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Monthly Archives: February 2019
Book Review: The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dark and sinister This is the macabre and sinister tale of David Martín, a journalist who turns to writing books. Initially, these are regularly churned out, trashy … Continue reading
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Tagged angels game, book review, carlos ruiz zafon, cemetery of forgotten books, dark, david martin, depressing
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Random Elef-Act of Kind-Mouse
Originally posted on But I Smile Anyway…:
Dear Diana has a monthly prompt going on, using a picture. It is a speculative fiction prompt, so we can write whatever we want, and this photo has been popping up into my…
Challenge: Two Sentence Horror Story
Can you write a horror story in just two sentences? Here is my attempt. As I regained consciousness, I realised that I was naked, tied to a tree and smothered in beef gravy. The wolves that circled around me were … Continue reading
Book Review: No Tomorrow (Killing Eve #2) by Luke Jennings
No Tomorrow by Luke Jennings My rating: 5 of 5 stars Despite having a gigantic TBR mountain, I by-passed them all and started reading No Tomorrow as soon as I had finished reading Codename Villanelle. The story continued at the … Continue reading
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Tagged bisexual, book review, british, CIA, crime, gory, killing eve, lesbian, london, luke jennings, mafia, MI5, MI6, motive, murder, murderer, no tomorrow, paris, russian, ruthless, serial killer, sex, spy, SVR, thriller, ukraine, villanelle
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I’ve been nominated!
Best Book Blog I have just learned that I have been nominated for Best Book Blog at the Annual Bloggers Bash Awards 2019! Why? I had to ask myself that question. To answer myself, I had to review my blog going … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers Bash 2019, blogging
Tagged ABBA 2019, annual bloggers bash awards 2019, awards, blogging, Book Blog, book review, personal
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Who’s Your Favourite Blogger?
Originally posted on Hugh's Views & News :
We all have our favourite blogs and bloggers, don’t we? But how often do we shout about who they are to each other? Image credit: Pixabay Of course, leaving them thoughtful comments…
Book Review: The Astonishing Colour of After by X.R. Pan
The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X.R. Pan My rating: 3 of 5 stars Poor Leigh is only sixteen years old when her mother commits suicide. She is overwhelmed with guilt. She can’t get over the thought that she … Continue reading
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Tagged astonishing colour, bird, book review, color, colour, reincarnation, synesthesia, synesthete, taiwan, xr pan
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Who’s Joining the Spoilt Miranda series?
Originally posted on E. De Sousa:
It has been the long awaited sequel to Cecil the Bully and Spoilt Miranda. At last, their friends will be getting a chance to tell their own tale of meeting the infamous Ms Crow…
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a story in every line.
Originally posted on I didn't have my glasses on….:
A pencil drawing by a 16 year old Irish girl has won a National Art Competition. Shania McDonagh is tipped as a future top artist. The man she drew is…
Book Review: Codename Villanelle (Killing Eve #1) by Luke Jennings
Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings My rating: 5 of 5 stars It has been a long time since I gave any book a five star rating, but this one truly deserves it. The ending left me breathless and hungry for … Continue reading
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Tagged bisexual, book review, british, CIA, code, codename, gory, killing eve, lesbian, london, mafia, MI5, MI6, motive, murder, murderer, paris, russian, ruthless, serial killer, sex, spy, SVR, thriller, ukraine, villanelle
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