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The Bookish Manicurist: February 2015
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Thursday, 19 February 2015. Landline by Rainbow Rowell. This post contains a review and a bookish manicure. Published by Hachette AU. From the blurb: Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble; it has been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems beside the point now. Maybe that was always beside the point. Is that what she’s supposed to do? Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened? I don't...
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The Bookish Manicurist: July 2015
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Wednesday, 29 July 2015. Green Valentine by Lili Wilkinson. This post contains a review and a bookish manicure. Published July 29, 2015 by Allen and Unwin. Astrid Katy Smythe is beautiful, smart and popular. She's a straight-A student and a committed environmental activist. She's basically perfect. Hiro is the opposite of perfect. He's slouchy, rude and resentful. Despite his brains, he doesn't see the point of school. Is on my shelf but I’ve been saving it because I don’t want to be done wit...Set in th...
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Review: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski – Books & Cleverness
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Where it's clever to read Young Adult! Review: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). March 4, 2014. The Winner’s Trilogy, #1. Winning what you want may cost you everything you love. Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart. The Winner’s Curse. Is a book that takes some time to get completely enveloped in the story...
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The Bookish Manicurist: Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars by Martine Murray
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Friday, 17 July 2015. Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars by Martine Murray. This post contains a review and a bookish manicure. Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars. Published June 24, 2015 by Text Publishing. I don’t read a lot of middle grade fiction, but my attention was captured as soon as I saw the lovely cover of Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars. Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars. Is a sweet and heart-warming story, perfect for children and adults too. 8211; in the story Molly ...
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The Bookish Manicurist: Falling into Place by Amy Zhang
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Friday, 24 July 2015. Falling into Place by Amy Zhang. This post contains a review and a bookish manicure. Published September 9, 2014 by Greenwillow Books. Source: the publisher via Netgalley. From the blurb: On the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had reviewed Newton’s laws of motion in physics class. Then, after school, she put them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road. Why did Liz Emerson decide that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give up? To be a daughter?
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The Bookish Manicurist: Aussie YA
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I used to host the #OzYAChat. On twitter with Shaheen. And during these chats we'd have a lot of people wanting recommendations, so I thought I'd put together a list of my faves. If I know of an international version I'll mention it. If the book has been published in multiple countries I will label it as published overseas (you can see the various editions via Goodreads so click on the links provided). When Michael Met Mina. Hate is Such a Strong Word. All This Could End. She's with the Band. Queen of th...
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The Bookish Manicurist: Stephen King Project
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July 2, 2014. For some time now I've considered working my way through all of Stephen King's books. I've been a fan of his work since I was a teen (I wish I could remember which book of his was the first I read, it was either The Gunslinger, Different Seasons,. Or The Green Mile. Listening to the audio book of Cell. Has reminded me of my love for King's books and I've decided to start my own Stephen King Project. Books in blue = read in the past. Titles in green = read and includes a link to my review.
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The Bookish Manicurist: January 2015
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Monday, 26 January 2015. Panic by Lauren Oliver. This post contains a review and a bookish manicure,. I'm back within a week *self hi5*. This is another old review, I read Panic. In August last year and did the nails to match then as well. Published March 6, 2014 by Hachette AU. From the blurb: PANIC began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. Everyone has something to play for. 8221; And by t...
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