Title: The Doll Factory Author: Elizabeth Macneal Genre: Gothic Historical Fiction Published: 2019 Pages: 336 My Rating: 5 Synopsis from Goodreads: London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment – … Continue reading The Doll Factory, by Elizabeth Macneal (Spoiler Free)
One of my year resolutions was to post a monthly wrap-up for every month. You might have noticed that it did not happen. Today I want to discuss reading slumps and TBRs, trying to deconstruct the fear of the former, and unpack the idea of the latter. If you did not notice, I am in … Continue reading The Ominous Reading Slump and Why TBRs Don’t Work For Me
Hello everyone, here we go with the last quote. "There is... this rage." she said "This despair and hatred and rage that lives and breathes inside me. There's not sanity to it, no gentleness. It is a monster dwelling under my skin. For the past ten years, I have worked every day, every hour, to … Continue reading 3 Quotes, 3 Days Tag (3)
Hello everyone, Here we go with the second Quote: "Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should it mean that it is not real?" -Albus Dubledore Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling Tag: Booklovebabbles Deidra Alexander's Blog Abooknation
Hello Everyone! Today I want to start a new series: Keky Recommends. I will post new blogs every so often, and what I will do is, given a topic or theme, I will recommend some books that in a way or another were dear to me. Today's topic is emotionally draining books. By emotional I … Continue reading Keky Recommends: Emotional Books
Hello everyone! Today I will do something a little different: a tag! I was nominated by @icebreaker694, thank you so much for tagging me! Quote: "It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it [...] Women are … Continue reading 3 Days, 3 Quotes Tag
Hello Everyone! Today I thought I might do something different and share with you my first experience of a literary journey ever. Since I am studying here in England for a semester, I knew before coming here that I absolutely wanted to go to Haworth at least for a couple of days. For those of … Continue reading A Literary Journey: The Brontë Land
Hello Everyone, Today I am sharing with you 25 bookish facts about me. Once I started jotting these down, I had a hard time stopping. The ones listed below are the first 25 that came to my mind, without any particular order. I judge books by their covers. When I am in a bookstore I … Continue reading 25 Bookish Facts About Me
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