Tag: favourite authors

Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Posted May 7, 2012 in Book Reviews
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Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Divergent by Veronica Roth My rating: 5 of 5 stars  *SPOILER ALERT!* I’d read many good reviews about Divergent, and heard that it had been hailed as being on par with The Hunger Games. As a big fan of dystopian fiction, I decided to give it a go. The novel is set in a future […]

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Review: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Posted May 7, 2012 in Book Reviews, BOOKS
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Review: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars  *SPOILER ALERT!* I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in The Hunger Games trilogy, and was eager to start on the final instalment. Catching Fire ended with the cliffhanger that there is now no district twelve and there were a lot of questions left unanswered. […]

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Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Posted May 7, 2012 in Book Reviews, BOOKS
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Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars  *SPOILER ALERT!* After thoroughly enjoying The Hunger Games I had high expectations for reading the sequel, Catching Fire. The Hunger Games ends with an unresolved love triangle and the hint of a looming revolution and I was curious to see how the next book […]

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My Life in Books

Posted February 9, 2011 in Life Updates
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My Life in Books

Today I read a really great post by Philip Dodd over at The Domesticated Bohemian.  He described how his early love of reading was sparked by pouring over a children’s encyclopedia and grew from discovering the library. He argues against their closure and I agree that if a library encourages even one child to enjoy […]

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Favourite Quotes by Lewis Carroll

Posted October 30, 2010 in BOOKS
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Favourite Quotes by Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll is one of my favourite authors of all time. Here I’ve compiled a selection of my favourite quotes for your enjoyment 🙂   “Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.” “Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.” “Everything’s got […]

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