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It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?
This meme is hosted by Kathryn at the Book Date. ~~~ This is my first full week finished Uni, and I plan on filling it with reading! What I Read Last Week: The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes by Ruth Hogan This is a beautiful emotive read, review to come! What I’m Currently Reading: Up Next: Happy reading!!
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Book Review- The Hunger
Title: The Hunger Author: Alma Katsu Published: 5th April 2018 Pages: 376 Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction Rating: 4/5 Evil is invisible, and it is everywhere. Tamsen Donner must be a witch. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the pioneers to the brink of madness. They cannot escape the feeling that someone–or something–is stalking them. Whether it was a curse from the beautiful Tamsen, the choice to follow a disastrous experimental route West, or just plain bad luck–the 90 men, women, and…
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Book Review- Estoril
Title: Estoril Author: Dejan Tiago-Stankovic Published: 8th March 2018 Pages: 352 Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 3/5 stars Set in a luxurious grand hotel just outside Lisbon, at the height of the Second World War, Estoril is a delightful and poignant novel about exile, divided loyalties, fear and survival. The hotel’s guests include spies, fallen kings, refugees from the Balkans, Nazis, American diplomats and stateless Jews. The Portuguese secret police broodingly observe the visitors, terrified that their country’s neutrality will be compromised. The novel seamlessly fuses the stories of its invented characters with appearances by historical figures like the ex-King Carol of Romania, the great Polish pianist Jan Paderewski, the British…
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Down the TBR Hole | Week 2
This is a blogging meme created by Lia at Lost in a Story. The aim is this: Go to your goodreads to-read shelf. Order on ascending date added. Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books Read the synopses of the books Decide: keep it or should it go? One of my 2018 resolutions is to reduce my TBR pile, both physically, and the digital one I have created on Goodreads, and this meme will hopefully help!! Incarceron- Catherine Fisher This looks like an intriguing YA Fantasy novel which I haven’t heard much about, so I might bump this up my list a bit!! Verdict: Keep A Great and Terrible…
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It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?
This meme is hosted by Kathryn at the Book Date. ~~~ I’m still studying and completing coursework so I don’t have loads of time to read, but this is what I’m up to! What I Read Last Week: The Hunger by Alma Katsu This was a fascinating horror story based on the Donner Party who crossed America during the mid 1800s. Savage Island by Bryony Pearce This was a very enjoyable YA read about a group of teens who sign up for a weekend of challenges on an island in the North of Scotland, with the aim of winning £1 million each. What I’m Currently Reading: The Accidental Recluse by Tom McCulloch…
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April Anticipated Releases
Spring is officially here, I can finally put away my scarf, hat and gloves (hopefully!). This months’ book releases are super exciting, and here are some of my most anticipated! In The Shadow of 10,000 Hills by Jennifer Haupt The Hunger by Alma Katsu Savage Island by Bryony Pearce Tree Dreams by Kristin Kaye You, Me, Everything by Catherine Isaac Happy reading!!