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Discussion | Rating Favourite Authors’ Books
Read more: Discussion | Rating Favourite Authors’ BooksHowdy folks! Today I bring you the lesser spotted discussion post in which I muse on something that’s caught my attention lately. For today’s post, I was inspired by my recent read of Vicious by V.E. Schwab, a book which I enjoyed but struggled to settle on a rating for. I thought I’d unpack why and, when…
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Review | The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Read more: Review | The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasTitle: The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Robin Buss Publisher/Edition: Penguin Clothbound Classics Read: 3rd July – 18th August 2018 Genre: classics Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars “A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not…
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Review | Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
Read more: Review | Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna KendrickTitle: Scrappy Little Nobody (2016) Author: Anna Kendrick Publisher: Simon & Schuster Read: 24th – 29th August 2018 Genre: memoir; humour Rating: 4 out of 5 stars “Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in films like Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air, Twilight, and Into the Woods, Anna Kendrick was unusually…
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30 Before 30
Read more: 30 Before 30I have a love/hate relationship with anything that resembles a ‘bucket list’ or ‘X before X’ list. I love the idea of optimistic goal setting but the realist (read: pessimist) in me knows that I likely won’t get to accomplish every goal I set myself due to lack of confidence, lack of money, or lack of opportunity…
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Charms Extra Credit | Wrap Up
Read more: Charms Extra Credit | Wrap UpThis past week I’ve been loosely participating in the Charms Extra Credit readathon, as orgnanised by the lovely Gi of the Book Roast. This is supplementary to the OWLs and NEWTs readathons that she runs and is a fun and creative way to get a little head-start on your exams before the next round of the readathons. If you…
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NaNoWriMo 2018 | This Year’s Approach
Read more: NaNoWriMo 2018 | This Year’s ApproachFolks, it’s that time of year again: when writers all across the world come together to attempt the challenge that is National Novel Writing Month, namely writing 50,000 words in the month of November. I’ve participated in previous years, to varying degrees of success, as this blog will attest if you care to delve into…
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Top Ten Tuesday | Longest Books I’ve Ever Read
Read more: Top Ten Tuesday | Longest Books I’ve Ever ReadWelcome one, welcome all, to Top Ten Tuesday! For those who are unaware (or who might need a reminder) Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by book bloggers and list lovers, The Broke and the Bookish, and is now hosted fantastically by Jana from That Artsy Girl! Each week a topic is chosen for bloggers to respond…
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Unboxing | Illumicrate Magic & Mayhem
Read more: Unboxing | Illumicrate Magic & MayhemToday I bring you a rare but anticipated unboxing that I am delighted to share. I love a good book box, but I’m often hesitant to subscribe to them – I tend to opt for the ones that offer single purchase options so that I can make sure I’m likely to enjoy the theme and…
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My 2018 Resolutions | Quarterly Check-in #3
Read more: My 2018 Resolutions | Quarterly Check-in #3As you may have seen if you’re been around the blog for a while, I do check-ins for my yearly resolutions as a way of keeping me accountable to more people than just myself. At the end of the first quarter of 2018, I posted my first check-in, and at the end of June I…
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Charms Extra Credit | Sign Up & TBR
Read more: Charms Extra Credit | Sign Up & TBRHave you heard, Hogwarts students? Professor Flitwick will be accepting extra course work for Charms between the 8th and the 14th October. This means getting a little extra credit and a helping hand towards the Charms examinations coming up later in the academic year. Doesn’t that sound sensible to put in a little work now?…
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