R.I.S.O.N Sade leaned back and surveyed the scrabble board. She calmly placed the ‘P’ tile on a triple letter score square. She looked out the window, heavy rain had been pouring down for hours. The howling winds threw leaves in the air and bent the tall palm trees, threatening to snap their slender branches. She … [Read more…]
Happy 2016 all! 2015 was definitely an amazing for me. It was the start of a lot of new things and phases in my life. Most importantly, I got married to my best friend in March. Then towards the latter part of the year, I finally decided to take the plunge with my passion for … [Read more…]
Title: Lace Author: Shirley Conran Date Published: 28th July, 1983 “Which one of you bitches is my mother?” The single, scathing question sets the tone for the rest of the story. Lace is a mammoth sized book – 600+ pages – that details the lives of four young girls at a Swiss boarding school … [Read more…]
The incessant ring of the alarm startled Anna awake. She sat upright in bed and flicked the alarm off, it was 5:15 am. She placed her head in her hands as she tried to recall her plan for the day. Was today Monday? She thought. No it’s Wednesday, I’m supposed to be somewhere. “Come back … [Read more…]
With Halloween officially out of the way, and for those not celebrating Thanksgiving or Hanukkah, the next big Celebration is Christmas. Christmas is all about Christ, love, family, laughter, joy and giving. Unfortunately, as this is one of the most expensive times of the year this can all go bottoms up if you haven’t properly … [Read more…]
Title: Mum on the run Author: Fiona Gibson Date published: February 2011 Happy Friday! I thought I’d do a quick, nice post on an e-book I read a while back. “Mum on the run” is the first Fiona Gibson book I’ve read. I was searching for a light-hearted book and was attracted to the cover … [Read more…]
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” It’s understandable that most people tend to avoid discussing Money and Finances. It’s a private aspect of your life and it plays a pivotal role in establishing social class and respect. However, every single day of our lives, we deal with money issues and … [Read more…]
Title: The Book Thief Author: Markus Zusak Date Published: December 2007 The Book Thief was my second foray into Young Adult Fiction, my first being The Hunger Games trilogy. I was on the search for a great book in a genre I hadn’t read for a while. I tried a couple of romance books … [Read more…]
Click. Pose. Click. I squint at the picture I had just taken on my iPhone. Darn that double chin, I think. Arm stretched out higher, I dip my chin to create a slimmer profile. Click. Click. Click. Scrutinise again… My nose looks a bit oily. The scorching sun is beginning to take its toll on … [Read more…]
Title: Summer Secrets Author: Jane Green Date Published: June 2015 Summer Secrets is a perfect read for Jane Green fans. It is a heartfelt story about Cat Coombs, a woman working through her addiction to alcohol. It is told in a series of flashbacks, as we go back and forth between present day Cat and … [Read more…]
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