2.5 starsI don't quite know what to make of this one. Another book I found looking for books for a reading challenge. I found the subject quite fascinating and I did quite like the a first half of the book.Set in the 1700s th story is about a girl who lives in a cottage at the ruins of a monastery w...
I really want to read this, but £11.32 is shockingly expensive for a paperback. Plus, there are no reviews. As a book blogger, I don't trust books with NO reviews.I have read the series so far, including the mini-stories, and I've also read the two "Little Book of..." non-fictions, but even that doe...
Expectations... I confess that i wasn't able to appreciate this book. The writing is okay, it has a fluidity to it, that makes it easier and compelling to keep on reading, even when i wasn't enjoying the story. The main character Jessamine is a naive young girl who lives alone with her eccentri...
The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood is a dark, captivating tale that is based on a concept by the Duchess of Northumberland.My first thoughts were, what is this mindfuckery?! I admit I found it a little weird... okay, a lot weird! But that might be because I read the book in my own language instead ...
Again, I picked this book up at Alnwick Castle - I have never seen it in bookshops (even local ones) and I'd regretted not buying 1 and 2 at the same time in May, as I had to wait two months to get hold of this one.Want to enhance your reading of this book? Visit the Alnwick Gardens the the Poison G...
This was definitely a novel that I'm so glad I ended up reading. Usually, I'm not a big fan of Victorian era novels and maybe it's because I prefer the reality of our time rather than that time, but either way I ended up finding another novel that will end up going on my list of 'awesome reads'. Eve...
Just to warn you: there really is no way to write a review of a 2nd book in a series without revealing some secrets from the first book. This is especially true where this series is concerned, so this review will contain spoilers for book one!I mentioned in my review of The Poison Diaries that I li...
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