Category: Reviews
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Book Review: Above All Things by Tanis Rideout
Method read: ARC from Penguin Debut Authors Program Publication Date: February 12, 2013 Summary: George Mallory has been to Mount Everest on two climbs but his teams have never reached the summit. When the chance for a third expedition comes his way, Mallory is willing to drop everything to be the first to the top.…
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Beauty Post: Holiday VoxBox
Since there was such a good response to my holiday beauty posts (here and here), I thought I’d start writing a few more posts dedicated to beauty. Lucky for me I received the Holiday VoxBox* from Influenster last week, full of bits and bobs to review! What’s inside this box of wonders you ask?…
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Book Review: The Diviners by Libba Bray
Summary: Evie O’Neill has been a very bad girl. After pushing a party trick too far and exposing a scandal she’s sent off to live in New York City with her crazy Uncle William who runs The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult. It’s the days of bobbed hair and bathtub gin but Evie’s secret powers…
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Christmas 2012: Harry Potter
I couldn’t end my Christmas gift guides without mentioning the great Harry Potter products available out there! I’m such a Potter-head so I find things everywhere that relate (seriously, check out my pinterest board). Here are a few favorites: 1. Hogwarts Alumni T-Shirt: Because who doesn’t wish they’d attended the coolest school on earth? 2.…
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Christmas 2012: Fragrance Wishlist
The wish lists just keep coming folks! Since I moved to my new apartment near UNC, I’ve been loving fragrance. I wasn’t allowed to burn candles at Kenyon and my dad hates stinky things in his house so I haven’t had the chance to experiment with wonderful smelling candles and perfumes. Here’s a list of what I…
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