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Another fantastic book in the Harry Potter series.
Review of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) - J.K. Rowling by
RebeccaLovesBooks
Advantages: Gripping plot. More amazing characters. Full of mystery, adventure and action.
Disadvantages: None for me.
...of great trouble?'
PLOT
In this book, Harry and his friends are getting ready to start their third year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and ...
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18.06.2013 18:32
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A truly encapsulating novel
Review of Life of Pi - Yann Martel by
scotto6m7
Advantages: Story telling
Disadvantages: None
Whilst Martel may not strike people as a writer of grea prominence, this novel should be regarded vet highly. Having read this book in under two days a became a patient of the spell-binding allure of this piece of magic, not only does it have you dribblin ...
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somewhat helpful
18.06.2013 18:06
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Chocolate, romance, and a little French culture...
Review of The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris - Jenny Colgan by
Kukana
Advantages: Good story, interesting background, believable people
Disadvantages: Won't appeal to those who prefer fast action and excitement
I read quite a bit. My preferred genre is that broadly categorised as 'women's fiction', of a light but not brainless kind. It tends to take a while for a new (to me) author to hit my radar; however, I had read several reviews of Jenny Colgan's books and ...
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18.06.2013 15:17
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A beautiful story of hope and detirmination
Review of Life of Pi - Yann Martel by
RebeccaLovesBooks
Advantages: Amazing story. Gripping plot. Full of hope and strong beliefs.
Disadvantages: Hard to get into to begin with.
...to believe, ask any lover. Life is hard to believe, ask any scientist. God is hard to believe, ask any believer. What is your problem with hard to believe?' PLOT
The story ...
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18.06.2013 13:48
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My birthday wish is to not read this again...
Review of Snail's Birthday Wish - Fiona Rempt by
FloridaDino
Advantages: nice illustrations, colourful
Disadvantages: too little text, average story, lacks personality
My daughter is coming up to 4 in the not too distant future, and is at a stage now where she gets through books at a ridiculous rate; although she cannot read them, we read them to her and then she re-reads them herself, creating her story from the pictur ...
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18.06.2013 12:23
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Sweet romance story, not a bad read.
Review of The Edge of Never - J.A. Redmerski by
RebeccaLovesBooks
Advantages: Picks up towards the end. Sweet romance story.Unexpected twist.
Disadvantages: Hard to get into at times, for me anyway.
...you tell someone else is the moment you become a whiner and the world's smallest violin starts to play. The truth is, we all have problems; we all go through hardships and pain, and my pain is paradise compared to a lot of people's and I reall ...
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18.06.2013 12:08
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Dan Brown strikes again - A new Robert Langdon mystery
Review of Inferno - Dan Brown by
sbw80
Advantages: Will make you see things in a new way and will keep you guessing
Disadvantages: Balance between fact and fiction is sometimes to the detriment of the characters
Warning: Slight spoiler, if you do not want the location of the novel revealed please set reading now.
~The Plot~
Robert Langdon, the accidental mystery sleuth and expert of symbology, is back once more to solve another of Dan Brown's adventures that m ...
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very helpful
18.06.2013 11:11
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The Gruffalo
Review of The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson by
MrGump
Advantages: A great read, with educational benefits.
Disadvantages: None
Introduction:-
First released in 1988 The Gruffalo is one of many successful publications written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axle Scheffler and has sold over 10 million copies in its 25 years of existence. The Gruffalo is actually a book I ...
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very helpful
17.06.2013 15:05
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I Have Fallen for this Book
Review of Fallen - Lauren Kate by
elfbwillow
Advantages: Great ending, pulls you into the story
Disadvantages: Very long and slow start
Fallen – Lauren Kate
As many of you might have already gathered from my previous reviews, and the fact that I have a blog which focuses upon books alone; I absolutely adore reading. I love stand-alone books, though I am always looking out for a series o ...
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17.06.2013 14:42
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Brilliant New Adult book
Review of Stripped - Brooklyn Skye by
laurahartleyy
Advantages: Great story, great character connection
Disadvantages: Very similar to other new adult books
Title: Stripped
Author: Brooklyn Skye
Genre: New Adult
Publication Date: 14th May 2013
Goodreads Summary: “I like you.” His voice is low and soft, which I don’t deserve. I look away, down the rutted parking lot.
“Don’t... waste those words on me.”
He touc ...
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very helpful
17.06.2013 09:29
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Amazing story of Magic, Adventure, and Love.
Review of Alloria - David Staniforth by
RebeccaLovesBooks
Advantages: Amazing plot, fantastic characters. Has all the ingredients for an amazing Fantasy Novel!
Disadvantages: None for me
'Never let doubt creep in Ally, not for one moment. Even when all looks to be lost wrap up all your despair, all your anger, all your sorrow, all your grief and use them to fuel your determination. Remember, a battle is not lost until you give up the figh ...
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17.06.2013 08:58
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A cutting debut novel that may chill you to the bone
Review of Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn by
Mildew82
Advantages: Fantastic characterisation, clever and deceptive story, compelling
Disadvantages: Very dark subject matter which may unsettle those of a sensitive disposition
“Sharp Objects” (2007) was the first novel by Gillian Flynn, an American authoress who has received fairly widespread praise for all her first three novels (so far) due to her ability to focus rather chillingly on severe dysfunction and psychologically di ...
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16.06.2013 16:35
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Fates fingerprints on a photographical plate.
Review of When Worlds Collide - Philip Wylie, Edwin Balmer by
Coloneljohn
Advantages: A very entertaining read
Disadvantages: Somewhat dated attitudes
...of Bison Frontiers of Imagination, When worlds collide is comprised of two novels that were originally serialized in Blue Book magazine. ‘When Worlds collide’ was from Sept 1932 to February 1933 and the sequel, ‘After worlds c ...
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exceptional
16.06.2013 10:42
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Whispering Grass
Review of Hear Me Talking To You - David Craig by
CPTDANIELS
Advantages: Good concept and different direction the story took
Disadvantages: Needed more depth and annoying conversations within it
Synopsis of the book:
Detective Constable Sally Bithron had acquired a new informer. However he is different from the usual type because he is not registered with the Police, does not get paid by them and so nothing is know about the help he provides ...
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very helpful
16.06.2013 08:27
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Sometimes Love is not enough...
Review of Reflected in You - Sylvia Day by
ChemicalRomance
Advantages: A great second book in the crossfire series
Disadvantages: Nothing for me!
It’s been a long time coming getting round to reading this book, I read the first book in this series back last summer. It wasn’t until about a week ago that I ended up buying this book so the fact that I read it so quickly has come as a bit of a surprise ...
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very helpful
16.06.2013 00:19
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