TOP ‘TEN’ TUESDAY: Books That Would Be On My Syllabus If I Taught Fantastically Depicted Side Characters

August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 Alicia24 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish once a week, and this week’s list is books that would be on my syllabus if I taught fantastically depicted side characters (which is probably the longest title I have ever typed). I may dislike some of these characters, but that doesn’t stop them from being… Continue reading TOP ‘TEN’ TUESDAY: Books That Would Be On My Syllabus If I Taught Fantastically Depicted Side Characters

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TOP ‘TEN’ TUESDAY: Books I’d Love To See As Movies/TV Shows

June 2, 2015April 16, 2016 Alicia11 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish once a week, and this week’s list is books I’d love to see as either movies or TV shows. I doubt I’m going to get ten books in this list because a lot are already decent movies, and some I just don’t want to be put… Continue reading TOP ‘TEN’ TUESDAY: Books I’d Love To See As Movies/TV Shows

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TOP TEN TUESDAY: Characters Who Have Lost At Least One Parent

April 28, 2015April 16, 2016 Alicia12 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish once a week, and this week’s list is character’s who have lost one, or both, of their parents. I know this is a morbid one, but I realised a while back that quite a few characters in books have lost at least one parent, so I… Continue reading TOP TEN TUESDAY: Characters Who Have Lost At Least One Parent

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

February 16, 2015April 16, 2016 Alicia6 Comments

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Publication Date: September 23rd, 2013 Publisher: Abacus Genre(s): Contemporary, Literary Fiction Series Status: Stand alone Pages: 864 Format and Source: Paperback, Owned Rating: 3 out of 5 Synopsis from Goodreads: Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless… Continue reading Book Review: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Haul

Holiday Book ‘Haul’

July 31, 2014April 16, 2016 AliciaLeave a comment

So I am currently in France visiting my parents and a necessity that of course takes precedence over clothing is books. The only reason I’m calling this a haul is because I am hauling over to France and back. Believe me when I say this is the fewest books I have ever EVER brought on… Continue reading Holiday Book ‘Haul’