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Third quarter round-up

On October 2, 2019April 13, 2020 By bookskepticIn ThoughtsLeave a comment

Oh, how I love living in denial. Ignorance is truly bliss! I still do not accept that the summer is officially over and my upcoming vacation in Crete helps to keep that notion going. The same as for the last few years I took part in the 20 books of summer challenge hosted by Cathy …

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20 Books of Summer 2019 – how did it go?

On September 8, 2019 By bookskepticIn Thoughts1 Comment

This year's challenge finished on the 3rd September, so typically I am a few days behind on the summary post. And more than a few days behind on the reviews. Cathy at 746 Books as always was a fantastic host, thank you!!!  You can find her opening and closing posts here and here. So how did it …

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The Outsider – Stephen King

On August 31, 2019August 10, 2019 By bookskepticIn Reviews2 Comments

It's been a while since I read any crime fiction or thrillers and as I do enjoy King's writing usually I grabbed this one at the airport in Dubai. For some reason, I thought I'd run out of my reading material on the flight back to London (which is hardly possible if you are a …

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