For the past few years, I’d been buying books via my sister who worked in a bookstore. Her staff discount meant I never looked anywhere else for books. Now that she’s moved on to a full-time adult job and left the bookstore behind, I’m keeping an open mind to other purchasing options. Somewhere in the back of my mind, the words ‘Book Outlet’ lurked. On a whim, I decided to […]
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The Children’s Home by Charles Lambert In a sprawling estate, willfully secluded, lives Morgan Fletcher, the disfigured heir to a fortune of mysterious origins. Morgan spends his days in quiet study, avoiding his reflection in mirrors and the lake at the end of his garden. One day, two children, Moira and David, appear. Morgan takes them in, giving them free reign of the mansion he shares with his housekeeper Engel. Then […]
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Hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl I’m sticking with the original topic for today (TTT throwback). Previous TTT with this topic include #1 Childhood Favourites and #77 Childhood Faves. This turned out to be a bit trickier than I anticipated, as I couldn’t recall the titles of three of my favourite books. (I was close with two of them – I had Picollo and Timothy in mind and […]
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The Night Rainbow by Claire King Format/Source: ebook/library Published: April 2013 Publisher: Bloomsbury Length: 224 pages Genre: Contemporary fiction ★★★★ Under the sweltering heat of the summer sun, five-year-old Pea – and her vivid imagination – run wild in the meadows behind her home on the edge of a small village in Southern France. Pea’s father died in an accident, and now she only has her little sister, Margot, for company. […]
Time for my 2018 mid-year check in! Before I get started…What’s up with ya’ll posting mid-year stuff throughout June? I accept only one date as ‘mid-year’ and refuse to post any recaps before then. 🤣 Anyway, in this post I’ll take a look at my reading and blogging goals progress, the quality of my reading compared to last year, and the Mid-Year Freakout Book Tag. Reading Goals 56/75 books read – […]