Advantages: An entertaining read, snippets for easy reading, broaden you knowledge Disadvantages: A selective audience
~~ Take A Break's Fate & Fortune ~~
I have recently stopped buying all my weekly magazines and I just keep to my regular monthly ones, mainly because I was just not getting the time to read them all. I chose this one because I love spooky stories and reading about anything spiritual. So, enough of my waffle lets get down to business of the magazine. The one I have in front of me is the July 2006 issue; the majority of the format is the same on a ... ...at page 9, so lets take a look on this pages competition.
This month you can win a Butlin's family holiday and Spa experience with some spending money thrown in as well. All you need to do is read the advertising feature (oops sorry competition), locate the answer to a very simple question and bobs your uncle, pop it on a postcard, keep your fingers, toes, legs and anything else you can cross in the hope that you are that lucky winner. You have ...
arnoldhenryrufus 27.06.2006
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Advantages: bright and colourful, well presented, lots of varied articles, 7 pages of horoscopes Disadvantages: poor journalism, not believeable, lots of adverts, puzzles are easy to complete
I can take or leave celebrity magazines, I have never really got excited about the latest copy of Heat or Hello magazine, but the one thing I do love, merely for cheap laughs is Fate and Fortune which is a spin off to Take a Break. My mum buys Take a Break magazine and we usually argue over whom is going to do all of the puzzles first when I go around for dinner so when she stopped buying it I was hoping to find something else to keep me amused.
... ...similar to its sister magazine Take a Break with its layout and design. As with Take a Break there is a savvy looking lady on the front cover surrounded by a mix of eye-catching headlines such as “This dead pilot lives on in our boy” and ““Psychic Slimming” unlike the cover of the Take a Break Magazine where you have headlines such as “My Sister is now my brother” with Fate and Fortune there is something spiritual about the headlines.
Upon opening ...
littlexen 27.05.2007
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Advantages: gave me a good laugh. Disadvantages: impossible to believe 99% of whats in it.
...avid reader of the original take a break magazine or this spin off from it (take a breaks fate and fortune) so in order to write this review I have done plenty research, a fair bit of first time reading of this mag and I have also taken a lot of very good advice from my fiancée who cant get enough of these types of magazines, so here goes!
The original take a break magazine has many features in it and one thing I have to give it great credit for ... ...to entertain people. The original take a break mag actually pays people like you and I for our real life stories not only so others can delve into your secrets but so perhaps our experiences can help other readers. For me this magazine gets a thumbs up, however the spin off mag which this review is about gets an all together different vote from me.
Take a breaks fate and fortune magazine is a monthly magazine which for me contains a collection of ...
thebigc1690 24.05.2007
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Advantages: A pleasant change to the usual magazines. Disadvantages: How do we know any of it's real?
...options I'll sometimes pick up Take A Break Fate & Fortune for a little something different. It's certainly not a magazine for everybody, in fact for some it contains many subjects they may disapprove of such as mediumship(talking with the dead) Psychics and magic. While I am skeptical of the existence of such abilities I find it fascinating to read about and I'm sure we'd all like to hope that there is some form of afterlife where we can see our ... ...off from the standard Take a break magazine which features real life stories, letters, competitions etc. It comes out monthly and costs £1.60, a lot of the content is similar to a standard Take A Break but with a supernatural twist. The magazine has the feel that it is aimed at the 25 and upwards range and definitely angles more towards womens interests then mens, not that I'm saying men don't read it, but it certainly feels more of a womens mag'
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piggypine 23.05.2007 (26.05.2007)
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Advantages: A different fun magazine Disadvantages: Adverts
...colourful and has the usual take a break layout with the usual pretty girl why I don't know but there she is! It also states the month the one in front of me is May 2007 but the whole layout inside and outside is usually the same. The price is also quite prominent and is £1.60 and then lots of headlines advertising the different stories and articles inside the mag.
YOUR LETTERS
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Firstly you get your letters where people ... ...These little sections do not take to long to read and can be funny, believable and interesting.
MYSTIC MIX
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This month includes a psychic CV from famous medium Mia Dolan who is on a TV programme called Haunted homes. Also lots of little snippets of information about different things including this month the medium that had correctly revealed in 1944 through her spirit guide that 2 warships had been sunk but the admiralty had ...
lisa8871 17.04.2007
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Advantages: Entertaining and often amusing Disadvantages: Is it for real?
Take a break
This is one of those magazines I picked up a while ago, in error- I merely saw “Take a Break” and thought it was the original magazine by that name. needless to say, it’s quite different, although being a spin off of the original magazine, this does promise to deal with true life stories. I was never especially convinced by the original, but continued to give this a go.
