MJV Bookish Thoughts
Bookish thoughts, book reviews and book giveaways.
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Book review: Keep You Close by Lucie Whitehouse
Reading Time: 2 minutesI was blown away by this book. Lucie Whitehouse’s Keep You Close started off slow and at times in the first few chapters, I got really annoyed by the main character,…
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Book review: My Disorganised Life by Nina Whyle
Reading Time: 2 minutesI truly enjoyed this book. This is fun chick lit story with Eve Poots obsessive list maker, trying to take control and live life to the fullest after rough and publicly…
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Review of Pepperpot: Best New Stories From the Caribbean
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis short story collection was exactly what I have been craving. I needed to read and connect with Caribbean narratives. The vivid images of the islands represented and the music of the…
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Happy Endings
Reading Time: 2 minutesWednesday marked a three-year work anniversary and I struggled all day not to cry because I am so frustrated. I am at the end; I can no longer see the…
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Taking Time To Set Intentions (Again)
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe heady elation of the New Year and new beginnings has subsided and I now feel unsettled. The first week of 2016 was just fantastic. I was home, I took time…
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Review of the Hobbit by JRR Tolkein
Reading Time: 2 minutesThoughts and Assessment Loved this book. Can’t believe I didn’t read it before now. I watched all the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings movies, I so I know…
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Dreams Are Fragile Protect Them
Reading Time: 2 minutesTuesday night my heart broke. I shared my latest story idea and character sketches with my partner and he asked, “What’s the point of this?” I was stunned, confused and…
