Monthly Archives: May 2014

Society of Silence

You put your groceries on the counter and stare as they move on without you. A block of chocolate, some raspberries, and a tiny tub of your favourite Ben and Jerry’s. As the cashier is helping the fussy old man … Continue reading

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“The Shadowhunter’s Codex” by Cassandra Clare and Joshua Lewis

I know, right? Why aren’t I reviewing City of Heavenly Fire? I’ll tell you why: I haven’t read a book that wasn’t a textbook since this time last week. It HASN’T COME YET! I ordered my copy from Barnes and … Continue reading

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Fallen Angels Discussion with C.J. Matthews!

Today was work and study. Study before work, work, study after work. Four chapters down, a billion to go (actually, probably something like twenty, but still). Anyway, I just checked my emails and what should I have but an email … Continue reading

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Glass Discussion with C.J. Matthews!

The time is coming! I am crossing every single one of my fingers and toes that Barnes and Noble over in the US has made it so that I will get City of Heavenly Fire on May 27, but I have … Continue reading

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#NBBF14

A few weeks ago I was flicking through my Twitter feed and I came across a tweet about a National Book Blogging Forum with Random House Australia. “Click here”, the tweet said, “if you want to be a part of … Continue reading

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Welcome to Mount Tsundoku

It’s that time of year again. The time of year when I have a mountain of books hiding in my cupboard and no idea where to start. This isn’t like my last TBR pile, where I could plow my way … Continue reading

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Window Shopping

Today is one of those days where I have absolutely nowhere to go, no one to see, and no money to do anything about any of it. I could do my study for this week, but you know what? That … Continue reading

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes Discussion with C.J. Matthews!

Five hours of study, an hour long run, and the beginnings of a migraine pretty much sum up my day. Throw in a few episodes of SHIELD to break up the study sessions so I didn’t go insane and that … Continue reading

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Discussion with C.J. Matthews!

D Day is coming. In less than a month we will all be reading the last of The Mortal Instruments cycle. So, in order to mentally prepare myself, I have been re-reading the first five books. Unfortunately, given my love of all … Continue reading

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