A few readings on, mainly when I need light and not overly taxing ... ...and in this magazine they take up no less than 7 pages, covering love, life, success and cash, as well as the chance to telephone your horoscope hotline to pay lots of money for a detailed horoscope.
The Noticeboard puts you in touch with spooky goings on around the country, and allows people interested in this sort of thing to find a pen friend. The Psychic Love Coach answers your love questions, and although she can’t answer questions personally, ...
danielalong 25.05.2007
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Advantages: A to Z for all your supernatural ads Disadvantages: Unbelievable stories and too many ads
...off the spring off from Take a Break is good but unfortunately more thought and time should have gone into the magazine.
I hope that you yourselves enjoy the "Fate & Fortune" but I am Sorry to say but this magazine is not really for me and consider it too be pricey for what it is. ...
magicmonkeyman 28.05.2007
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Advantages: interesting stories, cheap to buy,caters for everything a woman wants Disadvantages: addictive for blokes !!!
...at my moms house reading take a break that i may have actually learned something to maybe improve future relationships.haha. Afterall how else can us guys find on whats goin on in your missus head!! No doubt the ladies love this magazine too,it is aimed at them afterall..
It is full of very interesting and varied true life stories which tell stories of courage against all odds ,fantastic achievements .etc..etc..
I think these articles are very ... ...which many people can relate to.Also the magazine give readers the opportunity to write in and express their opinions regarding different articles,and sometimes even a small cash prize is offered for the best letter ,which is always a bonus!! This magazine is very light so would go in your handbag and its also full of funny pictures what readers have sent in of their children,pets and family.again the best ones are awarded prizes.
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pjm012345 23.05.2007
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I was recently given a reading and it will be appearing in the July issue. I was very pleased with the reading and animals from my past came through with messages. One thing puzzled me and that was the black and white collie. I later remembered that a good friend lost her old dog last year and guess what breed and colour he was. I still hear my little Zac and i feel him around me often. The guilt that i felt was replaced with even more love for my little terror. Thanks to everyone whgo works on this fab mag and i will continue to be a avid reader. ...
anntaplin 01.06.2008
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Advantages: Events diary, Monthly in depth horoscopes Disadvantages: Only issued monthly.
Being interested in this sort of stuff I regularly buy this magazine. The real life stories are mostly enjoyable if not sometimes a little far fetched by any circumstance. Each month ex-detective and psychic Kevin Wade investigates an unsolved mystery from years ago, for example what happened to Lord Lucan, and various unsolved murders and suspicious deaths. There are usually plenty of articles relating to spellworking which are ideal for beginners ... ...regular feature too, giving in depth readings to readers who contact her. There are also several pages of horoscope readings for the month. One of my favourite parts of the magazine is the diary of events around the UK listed each month. The events advertised range from psychic fayres to courses/workshops in a variety of areas such as Reiki, Crystal Therapy, working with angels and past life regression. ...
oxoAureliaoxo 06.02.2008
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Advantages: give you four ways of predictions i.e luck, money, wealth and fortune Disadvantages: might tell you to much
...get me wrong i do take a peek, any how she says she loves it , especially the luck and money parts , she is a weekly subscriber , well she doesnt subscribe but she buys it every week, she says that its better than mystic meg and thats saying something cos everything mystic meg says seems to happen in a way if that makes sense, take and break in itself is a good magazine a general good read with gossip, real life stories, tips on how to use those ...
kato111 28.05.2007
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...of people are i think take a break have increased there buyers by introducing this magazine.
take a break to me is like a pick me up,
there are lots of people out there suffering in silence and take a break give them the chance to speak which is a great confidence builder.
i myself after reading true storys feel like i have nothing to really complain about,
take a break says to me no matter how hard your life is there's always someone worse of ...
asang82 28.05.2007
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Advantages: gives me five minutes peace Disadvantages: not isued often enough
...issued every month personally i think it could be published fortnightly or even weekly. Take a break is a brand of magazlne i would always buy if i was to choose one for my wife. The brand is always priced realy low in comparisson to other magazines of its type. ...
silusjames 12.07.2007
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this is an interseting magazine with lots of fashion tips and stories of celebs. it is great value for money and with up to date products advertised.. i found the stars very intersting and enjoyable to read ....brilliant!
i would recommend this magazine ...definately ...
shaida 28.05.2007
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Advantages: light hearted professing to be serious Disadvantages: Gullible people might believe all they read and take it too seriously
...Every week I buy Take a Break to continue the mental exercise. Now, I know they are not exactly Mensa level, but that is OK, because I try to time myself on every puzzle. This gives me a bit more mental workout. So having attended to the serious stuff in the news and the mental exercise with TaB, I sometimes buy Fate & Fortune. You cannot take something like this seriously, and I think that is what the critics do. Just see it as light entertainment ...
bonniediva 19.07.2007
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