Tag: recommendations

• Pick of the Week

  Karl Pilkington brandishes his unique class of intelligence once again in The Moaning of Life, a humourous take on the human condition and crucial ever-evolving global issues. In Trust Me, I’m Lying Ryan Holiday does an exposè of popular blogosphere; hook, line and sinker of the biggest liars in social media. Onto a lighter read,…

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  November 27, 2013

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• Book Review: Selling Scarlett

  I received this book in exchange for an honest review, and here it is! Published April 13th 2013 by Barkley’s Books SYNOPSIS: Elizabeth DeVille doesn’t belong at a party like this–one where the gowns cost more than her Camry and cigars run higher than her grad school utility bills. Dragged out of seclusion by her…

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  November 12, 2013

  blog, Book Reviews

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• At Least You’re in Tuscany: A Somewhat Disastrous Quest for the Sweet Life

  I received this book in exchange for a review, and here it is! By Jennifer Criswell Published September 28th 2012 by Gemelli Press LLC MY REVIEW: “It was this trip, during which I learned to say “yes” to every adventure, during which I’d felt romance and trusted my instincts, that convinced me that if I…

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  November 8, 2013

  Book Reviews

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• Boat Girl: A Memoir of Youth, Love & Fiberglass

  I received this book from Beating Windward Press in exchange for an honest review, and here it is! Published October 1st 2012 by Beating Windward Press LLC MY REVIEW: Melanie Neale’s memoir evokes a scenic memory of the Bahamas and Florida – an elusive beginning to a heartbreaking story of growing-up and falling apart in…

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  November 8, 2013

  Book Reviews

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• Confessions of a Hostie: True Stories of an International Flight Attendant

  I received this book from Monsoon Books in exchange for a review, and here it is! Published July 1st 2012/October 28th 2013 by Monsoon Books MY REVIEW: “Caffeine is not a drug – it’s a vitamin. Comedian Steven Wright makes a joke about how he first makes an instant coffee just so he has the…

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  November 8, 2013

  Book Reviews

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• Book Review: Window (Michele Renae)

  I received this book in exchange for a review, and here it is! Date Published: October 22, 2013 My Ratings: 7.5 / 10 “I loved that word: decadent. Unrestrained self-gratification. Indulgence.” Set in modern day France, this contemporary piece is written in sensual prose that tells of a girl starting afresh by moving to Paris.…

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  October 14, 2013

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• Book Review: The State We’re In

  Publisher: Headline Review Date Published: 4th July 2013 My Ratings: 7 / 10 Average Goodreads Ratings: 3.9 / 5 SYNOPSIS: What are the odds that the stranger sitting next to you on a plane is destined to change your life? Especially when they appear to be your opposite in every way. She’s a life-long optimist,…

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  October 8, 2013

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• Book Review: I Heart New York

  Whenever I’m done with a grueling day at work, a piece of light, fun chick-lit (or the likes of it) brings back the cheer in me. Lindsey Kelk’s humour is not at Sophie Kinsella’s, but rather, in a homelier manner her characters are likeable, relatable and slapstick funny. I couldn’t help liking Angela Clark. She…

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  September 28, 2013

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• Book Review: You Don’t Have to say You Love Me

  Neve Slater’s self-esteem is buried somewhere underneath her size 32 waist-line. She battles to fit herself into a size 10 in order to finally attract the attention of her love interest William, and decides to enter a ‘pancake relationship’ with the sex-god celebrity journalist Max. Max’s social reputation as a full-time jerk with the ability…

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  September 18, 2013

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• Book Review: The Food of Love

  I’ve truly learnt a lot of Italian phrases from Anthony Capella and here are some of my favourites: “…what your first Italian date told you to say to anyone who got fresh with you..” 1.“Cacati in mano e prenditi a schiaffi” lit: Take a shit on your hands and then smack your own face 2.“Lei e’un…

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  September 1, 2013

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• [TAIPEI] oo1. Frozen ice and flashing lights

  Taipei in the summer heat – not my ideal kinda holiday. Nevertheless, street food and shopping makes up for everything! We conquered Ximending and Shih-lin Night Market.

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  June 13, 2013

  Adventure, Asia, Food heaven, Indulgences, Landscape, My life, Pictures, Taiwan, Travel

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