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Category Archives: Extorting Bibliophilia
“Charming” by Elliott James (Pax Arcana #1)
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Tagged Charming, fantasy, mythology, Pax Arcana, urban fantasy, vampires
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“Deadly Hemlock” by Kathleen Peacock
Hello again blogosphere! I haven’t forgotten you! Although, given that my last post was in February, two years ago, I forgive you for thinking I had. So what happened over the past two years? I decided to completely fill up … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, Hemlock, Kathleen Peacock, Mackenzie, romance, Trackers, werewolves, YA
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Emerging from the land of myths and legends
I bet you thought I’d forgotten you. Nope, not even close. The thing is, I have been reading nothing but Rick Riordan since July of last year. I journeyed with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, met Roman demigods in The Heroes of … Continue reading
Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, My Fangirl Life
Tagged Egyptian, Greek, Heroes of Olympus, Kane Chronicles, Magnus Chase, mythology, Norse, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, Roman, Trials of Apollo, YA
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“Lord of Shadows” by Cassandra Clare
Hello, blogosphere! It has been a long time since I’ve been here. Last semester completely wiped me out and it was one of the most stressful three month periods that I have endured in a while. When I wasn’t working … Continue reading
“The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
I am ashamed of how long it took me to read this book. I never realised how much I needed my lunch hours and time before bed to get my reading done. This actually having lovely people to talk to … Continue reading
“Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy of Five” by Douglas Adams
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has been haunting me from bookshop to bookshop for years. I finally bought the “Trilogy of Four” a few months ago and then, last week, I finally got around to reading it. However, note that … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Dent, Douglas Adams, Ford Prefect, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, language, sci fi, space, time, whimsical
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The Fictional Crushes Tag
When I stumbled upon this tag, I immediately bookmarked it for me to do when I had the time. A post all about fictional crushes? Are you serious? I nearly checked to make sure that I hadn’t written this tag … Continue reading
Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, Musings, My Fangirl Life
Tagged blogging, books, community, fictional crushes
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“Forbidden” by Tabitha Suzuma
Have any of you ever read Flowers in the Attic by V C Andrews? It focuses on the story of the Dollanganger children and how they survive when their mother leaves them locked in an attic for years. It’s a brilliant … Continue reading
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Tagged consensual incest, family, Forbidden, Lochan, Maya, mental health, neglect, relationships, Tabitha Suzuma, taboo
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“The Book of Lost Things” by John Connolly
You know you’re in for a treat with a new book when your roommate exclaims excitedly over the title in your hand as you read in the lounge room and then continues to gush for the next five minutes over … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, David, fairytales, family, fantasy, John Connolly, LGBTQ, mental health, The Book of Lost Things, WWII
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“Vigil” by Angela Slatter
This review is going to be hard for me to write. Vigil was written by Australian author, Angela Slatter, and this is her first full-length novel. Not only that, but I went to the book launch for Vigil with a bunch of … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Slatter, Australian fiction, Brisbane, fantasy, Normal, sirens, urban, Verity Fassbinder, Vigil, Weyrd
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