Tag: recommended reads

Teaser Tuesday: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Posted May 29, 2012 in BOOKS, Uncategorized
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Teaser Tuesday: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Today I’m joining in with the weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should be Reading– Teaser Tuesdays! Anyone can take part, so here are the rules: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that […]

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Review: Wither by Lauren DeStefano

Posted May 7, 2012 in Book Reviews
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Review: Wither by Lauren DeStefano

Wither by Lauren DeStefano My rating: 4 of 5 stars  *SPOILER ALERT!* I’ve had this book on my shelf since Christmas, and finally got around to reading it last week. I was intrigued by the premise as it sounded similar to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, which I enjoyed reading at university. The novel is […]

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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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Hype about The Hunger Games

Posted March 31, 2012 in Entertainment
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Hype about The Hunger Games

[Source] I have to apologise for being absent from the blogging scene for almost a whole month. Unfortunately I don’t really have a great excuse, other than that I was lost in several new obsessions, including The Hunger Games. I went to see the movie last week and it re-ignited my hunger for the books. […]

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