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Review: Reluctantly Charmed by Ellie O’Neill

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Ireland has got to be the absolute perfect setting for this book! I can’t think of a better location for a book about fairies and magic, not to mention I literally want to runaway to Ireland now and live there forever!

Kate McDaid has made a New Year’s resolution….she plans on revitalizing her career and love life. Kate’s life is pretty normal….she lives in Dublin and works as a copywriter at an advertising agency and rides her bike to work…..all pretty normal, until one day her life is about to change in a big way!

On her 26th birthday, she is summonsed to a lawyers office where a solicitor informs her that she is the recipient of an inheritance, left to her by a relative who died 130 years ago. All she has to do is post some letters once a week for seven weeks.

No problem right? Wrong. Kate is dying to know what these letters say….so she agrees to the pact and opens one. In  that first letter she finds that it’s a passionate plea to reconnect with the long-forgotten fairies of Irish folklore.

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Announcement: Winner ONE PLUS ONE by Jojo Moyes

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And the winner of the ONE PLUS ONE by Jojo Moyes is…..

Melanie L (subscribes to blog)

The winner will be notified via email.

Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!

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Prague Day 5: Kutna Hora and Mother Russia

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One of the things that I like most about Prague is that it’s like this weird time capsule/melting pot. Every morning when I get up it’s like time has literally stood still.

I look out the window and it could be 1348 or 2015…..but this morning it is 2015 and I know that because once again I’ve not been able to sleep a complete night and I’ve watched the minutes tick by on my iPhone.

This morning we plan on touring Kutna Hora, a mining town to the south east of Prague. There we plan on seeing the Bone Chapel and St Barbara’s Cathedral as well as the Italian Court.

As per usual we start our morning with a bit of cereal, eggs, and large amounts of coffee. Every single morning I look at the hot dogs and bakes beans and wonder who in the world eats this for breakfast and every single morning someone grabs a large portion from the chafing dish……why this should perplex me so bad I have no idea but for some reason it just does.

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Prague Day 4: Terezin and that One Jew Kid

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Hands down visiting Terezin concentration camp was the coolest thing we did while we were there. If we are going to the Czech Republic this is a must do! It was probably one of the most impactful experiences I’ve had in my life.

Sam and I had the morning free before we got picked up by our tour company at 12:30. So like any good tourists we were up with the sun (more or less) and headed out to look at the Castle.

So even though we knew our hotel was ‘500 meters’ from the castle, we still weren’t exactly sure how to get there……well let’s just say…..we are f-ing stupid. So We walk out of our hotel and head up the street.

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Review: Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles #1) by Amanda Hocking

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I am in cover lust over this novel, that’s why I picked it up….plus I heard some good reviews about this book so I downloaded it before going on vacation.

It sounded like an interesting premise and an easy read so why not?

Bryn Aven is a tracker. Her job is to take and bring back changelings to Kanin.

She has always wanted to be a Hogdragen, an elite trained group of trackers and guards who serve the royals. Her father is the Chancellor of the Kanin people, who serves the King.

One night after her first duty as a tracker, Bryn and her father run into Konstantin Black, the youngest and most notorious Hogdragen serving the Queen.

Konstantin begs Bryn’s father to sign some papers briefly before returning home, Bryn says she will wait for him when she suddenly hears him cry out. She rushed into a room and sees Konstantin brutally attack and stab her father. Continue reading “Review: Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles #1) by Amanda Hocking” →