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Absolutely Busy with uni but it is all good - I just can't wait for the break at easter now. How's things with you?

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Oh I shall have to check it out - Thanks Mac! I'm well, how are you?

Sally Hemings by Barbara Chase Riboud (4/5) Another re-read. I got a bit of a thirst for early history American this week and while I was waiting for Patriot Hearts (which I can’t wait to read – it tells the story of the Founding Mothers), I once again picked up the brilliant written but none the less controversial Sally Hemings, which of course tells the story of Thomas Jefferson’s supposed slave mistress. I really enjoyed this book once again, and find the authors insight into the characters fascinating. Chase-Riboud seems to not focus on Sally herself so much as the entire institution of slavery itself as it tears people apart from the inside out. Particularly interesting was her portrayal of Jefferson and how he tried to deal with his white and slave family, and the toll that took on him emotionally. Whether you believe the Hemings affair took place or not (I personally do, but it is still debated), it’d take a hard person not to be moved by this tale that centres on a great historical character, who is none the less eclipsed by the even greater historical theme he is intertwined with, as much in death as he was in life.

True Blood

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Emmerdale

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Quidditch Through The Ages - JK Rowling (3.5/5) So I was in the mood for a quick read and picked this up and was once again just struck by the amount of thought that had gone into Rowling’s work. Very enjoyable and easy to read and it made me smile a lot.

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Emmerdale

Hollyoaks

The Book Thief is on my TBR pile - I'll look forward to what you think of it Rawr!

The Notebook

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Fire Study – Maria V Snyder (4/5) The conclusion to the Study series picked off where the others begun, packed to the brim with dangerous situations and actions as Yelena is pushed to the limit physically and emotionally. Travelling extensively though Sitia, Snyder continues to show us the culture of the world she has created – but it is all under threat from the Vermin and Fire Warper. Old faces turn up, and there is even a return to Ixia for a few chapters, meaning we got to see Ari and Janco (My favourite characters) and other of Yelena’s friends she met along the way including her family, and of course wherever she is, Valek is never far behind. The characters remain as quick witted as the book is fast paced leading to a great conclusion to a wonderful series.

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