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Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Posted May 6, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #1 Published by Bloomsbury Children’s on May 5, 2015 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Retelling, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 419 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Feyre is a huntress. She thinks nothing of slaughtering a wolf to capture its prey. But, like all mortals, she fears what lingers mercilessly beyond the forest. And she will learn that taking the life of a magical creature comes at a high price… Imprisoned in an enchanted court in her enemy’s kingdom, Feyre is free to roam but forbidden to escape. Her captor’s body bears the scars of fighting, and his face is always masked – but his piercing stare draws her ever closer. As Feyre’s feeling for Tamlin begin to burn through every warning she’s been told about his kind, an ancient, wicked shadow grows. Feyre must […]

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Pastime Pleasures #13 – Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J K Rowling

Posted August 8, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 4 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #13 – Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J K Rowling

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J K Rowling. Here I will look at books that have given me great pleasure in the past. These are books I can read over and over again. The only rule is that the book must have been published five or more years ago.   Harry Potter is amazing. What else is there to say? There’s magic, ghosts, strange lessons, weird sweets and owls deliver their mail. I’m still patiently waiting for my letter to Hogwarts. After all I could be a late developer, right? Each of the three main characters are relatable. We all have a bit of Hermione, Ron and Harry in us. Hermione starts off as a prim and proper, know-it-all scholar but by the end she is the most loyal of friends. Ron may have little money and spates of jealousy but his abundance of loving family and loyalty more than make up for it. Harry start off as a nobody, becoming a celebrity overnight […]

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