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The House on Fortune Street – Book Review

What had persuaded her to buy the house, though, were none of these sensible reasons but the thought that sprang into her mind at the first sight of the address – 41 Fortune Street – that her grandfather would have liked the name. “Straight out of Dickens,” she could hear him say, straw hat rocking. [...]

Random Reading Challenge: Progress

August 1, 2009 – July 31, 2010
Read details of challenge and sign up here.
Link to reviews of challenge participants here.
I am hosting this challenge and will track my progress on this post, as well as giving you updates on how I chose each book.
I have chosen Level III – read 12 books.
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Book 1:
My first [...]

Mailbox Monday – August 3, 2009

I always enjoy Mondays because of Marcia’s weekly event: Mailbox Mondays. Readers share the books which arrived at their homes over the past week and link their posts to Marcia’s blog. For me, this event has evolved into a way for me to acknowledge those books I receive from authors, publishers and publicists and give [...]