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febbraio 13, 2019

The Similars by Rebecca Hanover - Book review

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Is your DNA that makes you unique or your personality?  Rebecca Hanover explores the answer in her young adult book The Similars.A few years ahead into the future humans are debating whether or not clones deserve the same humans right as theirs "Originals". On this background, Emma's...
gennaio 26, 2019

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

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Every once in a while I feel this strong pull to read a classic, and when talking with my girls about classic English literature they all suggested Jane Austen. The "Queen", loved trough century by ladies of all ages, but to tell you the truth, without hopefully rousing a riot,...
gennaio 25, 2019

New Year's Resolution - It's 2019 baby!

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They say goes new year new beginnings, but this time we should say: New year, old habits! Old bookish me is back in town, and oh boys if you are not ready for it. I'm not ready myself, but I've been ashamed of my lazy bottom this last year and I want to be back on track starting from today...
gennaio 25, 2019

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - Book Review

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When I was a teenager the cool guy was still Superman and no one was giving a second glance at Clark Kent. But in the last ten years, there has been a radical change in the representation of heros in books and movies. Let's just say that if they had to remake Hercules today Iolaus would...
dicembre 23, 2017

Poland - Krakow on a very Small-Budget!

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-Central Square, Old Town- I needed a break from university and I needed it on a really small budget. So I looked up some fly's offers, and found a round-trip ticket to Krakow for just 25 euro! Let's say that until that moment, Poland was not really in my top choices for a weekend break, but after...
settembre 11, 2017

Release - Patrick Ness' new book!

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Releaseby Patrick Ness "Today everything changes" Weirdness is the best noun to describe any of Patrick Ness' books, but for this one, it's just perfect! The book is to say peculiar, it follows two story lines that touch briefly at the end. It almost felt like there were two books in one,...
giugno 17, 2017

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher - Review

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13 Reasons Why  My sister came back from her holidays with the perfect gift for a book nerd like my: the bestselling novel 13 reasons why by Jay Asher. I've to say that I was probably the only person on earth not aware that this popular book was going to be transformed into a Netflix...
giugno 09, 2017

DRACULA (1992), starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves directed by Francis Ford Coppola - BOOK vs MOVIE

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DRACULA (1992)directed by Francis Ford Coppola Probably the most famous and well-done movie adaptation of Dracula is Coppola's one. Has it claims from the title, this is a very straight adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel (REVIEW-->HERE). The movie follows with the book well enough, straying...
maggio 29, 2017

Dracula by Bram Stoker - Review

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Dracula  by Bram Stoker If you thought that vampires were sexy creatures, hunting only at night, sparkling under the sun ray, with a kind human heart; you should stop reading Stephenie Meyer and get your hands on Bram Stoker Dracula! Reading this classic for my English literature...
maggio 25, 2017

TEA TIME & SEASON'S TAG #8

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Seasons of Book Blogging Tag We are almost entering summer and in this period of season's changing, what's better than a book tag about them. The creator of this tab is Jordyn from J.Bookish, and I've been tagged by Elena from The Book Portal, go and pay this amazing blogger a visit. Without...
maggio 21, 2017

Summer Books - 2017

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The sun's out, the weather is nice and I can't wait to pick up all my books and lay out in the garden to read. I'm already planning my summer reads and I want to share with you some of the books I'm planning on reading in this hot weather! 1- Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've...
maggio 20, 2017

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones - Review

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Wintersongby S. Jae-Jones While I was still looking for some Beauty and the Beast retelling this book pop out. A crossover between a German folk story and the myth of Persephone and Hades, so instead of finding a beast we are rewarded with the beautiful and damn Lord of the Underworld: the...
marzo 29, 2017

Wires and Nerve (Vol. #1) by Marissa Meyer, illustrated by Douglas Holgate - Review

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Wires and Nerve   by Marissa Meyer, illustrated by Douglas Holgate The Lunar Chronicles are back with this first volume of the graphic novel illustrated by Douglas Holgate. If you loved the series you are certainly gonna enjoy this! In this adventure we follow Iko, the sassy android...
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