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Hollow City

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Hollow City is the second book in the trilogy "Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children". In my opinion, this book is even better than the first book, "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" because it was more of a mysterious book with Jacob uncovering his peculiarity more and more. I would also love to read it again because it was the kind of book with so many hidden clues leading to a surprising twist. Before reading on, keep in mind that it may contain spoilers about the ending of the first book which I would recommend reading first. To read my review on it click on the link: http://thepenandinkpot.blogspot.com.au/2016_09_10_archive.html  or click the 10th September 2016 in the blog archive.   It begins right off the end of "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" where a group of children with peculiar talents are in a boat, escaping the wights, evil people who are trying  to hunt them down and desperately trying to find help fo...

Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer-Book Review

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Recently I read the book "Between the Lines" by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer and I was totally captivated by its unique and clever concept. I highly recommend it because I devoured this book in one solid day. It was a page turner that I couldn't put down until the very last page. That's when I picked up its sequel! "Between the Lines" is about a prince in a fairytale and how every time the book is read the characters inside the book play out their roles in the reader's head. But while the book is closed, the characters in the book can do what they want. They have their own personalities and traits that may be totally different to the characters that they are playing. Prince Oliver is the clever prince in the fairytale and the reader, Delilah, falls in love with the prince who desperately yearns to get out of the story that he is tied to. But for Delilah, talking to Oliver in the book isn't ideal for her when her mum finds out and sends her...