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A book of love, sadness and hope, Lost and Found is a very emotional story. Although the plot involves no fast paced action or gripping scenes, I did manage to read the whole thing in one afternoon (partially because it was a good book and partially because I had four hours to kill). Lost and Found is a truly adorable novel that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy at the end while providing you with a simple, easy but deep read. Millie Bird is seven years old when she realises that everything around her is dying. She begins to record every dead thing she sees and it isn't until she gets to twenty seven that her dad becomes a dead thing too. Agatha Pantha is eighty two and since her husband died, she has not left her house. She simply stares out her front window, yelling insults at passers-by and expressing her rage in everything she does. One day she sees a young girl across the street, very alone. Karl the Touch Typist is eighty seven when he is admitted to a nursing h...

I want to quickly thank Trina for giving me this book recommendation. To check out her blog go to trinamichellehouse.com.au If you are looking for a fun, entertaining read then this book is for you. Isabelle Spellman is a 31 year old Private Investigator who works in a bar and lives in a dump. She has been attending court-ordered therapy with much reluctance while telling her therapist nothing about her real life. When Isabelle’s best friend, Morty (who is 84 years old) has his wife move away from him, Izzy’s brother starts acting mysteriously, while she herself is getting blackmailed, for some reason, everything in her life needs investigating. By reading “Revenge of the Spellmans”  you will discover a new take on the supposedly action packed, super fun job of a private investigator through the eyes of the 31 year old rebellious daughter of the Spellman family. There’ll be car chases, tracking devices and a secret living arrangement for Isabelle Spellman, so what are you ...

This year I have decided to get back into my bible devotions every day. In the past I have written out passages from my bible that I have found significant, but this time I wanted to delve a little deeper. I researched several ideas from Pinterest, but found that I had to tailor my own study to fit into my mindset and schedule. Here is what I came up with: Since I never have time in the mornings, I decided that my bible time would have to happen after school and homework. Then I had to choose whether to use a resource such as a devotional book or to make it up for myself. I didn’t have any devotion books at the time that fitted the time frame I wanted so I went along and made up my own study which I will explain to you now. I simply pick a book of the bible that I find interesting and want to learn about (the book I chose to do first was Exodus). Then for each day I write the date and chapter of the book I will cover. I write out what happens in the chapter using a mixture...

I am quite confused about what to write in this review. As much as I enjoy poetry, I just don’t think that Rupi Kaur’s style of poetry is the sort that I love. I admire how much she breaks the boundaries that poems have been trapped inside and the brave topics she covers, overall it was a very unique book to read. I hate to be picky, but I do prefer a poem that rhymes and Rupi Kaur’s don’t and they seem to delve into lots of different topics and it can be hard to track what they are meaning.  I really enjoyed the pictures on most pages which are very simple yet they reflect the words within the poems. This was the first actual book of poetry that I have read and it has made me want to read other poetry books to discover how other writers interpret the idea of a ‘poem’. I think that there is a quite specific audience that would love this type of book and I applaud Rupi Kaur for shamelessly expressing herself for others to enjoy. If you liked her previous poetry book “...

I was inspired to read this book partially because of the beautiful front cover and partially because I was in need of a cute story about two people falling in love in a bookstore. I loved this book a lot simply because of all of the topics it covered and all of the emotions that the characters felt. This was a beautiful read and made me want to read more books! Rachel moved away from her best friend and familiar city to a small town by the sea, but that’s where everything fell apart. She used to love swimming, she used to love science and maths and she used to love Henry. Then her brother Cal, drowned in the shallows of the beach and Rachel’s family was torn apart, along with her heart. She failed Year 12 and decided to return to the city where she grew up. She meets her best friend Henry again and gets a job working with him in his family’s bookstore. She refuses to tell anyone about her brother or Year 12 and hates the people she used to love. Had she made a mistake coming b...

In this blog post I will be telling you about the best things to do when staying in Rome, Italy. This was the last destination during my trip in Europe. To hear about my adventures in London, Dublin and Paris check out the links in the side bar. Now here are some must-see places around Rome. Of course, you have to see the Colosseum which is an iconic ruin of a stadium used for bullfights almost 2000 years ago. Also after you have been inside the Colosseum, there is an extra ticket that you can get that gains you entry into the Roman Forum. I found this more interesting than the Colosseum actually since it gave a lot more information on the history and culture of Ancient Rome. There were signs explaining the significance of the two thousand year old remains of the buildings that made up the centre of life in Rome and I found this fascinating. There were so many ruins my mind was blown. Up from the ruins there was a garden that had been made for the emperor and a lookout called Pa...

Are you craving a good mystery book? Not the kind with the sleuth and the murderer, but the kind involving missing people, wiped memories and hidden clues? How about the sort of book that you simply cannot put down? Sound good? Well I have the perfect book: The Leaving by Tara Altebrando. Eleven years ago, six children were stolen from their school in what the media called “The Leaving”, and weren’t seen until now. Eleven years later they rocked up on the front doorstep of their house not remembering a thing about the past eleven years of their childhood. Some people think they are lying, others think they are crazy. But it’s not as simple as that because although six children were taken, only five came back. With none of the returned victims remembering anything more than one useless memory, there was no way of knowing who took them, where they took them or where the missing boy had gone. There are so many things that make this book so good. Firstly, the story switches pe...