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Tag Archives: Sherlock Holmes
“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
“The Sign of Four” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
I do not review classics. If you’ve been hanging around this blog for a while, you will know that I do not review classics. These are books that have been around for lifetimes before me and will probably be around … Continue reading
“Moriarty” by Anthony Horowitz
I’ve been avoiding my keyboard. I’ve wanted to write, but I just haven’t been able to. You know how they say writing is cathartic? Actually, as fellow bloggers, you probably already know that. Well, writing is incredibly cathartic. But as you’re … Continue reading
The Best Books To Read If You Want To Start Reading Classics But Are Too Intimidated
So what if it’s not Tuesday, I’m posting anyway! I’ve just spent the past two and a half hours applying for jobs that I’ll never get because all employers see is the word “Subway” on my resume and think … Continue reading
Posted in Events Between Non-Events
Tagged 1984, A Christmas Carol, blogging, Bram Stoker, characters, Charles Dickens, classics, community, Dracula, Emily Brontë, Frankenstein, George Orwell, Hamlet, In Cold Blood, John Williams, Kurt Vonnegut, literary, Literary classics, Literature, Mary Shelley, reading classic novels, Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Slaughterhouse Five, Stoner, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday, Truman Capote, Victor Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights
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#16 “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
City of Heavenly Fire – Cassandra Clare Every Word – Ellie Marney Skinjob – Bruce McCabe i. Bloodlines – Richelle Mead ii. The Golden Lily – Richelle Mead iii. The Indigo Spell – Richelle Mead iv. The Fiery Heart – Richelle Mead Silver Shadows … Continue reading
“Every Word” by Ellie Marney
Motion sickness has to be the worst of life’s little insecurities for a bookworm like me. In the past week I spent approximately twelve hours on buses, aeroplanes, and in airports getting from Canberra to Brisbane and back again. If I weren’t … Continue reading
“A Study in Scarlet” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The very first Sherlock Holmes story. Our first glimpse into the great detective, his best friend Dr. John Watson, and their unbelievable antics. How do you even begin to talk about it? If not for this book, we would never … Continue reading
Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, My Fangirl Life
Tagged BBC, Benedict Cumberbatch, deductions, Elementary, friendship, John Watson, Johnlock, Mark Gatiss, my dear Watson, rache, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Steven Moffat, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the science of deduction
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The S.S. Johnlock
Of the many, many ships docked at the BBC marina, the S.S. Johnlock is by far the most complicated. Well in my mind, anyway. Maybe that’s why I end up sitting by myself in the corner, alone, while everyone else … Continue reading
Posted in My Fangirl Life
Tagged BBC, Benedict Cumberbatch, fan fiction, fandom, friendship, John Watson, Johnlock, love, Martin Freeman, misrepresentation, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlockian, ship
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#13 “Every Breath” by Ellie Marney
i. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ii. Dracula – Bram Stoker 1. Lolita– Vladimir Nabokov 2. Holiday in Cambodia – Laura Jean McKay 3. Only Human – Gareth Roberts 4. Beautiful Chaos – Gary Russell 5. The Silent Stars – Dan Abnett 6. American Gods – Neil Gaiman … Continue reading
Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, My Fangirl Life
Tagged Australian, brilliant, characters, city, country, crime, death, Ellie Marney, Every Breath, family, family drama, grief, John Watson, Melbourne, mental health, Mycroft, romance, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, teenagers, Watts, YA
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My Infernal Imagination 