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My 2014 Reading Round-Up


According to Goodreads I have read 59 books in 2014 and that's just the ones I completed - there were a few I gave up on, I confess. My reading target at the start of the year was 36 - I think I just about scraped it 😉 These books have varied from Stephen King… Continue reading My 2014 Reading Round-Up

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Lies We Tell Ourselves ~ Book Review


Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley Illustrated by: N/A Series: N/A Published: Harlequin Teen, 2014 Edition: Paperback Print Length: 384 pages Narrated By: N/A Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Romance, LGBT Fiction, Realistic Fiction Where Did I Get It? I borrowed a copy off Liberty Gilmore Blurb: In 1959 Virginia, the lives of… Continue reading Lies We Tell Ourselves ~ Book Review

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Book Lust #4 – Lies We Tell Ourselves


Another book I have heard many good things about. A challenging but rewarding book about love against the odds in difficult times, I am excited to read this book having managed to borrow a copy. There are three covers that I know about, too - and they are all very clever and eyecatching. I think… Continue reading Book Lust #4 – Lies We Tell Ourselves

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Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘C’ is for…


'The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness' This series was pegged as 'the next Harry Potter' at one point and although it never hit that level of fame and success I hold it in similar regard in my heart. Set in Europe in the Stone Age, this series follows a boy called Torak and his friends Renn… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘C’ is for…

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Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘B’ is for…


'B' is for 'Burial Rites' ~ I have rarely come across books written in such a way that I am so completely lost in them - I could hear, smell, taste and see everything she described throughout the book and I found myself almost feeling homesick after it was finished because I felt I had been there for the duration of the story.