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FeaturedBonnets at Dawn podcast review
Bonnets at Dawn is a podcast that started in 2017 and looked at the lives and works of authors Jane Austen, Anne, Emily and Charlotte Bronte. Over the last six years the hosts, Hannah Chapman and Lauren Burke, have brought female authors who may have not been as well known as their male counterparts or… Read more
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FeaturedSnow White with the Red Hair Volumes 1-6 by Sorata Akiduki
Snow White with the Red Hair is a manga series which shows the adventures of a red headed herbalist called Shirayuki, Prince Zen the second prince of the kingdom of Clarines, Zen’s aides called Kiki and Mitsuhide and Obi who is Zen’s royal messenger. The series starts with Shirayuki running away from her home kingdom… Read more
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Featured‘Why She Wrote’ by Lauren Burke and Hannah K Chapman
Why She Wrote is a graphic history of the lives behind some of the greatest works of literature. It is just over two hundred pages long but it is not long enough. The book is split into six chapters with three female writers per chapter. Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte each have their own chapters.… Read more
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The Crowns of Croswald by D.E. Night
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ‘The Crowns of Croswald’ is a brilliant book. The world-building is fantastic and really makes the reader picture the different places. The main character Ivy Lovely is a funny and relatable character. The story follows Ivy who works as a scaldrony… Read more
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So This Is Love By Elizabeth Lim
‘So This Is Love’ is one of the twisted Disney book series. Each book takes an aspect from the Disney film, changes it slightly and shows what can happen to the characters when these changes happen. In this novel, it is looking at Cinderella and what would happen if she didn’t have her trusty mice… Read more
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My First Blog Post
I will try and do a new book review each month.
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Demon Slayer Kinetsu No Yaiba Volume 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge
This is volume one of the Demon Slayer manga series. The series follows the life of teenager Tanjiro who finds his family has been murdered by a demon. The only survivor is Tanjiro’s sister Nezuko who has been turned into a demon. I enjoyed volume 1 because it shows Tanjiro’s heart breaking discovery and his… Read more
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Kimono and the Colors of Japan by Katsumi Yumioka
I really enjoyed this book. Kimono are beautiful and the gorgeous colours and designs show how beautiful the garments are. The book looks at the kimono collection of Katsumi Yumioka and it shows the beautiful colours and patterns of the kimono. The book has Japanese text on each description page and then the English translation… Read more
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