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Book Review: You’re the One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher

Love triangles are a bit like marmite, not everybody likes them. This particular love triangle however is very easy to like and I found myself transported into a fictional world where the characters had such a strong presence, I was able to lose myself in their world more as the plot thickened.

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Book Review: Beautiful Day by Kate Anthony

This is a heartwarming tale of love, friendship and family. Touching on many themes from divorce to the bureaucracy of social services alongside the challenges of being a single parent and still keeping up with the school PTA, Kate Anthony has managed to write about an array of serious subjects whilst also giving it a light hearted side showing it’s not always bad.

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Book Event: An Evening with Graeme Simsion + Giveaway!

I made my way to Leeds for another book event at their Albion Street Waterstones store. It rained, it hailed, it snowed and I was four hours early… Was it worth it? Of course it was, I was on my way to meet Graeme Simsion author of best selling novel The Rosie Project.

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Book Review: The DeadWife’s Handbook

Book review of The Dead Wife’s Handbook by Hannah Beckerman, a truly thought provoking and compelling read, a book so powerful it has the ability to leave its readers questioning their own life and legacy.

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The Penguin Readarama

The lovely folks over at Penguin towers have set about encouraging everyone to read more, they plan to make 2013 the year of reading! It really is as simple as reading a book a week.
Talk about it, share your thoughts with everyone but most of all enjoy it. You can read any books you like, or you can follow the reading list along with the reader at Readarama.

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