June 11, 2017
Hello, dear readers! I wrote this post because I have a special announcement for all of you. Since March 2017 I’ve created my own blog, entitled Alina’s Bookish Hideout, where I post old reviews and other book-related articles some of you have already read, but you will find new ones too. The main reasons why I decided to go solo were the need to make a change after […]
Tags: alina’s bookish hideout, blog, books, change, literature, review
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April 24, 2017
If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time. As the years passed, he fell into despair and lost all hope. For who could ever […]
Tags: beauty and the beast, dan stevens, disney, Emma Watson, fairytale, fandom, film, happiness, josh gad, love, luke evans, luketeers, magic, music, pain, review
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February 21, 2017
It was a myth well known to anyone in Tireol that the enchanted forests hid the gates of heaven created by gods. The gods used the gates to travel between various realms to observe and guide the life force that they helped create. (Loc. 165-166) I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book […]
Tags: adventure, evil, family, fantasy, gates of heaven, greed, love, magic, pamita rao, review
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February 13, 2017
I was actually going to name this review “Five Reasons why I Hate Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, but there are one or two things I also like, so the title would have been too long. Let me start with this… JK Rowling, I love you. What the hell happened here? Yes, I know […]
Tags: adventure, draco malfoy, drama, family, fantasy, friendship, harry potter and the cursed child, hermione granger, hogwarts, jack thorne, jk rowling, john tiffany, magic, review, ron weasley, time travel, voldemort
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January 31, 2017
“I rent time for people to read, Frau McClain. Time for people who have no time to spare.” Strauss’ eyes twinkled. (Loc. 192-193) I picked up To Read or Not to Read by Vincent Hobbes a few years ago and I rated it pretty low because I didn’t know at the time that I was reading a short […]
Tags: books, horror, imagination, magic, paranormal, review, short-story, suspense, time, to read or not to read, vincent hobbes
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January 9, 2017
Book 1: The Deep Beneath “I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review.” The Deep Beneath is the first instalment in Natalie Wright’s young adult science fiction series entitled H.A.L.F., which was inspired by the Roswell UFO Incident, but the author took it to a whole […]
Tags: action, aliens, conspiracy, death, freedom, friendship, genetics, half, love, natalie wright, review, science fiction, suspense, the deep beneath, war, young adult
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December 15, 2016
A short amateur review Where can I begin when there are already so many videos reviewing this movie? I’ll start by saying that I’m in no manner an expert when it comes to all things connected to Doctor Strange. What I know about him, I know from cartoons I’ve seen. I haven’t read any of […]
Tags: benedict cumberbatch, doctor strange, fandom, fantasy, film, marvel, rachel mcadams, review, scott derrickson, stan lee, stephen strange, tilda swinton
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October 14, 2016
Book 1 The Prince’s Special Bride Even during the fitful bouts of sleep, her mind had been filled with a suave, secretive seducer in a princely uniform who spoke endearments in an unknown language and caressed her body in all the right ways. (Loc. 1201-1203) For today’s post I wrote a book review for author […]
Tags: devika fernando, friendship, love, monarchy, review, romance, royal romance, the prince’s special bride
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October 11, 2016
“A linguist, a lake monster, and the looming shadow of death—news of an unknown creature in the New Bedford Lake coincides with news that Natalia’s cancer has returned. On the shores of the lake in a strange house with many secret doors, Robert and his family must face the fact that Natalia is dying, and there […]
Tags: art, death, descriptions of heaven, family, love, pain, randal eldon greene, review
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September 11, 2016
This second film tag is based on a post going around on Facebook and brought to our accounts by Devika. Unlike the other one, this one focused on film posters. Since we thought that uploading a couple of images is not enough, we decided to choose three posters for films we enjoy watching and write […]
Tags: anna karenina, comedy, devika fernando, dracula untold, fandom, film tag, jane eyre, love, my life in ruins, review, the crow, the king's speech
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