The Best Books I read in 2014

2014 was a great year for me in almost every sense, including literary wise. Although this was the year I graduated from university and as a result spent the first months of it writing my dissertation, I still found plenty of time to read other books than the ones dedicated to French foreign policy. Without further ado, here are just five of...

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History of a Pleasure Seeker: Review

Author: Richard Mason Genre: Fiction, Romance, Adult Fiction Originally published in: 2011 Pages: 280 "There is no adventure in staying at the same place" When you want to visit Amsterdam, you book a flight and you go there for the weekend. When you want to see Amsterdam as it was in 1907, during the Belle Époque - things get a bit trickier....

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My favourite Christmas time moments: Books

Image Source We are well into December now, so naturally I am all about the ice skating, mulled wine-drinking, Christmas-pudding-eating experience. But before I head into yet another Christmas market, I thought it would be a good idea to look into some of my favourite books and find festive inspiration in them. So, here I am browsing in my library...

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5 Best: Book Accessories

A good book accessory is to a reader, what a MAC brush is to a girl - makes the whole experience more convenient. And by book accessories I mean all those little things that are there to enhance one's reading time - pretty bookmarks, little booklights and all sorts of different gadgets.  Since Christmas is upon us, those also make great...

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Five Inspirational Christmas Quotes

Keeping it festive, here are 5 quotes about Christmas that are sure going to get you in the Christmas mood!  “It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.”  ~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas...

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Christmas Gift Guide: Books

a target="_blank" h Following my previous Christmas Gift Guide for Book Lovers, here are some book ideas that could make the perfect Christmas present. 1. Stay Classy: Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, Oliver Twist, Vanity Fair The classics always make a good Christmas gift, especially when you go for a beautiful special edition. Personally,...

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Christmas Gift Guide: What to get a book lover

Perfect Gifts for Book Lovers  Zara scarve, £19 / Winter Tea Collection / Alice in Wonderland Tea Party Teapot / New Season SS15 | The Cambridge Satchel Company / Sloane Stationery Hugs & Kisses Pocket Book / Gingerbread / This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Talk, £24 A month til Christmas means it's time to get serious on the Christmas...

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Gone Girl Review

Author: Gillian Flynn Genre: Thriller Originally Published in: 2012 Pages: 463 Surprise, surprise! Guess who read Gone Girl and loved it. You might be tired of hearing how good that book is, but truth is stuff like that should not remain a secret. So, here I am joining the massive fan base that Gone Girl is enjoying today… Important...

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5 best quotes from Gone Girl

Before I share with you my review on Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, I decided we need a post with five of the best quotes from the book. I am not gonna lie, choosing just five was not easy! Gone Girl is full of moments where I would just think "this is spot on" and as with most books, it's almost impossible to tell which are the "five best lines"....

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Sunday Brunch: Lazy and Happy

Pumpkin spice latte and a carrot cake - perfect combination for the cold days Sundays are meant to be lazy. There is nothing better than a well used Sunday and by that I mean staying in bed, watching film after film, reading a book and having lots of tea and biscuits. However, Sundays change throughout the year and I can definitely...

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Halloween costumes: book inspiration

Halloween is upon us and while some people have chosen their outfits well in advance, a lot of us keep waiting till the very last moment (seriously, when will I learn?). If you really leave it all for the last minute (read: a couple of hours before the party starts), you will basically have two possibilities: to put on something tight and black,...

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Sunday Brunch: Benedict Cumberbatch

Sometimes you just need a different kind of book...and sometimes you just find something with Benedict's face on it... A few months back as I walked into my local library, I decided to check out the 'New In' section. And can you imagine my surprise when I saw this lovely book! Obviously I did not waste another minute and immediately got it,...

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Love, according to your favourite classic heroes

Mr Darcy. Mr Thornton. Mr Rochester. I could think of a lot other "misters" that come from classic period pieces and have turned into the ultimate literature heroes. They are the original leading men, who have made women around the world fall in love with them decades before films were invented and the Hollywood leading man was introduced....

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