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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley (book review)

By monnibo | Published: April 6, 2012
kynship

I finished this book in December, and it was the perfect thing to read on cold, wintery nights. The fourth installment of the Buckshaw Chronicles—I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley—opens with Flavia de Luce in full form. It’s Christmas time, and our beloved Flavia is tucked away in her laboratory whipping up a sticky concoction to trap that infamous sneak, Saint Nick, and thereby prove once and for all—despite the claims of her evil sisters—that he does exist. But she is soon distracted from her task: her father, in desperate need of funds, has rented the family’s crumbling Continue Reading »

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A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley (book review)

By monnibo | Published: March 29, 2011
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley

Alan Bradley wove another enjoyable and intriguing tale starring Flavia de Luce, the darker, British version of Harriet the Spy. I had already fallen hard for Flavia when reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag — books one and two in the Buckshaw Chronicles. In the third installment of this bestselling, award-winning, sister-poisoning, bicycle-riding, murder-investigating, and utterly captivating series, Flavia de Luce must draw upon Gypsy lore and her encyclopaedic knowledge of poisons to prevent a grave miscarriage of justice. “You frighten me,” the old Gypsy woman says. “Never have Continue Reading »

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Celebrating female characters on International Women’s Day

By monnibo | Published: March 8, 2011
Hey World, Here I Am! by Jean Little

Today, March 8, 2011 is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. I could easily spend hours listing female authors, friends and family, as well as artists and contributors who shaped the woman I’ve become. But instead, to honour the day, I’d like to highlight some of my favourite female protagonists in novels. Many of these books were also written by women, but I am focusing more on the characters that jump off the page. KATE BLOOMFIELD from Hey World, Here I Am by Jean Little Hey World, Here I Am was one of the first books of poetry I Continue Reading »

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