating My Intentions
Read more: #readasoiaf | Stating My IntentionsYep, you guessed it, it’s time for ‘Emma signs up for another read-a-long despite the fact she has no sense of sticking power firm enough to last out the duration’. Otherwise known as: I need to re-read the first couple of A Song of Ice and Fire books before trying to get through the third again (I…
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