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Holiday Read #2 Song of the Sea Maid
I wasn't quite sure how I was going to go with this book and as I write this review, i'm still not sure. Some parts infuriated me. The book begins with a young street urchin in 18th Century London who has a brother (at least she thinks he is her…
Duffy’s Holiday Reads #1 Wolf Winter – Dark, stark and incredibly cold…
Some people don't like the term 'beach reads' and neither do I. I think it's because i'm not quite sure what a good 'beach read' should be, and why it should be anything different. A good book is a good book isn't it? It shouldn't matter where you are; although…
Skin – Imagine tracking your personal history before the internet!
Amazing textured and gold book cover Skin is a complete U-turn to my last few reads. Those that know me, know that I’m an ancient history geek, so when I threw my name in the ring to win a copy of Skin from The Reading Room, I was pretty…
Thank You To The Reading Room!
Thanks to The Reading Room for my book win! Skin is a book that is right up my alley. It's going straight on my TBR pile! (more…)