2015
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Around the World Challenge 2016
This challenge is hosted by All About Books and the basic idea is to read books and mark where they were set on the map. There are also a number of mini-challenges you can take part in within the challenge, and I am hoping to take part in; Read one book for every continent Read a certain number of books set in capital cities (5) Read a certain number…
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Top 10 Books of 2015
Happy New Year!! I hope you all had a lovely time welcoming in the new year wherever you were. I was originally going to do a top 15 books of 2015, but honestly I didn’t read that many books that I enjoyed immensely, so I decided to lower it to a top 10 instead. These are not in order, they’re just my favourite 10 of the year. 1. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner 2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 3. The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman 4. And All the Stars by Andrea K. Host 5. Dominion by C.J. Sansom 6. Macbeth by William Shakespeare 7. Beautiful Chaos…
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Book Review- The 100
Title: The 100 Author: Kass Morgan Pages: 323 Series: The Hundred #1 Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopian Rating: 3.5/5 No one has set foot on Earth in centuries — until now.Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth’s radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents — considered expendable by society — are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life…or it could be a suicide mission.CLARKE was arrested for treason, though she’s haunted by the memory of what she really did. WELLS, the chancellor’s son, came to Earth for the girl he loves…
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Shelf Control #1
A weekly features celebrating unread books on our shelves! Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up. This is hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies. My choice this week: Title: Under the Greenwood Tree Author: Thomas Hardy Description: “Under the Greenwood Tree” is the story of the romantic entanglement between church musician, Dick Dewey, and the attractive new school mistress, Fancy Day. A pleasant romantic tale set in the Victorian era, “Under the Greenwood Tree” is one of Thomas Hardy’s most gentle and pastoral novels. -Goodreads When/how I…
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Making Up for Monday #5
This is a meme hosted by An Avid Reader, A Wannabe Writer. Every week there is a theme or game, or something fun to do that week. This week’s question: Which book would you like most for Christmas? I know this question says which book, but I’m going to cheat slightly and say a collection of books. My Harry Potter books are extremely tattered, they were the one’s I bought when they were first published, and they have been read and carried around a lot, and they’ve looked better. This is my favourite box set of the Harry Potter novels that have ever been released. I’ve no idea if it’s still possible to buy…