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Would You Know How To Spot A Hipster?
How To Spot A Hipster by Jeremy Cassar is a little hardback guide about the sub-culture that thinks it's cool, arty, quirky and completely individual, but is in-fact VERY mainstream. The hipsters are taking over! The illustrations by Carla McCrae are very cute and the guide takes a very gentle…
Presence by Amy Cuddy – Who’s Doing The Starfish?!
When I hear the name Amy Cuddy, it's usually in reference to her very famous TED talk 'Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are'. When Hachette had a copy of her new book Presence for review, I thought I would take a peek and see how my body language was shaping…
Coffin Road – Science, Murder and Memory Loss
Coffin Road – Science, Murder and Memory Loss 'If you had killed someone, you would remember, wouldn’t you?' (more…)
Hidden Bodies – More murderous doings with charming, evil Joe!
Hidden Bodies. That weird, confusing moment of happiness when an evil, charming, psycho killer comes back into your life. YOU is one of my favourite thriller books of all time, and like many, I have been hanging out to read Caroline Kepnes sequel Hidden Bodies. I was apprehensive because I…
Book Blog Hop Giveaway with Book’d Out!
Join the book blog hop hosted by Book'd Out this Australia Day Holiday! The book blog hop gives you a chance to discover some great book bloggers, find out about latest book reviews and releases and enter to win some great book prizes! Want to win a bundle pack of…
Like Forrest Gump? The Magic Strings Of Frankie Presto Is For You
The Magic Strings Of Frankie Presto was a real surprise. I had the book kicking around for a few weeks; it came with me to the pools, to work and to the bedroom but I never got around to opening the cover. Why? I’m not quite sure. The cover didn’t…
All These Perfect Strangers – More Domestic ‘Gris’ than Noir
Domestic Noir from Aoife Clifford. Pen Sheppard is off to Uni and it can't come soon enough. She is escaping her small town, her mum's slimy boyfriend, and a secret, a dark secret from long ago. You don't need to be a murderer to be We pick up Pen's story…
Pour Me: A Life by A.A.Gill – A memoir of an alcoholic …
Writing this review has taken a long while to get round to! This book is one of my favourites of the year, but Christmas, and the end of the year, made me feel lethargic and I lost my blogging mojo for a while; it doesn't help that I have to justify…
Another Great Cricket Bio Review By Guest Blogger Mr B! – Flintoff “Second Innings”
Another great cricket bio for you this week - this one from Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff. "Second Innings" covers not only his cricket career, but as the title suggests, his life after retiring from cricket in 2009. He tells his story with plenty of "northern" humour. In fact, if you read…
Tiny Hats on Cats – Quirky & Joyful. Buy it meow!
Tiny Hats On Cats is a suprisingly joyful read. The hardcover is colourful and fun, urging you to take a peek at a selection of tiny hats perched jauntily on a bunch of cats. (more…)