Noise: Book Review

Author: Brett Garcia Rose Genre: Thriller Pages: 197 Originally published in: 2014 “The world is an ugly place, and I can tell you now, I fit in just fine.” Lily is the only person Leon has ever loved. The perfect big sister, she has always been nice to him ever since he first set foot in America, and in her home. Ten years after...

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Dreamy Date Night with a French Twist: Closs Maggiore

For our second anniversary my boyfriend surprised me with a lovely dinner at Clos Maggiore - a gorgeous restaurant offering contemporary French cuisine, situated in the heart of Covent Garden. What makes Clos Maggiore the perfect restaurant in my eyes, is the fact that it combines Italian and French style in a most satisfying fine dining symbiosis....

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10 Books for Every Valentine's Scenario

No matter if you are single or taken, engaged or emotionally unavailable, if you have a boyfriend or a cat, if you are in a serious (although quite unsustainable) relationship with a fictional character…Whatever your situation is, here are ten books that are going to get you through Valentine’s Day. Love it or loathe it, it is just one day...

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What I Have Been Up To: London

I decided to share with you what I have been up to in the past couple of weeks as a lot of the things are culture related. Thus, making them perfect to share on here... After all you can never be bored in London, right? Rubens and His Legacy: Van Dyck to Cézanne at the Royal Academy  I had the opportunity to visit a lovely Blogger's...

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The Miniaturist: Review

Author: Jessie Burton Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adult Fiction Pages: 424 Originally published in: 2014 “True love was a flower in the gut, its petals unfurling inside out. You would risk all for love – blissful, never without its drops of dismay.” It is mid-October, 1686, when eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam...

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Hercule Poirot: From Start to Finish

As an avid reader of Agatha Christie, I just had to pick up one of her most famous novels The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Then later on, my boyfriend got me Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case – a book I have deliberately skipped as I wanted to postpone reading *his* last book for as long as I could. However, sooner or later I had to face it, and I preferred...

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