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BBC Les Misérables: A beautiful rendition of a classic (contains mild spoilers)

BBC Les Misérables: A beautiful rendition of a classic (contains mild spoilers)

When I saw last year that the BBC were doing a six episode long adaptation of Les Misérables, I was very excited. Despite the often long, rambling and boring prose Victor Hugo wrote, I would still count Les Misérables as a great book. I loved the complexity, the emotion and the far reaching narrative that spans nearly all of Jean Valjean’s life. I also love the stage musical and the recent film…

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Jan 12, 2019

New Year, New Me?

New Year, New Me? My bookish, blog and personal goals all wrapped up in one post

It’s a happy new year and like most new years, it has taken me until now to start processing all the things I want to get done in the year ahead. Christmas was a slightly hectic time, full of family, food and impending deadlines that seemed to hang over my head. There is a sweet panic around Christmas when you have deadlines right after, that panic that you should be doing this, that or the other…

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Jan 10, 2019

Blogmas: Christmas Markets

There’s nothing quite like a Christmas market: wooden stalls, mulled wine, Christmas decorations and German sausages. It’s something which has become part of tradition despite the fact I only started going to them a couple of years ago. 

The first Christmas markets I visited were actually on a school trip to France, but a group of bumbling, non-French speaking twelve and thirteen year olds…

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Dec 18, 2018

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan: a stunning new fantasy 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan: a stunning new fantasy 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5

There are some things which sell a book to me, and an author dropping historical and cultural context about her book is definitely one of those things. 

Girls of Paper and Fireis the first book of what I’m sure will become a popular series. A world with three castes of people ranging from full demons,half demons and down to people, this was a book that immediately intrigued me. What would the…

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Dec 14, 2018

Blogmas: We Three Kings: Three of My Favourite Christmas Things

Blogmas: We Three Kings: Three of My Favourite Christmas Things or a post about why I //love// Christmas

Christmas is undoubtedly one of my favourite times of year, and not only because it’s the time of year where everyone exchanges presents! Christmas is also a wonderful chance to break up the monotony of winter with bright lights, singing and getting together with friends and family. For many, Christmas is an excuse to treat loved ones, have a good time and something to look forward to, even just…

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Dec 13, 2018

Blogmas: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe: a Christmas treat
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I was, like most people my age, introduced to Narnia through the 2005 film and within a couple of years I had devoured all seven books. Whilst some of the books are bizarre and downright disturbing, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe has an enduring charm with a childlike simplicity that will always remind me of Christmas.

A world trapped in eternal winter with NO Christmas by an Ice Queen who…

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Dec 02, 2018

Blogmas 2018 Announcement!

After trying, and failing, to complete all 31 days of Blogtober I decided that not only would I learn from my mistakes, but that I also wouldn’t be busy enough already! Christmas has always been a busy period for me, and especially now I’m at university it’s the time to get assessments in and keep working on the ones due in January. It’s also the time I associate home with, and so is the time I…

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Dec 01, 2018

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway: a fish not worth catching

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway: a fish not worth catching

I didn’t think I’d enjoy this novella, and I was right. This may sound like I started The Old Man and the Sea with negative preconceptions, something which you should never do when approaching a book, but the book itself just didn’t appeal to me from the outset. The Old Man and the Seais what could be called a classic, by a well respected author but the subject matter was less than engaging for…

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Nov 27, 2018

Carrie by Stephen King: Not what I’d expected 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Carrie by Stephen King: Not what I’d expected 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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This is another book I would never have bought if it wasn’t on my reading list. Despite Stephen King being a household name, the fact that his genre is typically classified as horror has put me off. I’ve never been a big fan of jump-scares in films, and the rising tension in a film, or programme, is enough to have me reaching for something to hide behind; even at nearly 21 I…

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Nov 21, 2018

My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal: no action men required 🌟🌟🌟

My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal: no action men required 🌟🌟🌟

This isn’t a book I’d have picked up in a shop, which is one of the reasons I’m glad my reading lists are so varied. My Name is Leonis the story of eponymously named Leon, a young boy whose love of action men and his family is tested as his family deteriorates after the birth of his brother Jake. Leon and Jake are quickly taken into the care system of the early eighties, just before the wedding…

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Nov 15, 2018

Blogtober: A Hogwarts Halloween

Blogtober: A Hogwarts Halloween

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There’s one book universe I’d love to live in, and that is the Harry Potter Universe (as a witch of course). Not only would I be able to do so many everyday things faster, but I’d also be able to really appreciate Halloween. Whilst the films only briefly touch on Halloween, each book mentions Halloween in a lot more detail, so, here are my five reasons to want to experience a Hogwarts Halloween.

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Oct 31, 2018

Blogtober: Getting Close to (Scottish)Literature

Edinburgh is a city of books and authors. There are too many authors are famous books written in, about or by Edinburgh based authors to really discuss all in one post. But, there is one particular thing in Edinburgh that really shows what an impact books has had on the city: The Scott Monument.

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The Scott Monument January 2017

The first time I went to Edinburgh, I mistakenly thought this was a…

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Oct 30, 2018

Blogtober: The Best Blogging Intentions…

Blogtober: The Best Blogging Intentions…

I knew it’d be difficult to post once a day for a month, but I was really hoping that I wouldn’t fall at the last hurdle…but it seems that I did! Despite my scheduling of posts, writing down ideas and trying to turn ideas into posts, I haven’t posted anything for the past few days. My main reason was that I thought I had scheduled posts for whilst I was away in Edinburgh, but it seems that I only…

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Oct 30, 2018

Blogtober: A trip to Edinburgh!

Blogtober: A trip to Edinburgh!

By the time you read this, I’ll be in Edinburgh enjoying the sites, smells and cold weather that the capital of Scotland has to offer! This will be the third time we visit the beautiful city, and the first time outside of Winter. This time we’re visiting to celebrate my partner, Ethan’s, 21st birthday! We chose to celebrate in Edinburgh for lots of reasons, but mostly because it’s only two hours…

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Oct 26, 2018

Blogtober: My November TBR

Blogtober: My November TBR

Sometimes it’s nice to set goals, and whilst November will be full of academic reading for university, as well as thinking about Christmas, I’d like to set myself three books to read throughout November for fun! I know some monthly TBRs are much longer, but I’d like to surprise myself by reading more, but not feel like three isn’t enough.

So, in no particular order, I’d like to read:

  1. The Radleysb…

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Oct 25, 2018

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