Mini review: Love in the Land of Midas by Kapka Kassabova

Clickbait summary: Not as corny or romantic as the blurb makes it appear. Actual summary A love story that crosses generations and continents, from post-war Europe to the present day. The legends of the Greek myths are diffused with the complicated history of the Balkans in a story...

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Get To Know Me Tag

Thank you to Alise at Readers In Wonderland for the tag. Readers, here are some never before revealed facts about me! Basics Name: pen name Alexandria Nicknames: not really Birthday: 7th November Star Sign: Scorpio Occupation: student Appearance Hair colour: naturally brown, currently blackish Hair length: long Eye colour: blue Best feature: eyes Braces: never Piercings: ears. I want...

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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Bring Down the Sun by Judith Tarr

Clickbait summary: Horny priestess marries King of Macedonia, has magic. The good About a historically intriguing woman, Olympias (Alexander the Great's mother)  The setting! (Ancient Greece, 4th Century BCE) Main character has a clear goal she is determined to reach (but she reaches...

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Top Ten Random Facts About Me

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is Ten Facts About Me.  1. I'm in my first year of university, studying Communications 2. I'm left-handed 3. My favourite picture book is Weslandia by Paul Fleischman and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes 4....

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Top Ten Reasons I Love Xena: Warrior Princess

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is Ten Reasons I Love X. I thought and thought about what I was going to do, and finally decided on one of my two favourite TV programmes, the 90s cult classic Xena: Warrior Princess.   For those...

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Top Ten Books I Feel Differently About After Time Has Passed

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is Ten Books I Feel Differently About After Time Has Passed. Click the book covers to go to the Goodreads links. 1. The Color Purple by Alice Walker ↑ I studied this for English last year and I didn't really...

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Top Ten Bookish Events in a Bookworm's* Life

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is Top Ten Bookworm Delights.  *bookworm = me 1. Finishing a book.  As a student, finishing a book, no matter how much you enjoyed or disliked it, is a huge achievement that gives you a great amount...

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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers

Finished reading on: 20 April 2016 Clickbait summary: Misandrist in Medieval Brittany joins cult that kills men, falls in love with man. The Good The red dress on the cover  The weapons (main character Ismae is an assassin, so she's got a couple) Medieval setting and all it entails...

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Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) by Morgan Rhodes

Did not finish at 52 pages I picked this up at my mum's library and thought it looked really cool. The start was so strong I thought it would be a great read, my first fantasy in quite a while. I was wrong. The good Nice cover and title made me pick it up Strong start and intriguing...

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Top Ten Songs I Wish Were Books

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is music and books. This could be challenging, but let's go! 1. Girls Like Girls - Hayley Kiyoko Watch the music video and tell me this wouldn't make a cute LGBTQ novel. 2. Castle - Halsey I'm imagining...

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