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Can’t Live Without by Joanne Phillips ~ A Review


Can't Live Without by Joanne Phillips Published: Kindle edition, Mirrorball Books, May 2012 Length: 215 pages Where Did I Get It? Amazon (as part of a free Kindle promotion. Current Kindle price 11th Jan 2013, £1.91) Summary (from Goodreads): How does it feel to lose everything you own? Stella Hill is proud of the home… Continue reading Can’t Live Without by Joanne Phillips ~ A Review

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Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor – Review


Days Of Blood And Starlight by Laini Taylor Published: UK Hardback, Hodder and Staughton, November 2012 Length: 513 pages How Did I Get It? Christmas present! Goodreads Summary: Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is—and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another… Continue reading Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor – Review

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So Long 2012…


This time last year I was at the end of 365 days that had felt very long and had been very, very hard, but I was hopeful. This year? Well, we've had 366 days so it has genuinely been longer and there have been a fair number of tough times in it but it has… Continue reading So Long 2012…

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November Reading – 100 Word Reviews


Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic Children's Books, 2009) ~ 5/5* (A perfect research read for my NaNo project too!!) Opening line: I was used to being the hunter. ~ I launched into Ballad without reading it's predecessor Lament; I loved the Shiver series though so had high hopes. I wasn’t disappointed as I found myself… Continue reading November Reading – 100 Word Reviews

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October Reading – 100 Word Book Reviews


It Sucked And Then I Cried: How I Had A Baby, A Breakdown, And A Much Needed Margarita by Heather B. Armstrong (creator of dooce.com) (Gallery Books, 2010) ~ 4/5* Opening line: My husband has great hair, but even more impressive than that, he has impeccable taste in socks. ~ As a fellow sufferer of… Continue reading October Reading – 100 Word Book Reviews