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Book review: ‘Wildflower Hill’ by Kimberley Freeman
Life is hard for Beattie Blaxland, a young Scottish woman struggling to help her family make ends meet in Glasgow. It’s 1929 and everyone is struggling to stay afloat, clutching tightly to their meager wages and stretching them as far … Continue reading
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Reading fools for the Indie Lit Awards
If you’re looking for me over the next few weeks, I’ll give you a major clue as to where I’ll be: with my face pressed down into one of five heavy books, making my way through the delicious words of … Continue reading
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The Best Darn YA Novels You’ve Probably Never Read
Everyone knows the young adult novels that really get the blood of readers pumping — those books, often in a series, that feature vampires, magic or a distant school called Hogwarts. The world of young adult literature is wide enough … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Life As We Knew It’ by Susan Beth Pfeffer
As if I wasn’t completely freaked out after reading this book, I had to come across THIS gem of a story while I innocently attempted to check my e-mail yesterday. Really, world? We have to punch the moon? Have you … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins
I really had little interest in reading this book — I just want to get that admission out there from the beginning! I’m really not a reader of science fiction or fantasy, and I pay little attention to novels set … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Grand Sophy’ by Georgette Heyer
My first foray into the world of Georgette Heyer — and Regency romance — was not a disappointing one! Like the countless lords, fools and gentlemen who fall in love with brash, bewitching Miss Sophy Stanton-Lacy, I don’t think I’ll … Continue reading
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