It is a truth universally acknowledged that social media is a growing superpower and a force ever increasingly catching the notice of government agencies. With the power of twitter, facebook, blogging, commenting and even more ways of expressing ones opinion, the general public cannot be ignored any longer. This universal truth is shown in the … Continue reading The Bank Note Victory
J. K Rowling and the Great Scandal of the Pseudonym
Oh my head. It has been completely done in by all of this fuss about Ms Rowling's latest book. All because people cannot accept the use of a pseudonym and are suspicious of how the whole situation came about! The Case of the Secret Celebrity For those unaware, the news broke last week that J K … Continue reading J. K Rowling and the Great Scandal of the Pseudonym
Website Update
I have just finished updating the look of the website and I couldn't be more happy with it! It has taken me all afternoon and evening to get this done, since I am not really that savvy when it comes to web design and stuff, but I think it was worth it. It looks much … Continue reading Website Update
Book Review – The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
The Reason I Jump Naoki Higashida Hardcover | 192 pages The cover of this book first caught my eye when I was in the bookshop earlier. It is a beautiful hardcover edition of the book, with a clear, well designed cover in shades of blue and white; butterflies in the pattern of a flower, reminding … Continue reading Book Review – The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
65 Books You Need To Read In Your 20s
65 Books You Need To Read In Your 20s. This article caught my eye on my Facebook feed. Now, I would have considered myself well-read and I am in my 20s.. but man... I feel so inadequate having read this list. Inadequate yet inspired. I have read a couple of the books on this list … Continue reading 65 Books You Need To Read In Your 20s
Book Review: The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
The Black Dahlia James Ellroy e-book | 384 pages Amongst the grassy plot of land, a vacant lot in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, lay the disfigured body of a young woman. Split in half, her legs spread, grass shoved inside her most intimate of places; the upper half of her body mutilated with … Continue reading Book Review: The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
The Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris – overview and review of Dead Ever After
The Sookie Stackhouse Series By Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark (2001) Living Dead in Dallas (2002) Club Dead (2003) Dead to the World (2004) Dead as a Doornail (2005) Definitely Dead (2006) All Together Dead (2007) From Dead to Worse (2008) Dead and Gone (2009) Dead in the Family (2010) Dead Reckoning (2011) Deadlocked (2012) Dead Ever After (2013) The Sookie Stackhouse series. The Southern Vampire Mysteries. True … Continue reading The Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris – overview and review of Dead Ever After
The first of Rachel’s Rambles… but no doubt not the last.
I have been drawing a blank after the readathon. Mainly because I am going through some stuff right now (not nearly as dramatic as it sounds, honestly!) and I haven’t felt up to blogging. I am trying though. To the winners of the Readathon challenge - I will be in touch soon. Apologies for the … Continue reading The first of Rachel’s Rambles… but no doubt not the last.
Readathon – Hour 24 – Crossing the finishing line!
It is after 1pm now. I can't quite believe it, but I made it. I lasted the whole 24 hours and read 5 whole books (plus 91 pages of a 6th book) *Obligatory wrap up post* Which hour was most daunting for you? Probably round about hours 14/15/16 as it was waaaay past my bed … Continue reading Readathon – Hour 24 – Crossing the finishing line!
Readathon Hour 23 – Book 5 is done!
ZOMG! I finished reading City of Bones. As you can tell, I loved it and man, this readathon is so awesome! I may be sleep deprived but I have really enjoyed reading books and blogging, and the mini-challenge! Oh the mini-challenge! FYI - the entries are so awesome I am currently trying to gather more … Continue reading Readathon Hour 23 – Book 5 is done!
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