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5th December 2023
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I want to write you a letter
About how the morning rises with a kiss on my forehead
And the light breathes its first breath through our velvet curtains
Book Club: The Binding
Discussing Bridget Collins’ The Binding Warning: Spoilers Ahead. This is a short book discussion and not a book review. There will be spoilers in this article. Bridget Collins’ The Binding was not at all what I expected, but a story…
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The Little Shop of Found Things
A Review on Paula Brackston’s The Little Shop of Found Things. Somewhere between a Jane Austen novel and The Good Witch series I couldn’t help but get drawn into Paula Brackston’s enchanting and venturesome tale, The Little Shop of Found…
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Reggie & Me
A Story by James Hendry Reggie & Me is a witty, tragic and beautiful story that crept into my heart. This coming-of-age novel follows the brave, yet unfortunate adventures of Hamish Charles Sutherland Fraser – a boy growing up in…
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The Night Circus
Oh, my Hogwarts! This author is a genius. This review is long overdue. Most probably because I did not know where to start. There are so many facets to The Night Circus, that it is almost impossible to keep the…
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Magisterium: The Iron Trial
A Book Review on The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare Nothing brings out the nerdy kid in me like a fantasy novel with an angsty pre-teen protagonist throwing sarcastic comments at the world while also trying to…
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Burn Bright
Warning: This blog post contains mixed language. Deal with it. I recently became aware of just how selfish we are in the lives that we lead – even when we lead them with the best of intentions. We want to…
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Book Review: A Walk At Midnight by Alex van Tonder
Reading A Walk At Midnight Everyone who knows me, is well aware that I’m an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy novels. If it wasn’t for my book challenge (to read a book where the author and I share…
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Book Club: Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
My Favourite Sad Book Micheal Rosen’s Sad Book is one of my all-time favourite children’s books. One could say it’s because of the touching story, or because of my admiration for Quentin Blake’s illustrations. I say, it’s because of both,…
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Book vs. Post: The Reading Slump
Book vs. Post The Reading Slump For the past few years I’ve been going through quite the reading slump, which is unsettling, because I’ve been building my existence around books and literature since I can remember. If I had to…
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