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August 16, 2012

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The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens stole my heart

Title:The Cricket on the Heart Series: N/A Author: Charles Dickens Publication: 1845 Pages: 84 Pages Source: Thank you to Alma Books for sendi ng me this book in exchange for an honest review! Rating: 5/5 cupcakes! Dickens gave his first formal expression to his Christmas thoughts in his series of small books, the first of which was the famous "Christmas Carol." There followed four others: "The Chimes," "The Cricket on the Hearth," "The Battle of Life," and "The Haunted Man." The five are known today as the "Christmas Books." Of them all the "Carol" is the best known and loved, and "The Cricket on the Hearth," although third in the series, is perhaps next in popularity, and is especially familiar to Americans through Joseph Jefferson's characterisation of Caleb Plummer. The title creature is a sort of barometer of life at the home of John Peerybingle and his much younger wife Dot. W...

The Nowhere Emporium by Ross Mackenzie was utterly magical and completely brilliant

Title: The Nowhere Emporium Series: N/A Author: Ross Mackenzie Genre: Middle-Grade, Fantasy Publication: March 5th 2015, Kelpies Pages: 280 Pages, Paperback Source: Thank you to Netgalley for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review! Rating: 4.5/5 cupcakes! When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the 'shop from nowhere' -- and its owner, Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment. Recruited as Mr Silver's apprentice, Daniel learns the secrets of the Emporium's vast labyrinth of passageways and rooms -- rooms that contain wonders beyond anything Daniel has ever imagined. But when Mr Silver disappears, and a shadow from the past threatens everything, the Emporium and all its wonders begin to crumble. Can Daniel save his home, and his new friends, before the Nowhere Emporium is destroyed forever? Would you like ...

Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks Review - The first Nicholas Sparks book I didn't like??

Title: Every Breath Author: Nicholas Sparks Series: N/A Publication: October 16th, Grand Central Publishing Pages: 320 Pages, Paperback Source: Library Rating: 3/5 cupcakes! #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with a story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals -- transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate. Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. At thirty-six, she's been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family's cottage in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to ready the house for sale and mull over some difficult decisions about her future. Tru Walls has never visited North Carolina but is summoned to Sunset Beach by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. A safari guide, born and raised in Zimbabwe, Tru hopes to unravel some ...

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