December 2017 (+ December FOF Linky)

I honestly cannot believe I'm writing up my very last monthly recap for the year. I'm sure I say it all the time when I'm writing these posts, but seriously, where has the time gone? It feels like 2017 was even busier than 2016, which is pretty darn cool. Anyway, check out all the thin…

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Solve the Case • Murder on the Orient Express

I'd never read an Agatha Christie book prior to this year, but now I've read two (And Then There Were None, as well as Murder on the Orient Express ) and I must say that I really enjoyed them. If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll know that I'm not much of a mystery…

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A Circus for Dreamers • The Night Circus

You know when you've been meaning to read a novel for ages but kept putting it off until you were in the right mood/it was the right time/the season was the perfect background for the story? That's what happened to me with The Night Circus . I was interested in this story from the moment I …

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It's About One Moment • Meet Cute

Have you ever heard of 'meet cutes'? As a romantic and a devourer of love stories and rom-coms growing up, I had always known what a 'meet cute' was but  only identified the terminology after watching The Holiday (which is a lovely film!). It's that moment at the start of every …

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Playing the Great Game • The Cruel Prince

I'm never particularly drawn to books about faeries, if I'm being honest. But I do happen to trust my friends! When Kristin from Super Space Chick raved  about The Cruel Prince and told me I had to read it, I listened. And as she promised, I devoured  it from start to finish. Yes, she was ri…

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