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  • Readux: King of Thorns

    Title: King of ThornsAuthor: Mark LawrencePublished: 2012; ACEGenre: FantasyDate Started: February 16, 2013 Date Finished: March 15, 2013Rating (out of 5): ★★★★★Worthy of Note: I bought Prince of Thorns – the first book in The Broken Empire trilogy – when Chris and I were on holiday. We were at the Waterstones in Bath picking up a ridiculous number of hardcover books, and while Read more

  • This Writer Got an EReader

    I, Amanda, of book-loving, paper-huffing, tome-hoarding fame, have bought an eReader.If I may, I will first mount my own defense. I know that I have been a very vocal advocate for paper books, but I have always tried to say that paper books are just my personal preference, because I’m so emotionally attached to them, Read more

  • Readux: North and South

    Title: North and SouthAuthor: Elizabeth GaskellPublished: 1996; Penguin Classics – originally 1885Genre: FictionDate Started: January 29, 2013 Date Finished: February 15, 2013Rating: Worthy of Note: I first watched the BBC miniseries adaptaion of North and South after much prompting from Netflix, insisting that if I was interested in Pride and Prejudice, I absolutely had to Read more

  • Top 24 – Part 4

    This Friday is my birthday, and I thought I would commemorate it with some profound, some sentimental, and some plain joys of life from my first 23 years of existence. Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 for the complete list!19.) Singing in the shower – my current line-up includes “The Wizard and Read more

  • Top 24 – Part 3

    This Friday is my birthday, and I thought I would commemorate it with some profound, some sentimental, and some plain joys of life from my first 23 years of existence. I’m be breaking in into four parts, so check back tomorrow for the last installment!13.) The Nutcracker ballet – when I was little I used Read more

  • Top 24 – Part 2

    This Friday is my birthday, and I thought I would commemorate it with some profound, some sentimental, and some plain joys of life from my first 23 years of existence. I’m breaking in into four parts, so check back  Wednesday and Thursday. 7.) Sex in a Pan – a dessert based on layers of chocolate Read more