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REVIEW: Kushiel’s Chosen – Jacqueline Carey

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Ela

Since this is a sequel to Kushiel’s Dart, there’ll be a few spoilers for the first book in the trilogy. I’ll try not to make them too glaring. The book starts after the end of Kushiel’s Dart by about six … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Ela

(e-book, originally published 1859) My track record with Dickens isn’t great: I’ve managed to finish only Great Expectations of his novels, and that’s only because I had to read it at school for GCSE*. I’ve previously started, and failed to … Continue reading →

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The Pinhoe Egg – Diana Wynne Jones

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Ela

(HarperCollins 2006) This is one of my favourite books by one of my favourite writers, and it’s one I chose to re-read recently as a sort of memorial to Diana Wynne Jones, who died in March. The book will make … Continue reading →

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