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Fantastic Mr Fox | Roald Dahl | Review

Monday, 31 December 2012

Fantastic Mr Fox | Roald Dahl | Review


I read Fantastic Mr. Fox when I was younger, but when the Roald Dahl collection arrived I decided it was time to re-read one of my old favourites. I always enjoyed this book...

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Go Ask Alice | Anonymous | Review

Sunday, 30 December 2012

Go Ask Alice | Anonymous | Review


“I really am only one infinitely small part of an aching humanity.” I had a problem when I sat down to write this review. I planned to review The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer for...

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Blogger's Bookshelf Review Round Up #2

Saturday, 29 December 2012

Blogger's Bookshelf Review Round Up #2


Hello everyone, hope you all had a lovely Christmas and welcome to our second review round up post! Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher | Reviewed by Taylah Where Rainbows End by...

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Candor | Pam Bachorz | Review

Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Candor | Pam Bachorz | Review


“Oscar Banks lives in the pristine town of Candor. Son of the mayor, he is good-looking, smart and popular. And he knows something he’s not supposed to – he knows about the brainwashing...

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How The Grinch Stole Christmas | Dr Suess | Review

Monday, 24 December 2012

How The Grinch Stole Christmas | Dr Suess | Review


Christmas Eve! Christmas Eve! Christmas Eve! How excited is everybody right now? I thought I'd give you a little review filled with festive cheer in the form of my favourite Christmas...

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The Book of Lost Things | John Connolly | Review

Sunday, 23 December 2012

The Book of Lost Things | John Connolly | Review


The Book of Lost Things follows David, a young boy who is mourning the loss of his dead mother. As a result of this, he starts to have unexplainable fits and seizures...

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Group Collaboration | Our Favourite Reads Of 2012

Saturday, 22 December 2012

Group Collaboration | Our Favourite Reads Of 2012


  As we are now fast approaching the end of the year this month's group post is all about the books we've read and loved in 2012. We asked you to tell us your top 5 books read...

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Jellicoe Road | Melina Marchetta | Review

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Jellicoe Road | Melina Marchetta | Review


“He stops and looks at me. 'I'm here because of you. You're my priority. Your happiness, in some fucked way, is tuned in to mine. Get that through your thick skull. Would I like...

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This Charming Man | Marian Keyes | Review

Monday, 17 December 2012

This Charming Man | Marian Keyes | Review


This Charming Man has been sat on my bookshelf desperate to be read for months, the main reason for not reading it was… its length. Starting to read a book with a hefty 800 +...

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A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens | Review

Sunday, 16 December 2012

A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens | Review


“God bless us, every one!” As it's Christmas I decided it was the perfect time to review A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Usually I wouldn't have read this book, I've never...

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Discussion | NaNoWriMo 2012 Experiences

Saturday, 15 December 2012

Discussion | NaNoWriMo 2012 Experiences


We're all book lovers here at Blogger's Bookshelf but did you know some of us are also writers too?  This November writers, both amateur and professional, gather round...

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Girl, Interrupted | Susanna Kaysen | Review

Friday, 14 December 2012

Girl, Interrupted | Susanna Kaysen | Review


In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital to be treated for depression....

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Guest Review | The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson | Stephanie Burgis

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Guest Review | The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson | Stephanie Burgis


Sometimes, you know you’ll love a book even before you’ve opened the cover. I’m not talking about the illustration on the front – but a certain combination of “ingredients” that...

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Weird Things Customers Say In Bookshops | Jen Campbell | Review

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Weird Things Customers Say In Bookshops | Jen Campbell | Review


“A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve?'], first sparked the 'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops' blog, which grew over three years into one bookseller's...

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Review

Monday, 10 December 2012

The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Review


"So this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be." I feel really privileged to be reviewing The Perks...

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An Abundance of Katherines | John Green | Review

Sunday, 9 December 2012

An Abundance of Katherines | John Green | Review


His single consolation was that one day, he would matter. Colin Singleton - child prodigy - only likes one type of girl. Girls who are named Katherine. Not Kitty or Catherine...

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Dicussion | Favourite Book To Film Adaptations

Saturday, 8 December 2012

Dicussion | Favourite Book To Film Adaptations


Today’s post, our first ever Discussion here at Blogger’s Bookshelf, comes from regular reviewer Erin & guest reviewer Cat. We have been friends since we met at University...

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Wintergirls | Laurie Halse Anderson | Review

Friday, 7 December 2012

Wintergirls | Laurie Halse Anderson | Review


'You’re not dead, but you’re not alive, either. You’re a wintergirl, Lia-Lia, caught in between the worlds. You’re a ghost with a beating heart. Soon you’ll cross the border...

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