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Travel | Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World
Read more: Travel | Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney WorldWelcome one, welcome all, to the third of my travel posts from my recent trip to Orlando, Florida! In my previous posts I did a guide (of sorts) to Universal Studios’ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and to Epcot at Walt Disney World and now we move onto the second of my Disney World guides/recaps. Whilst planning out…
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Review | I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell
Read more: Review | I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’FarrellTitle: I Am, I Am, I Am: A Memoir (2017) Author: Maggie O’Farrell Publisher/Edition: Tinder Press Read: 11th – 15th December 2018 Genre: non-fiction; memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “When Maggie O’Farrell’s daughter was diagnosed with a severe immunology disorder, she found herself writing stories to make sense of how closely with live alongside the possibility…
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Review | And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Read more: Review | And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieTitle: And Then There Were None (1939) Author: Agatha Christie Publisher/Edition: HarperCollins Read: 27th – 28th November 2018 Genre: classics; mystery Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars “Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the…
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Discussion | TBRs – Guidelines or Rules?
Read more: Discussion | TBRs – Guidelines or Rules?Welcome folks, on this rather late evening, to another discussion post. Today, I’ve been (once again) poring over my remaining challenge prompts for an annual reading challenge, the reading prompts I want to cover in an upcoming readathon, and the TBR I set for myself back at the start of December. Trying to juggle all…
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Classics Club | December 2018 Check-In
Read more: Classics Club | December 2018 Check-InFor today’s post, I was inspired by Olive from abookolive‘s recent 12 Classics Books I Want to Read in 2019 video. At the end of every year she plans ahead which classics she would like to tackle in the coming year, in effect creating an annual TBR for herself. I think that’s a great idea since,…
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T5W | Books to Give Poetry Newbies as Gifts
Read more: T5W | Books to Give Poetry Newbies as GiftsWelcome one and all to this week’s Top 5 Wednesday post! For those of you who don’t know Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly meme/challenge which was created by the wonderful Lainey from gingerreadslainey and is now overseen by the equally lovely Sam from Thoughts on Tomes. Every Wednesday, participants devise their Top 5 based on a given topic. This Wednesday’s…
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Review | Temeraire by Naomi Novik
Read more: Review | Temeraire by Naomi NovikTitle: Temeraire (2006) Author: Naomi Novik Publisher: Harper Voyager Read: 28th November – 9th December 2018 Genre: fantasy; alternate history Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the…
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Christmas at Hogwarts | Sign Up & TBR
Read more: Christmas at Hogwarts | Sign Up & TBRHi witches and wizards, welcome to my sign-up and TBR post for yet another iteration of the Magical Readathon! The Magical Readathon is hosted by Gi of the Book Roast and she has been delighting us all with fun readathons since the first OWLs Readathon back in early 2018. This round we’re getting in the…

