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April 26, 2022

V is for Veronica Roth #AtoZChallenge

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Today I’m continuing with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge! I’ll be posting every day except Sundays throughout April. This year, my readers voted for the theme “My Favourite Book Quotes”. So I’ve collected together the quotations that move me, inspire me and make me smile. I hope you enjoy them!

For letter V, I’m sharing quotes from Veronica Roth, author of the dystopian series Divergent.

My Favourite Quotes from Veronica RothDivergent by Veronica Roth book cover

“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in...

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Published on April 26, 2022 04:00

April 25, 2022

U is for Underrated Books #AtoZChallenge

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Today I’m continuing with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge! I’ll be posting every day except Sundays throughout April. This year, my readers voted for the theme “My Favourite Book Quotes”. So I’ve collected together the quotations that move me, inspire me and make me smile. I hope you enjoy them!

For letter U, I’ve compiled my favourite quotes from books that I feel don’t get enough appreciation.

My Favourite Quotes from Underrated BooksTess of the Road by Rachel Hartman book cover

“She still held sorrows, but she ...

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Published on April 25, 2022 04:00

April 23, 2022

T is for Terry Pratchett #AtoZChallenge

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Today I’m continuing with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge! I’ll be posting every day except Sundays throughout April. This year, my readers voted for the theme “My Favourite Book Quotes”. So I’ve collected together the quotations that move me, inspire me and make me smile. I hope you enjoy them!

For letter T, I’ve collated some of my favourite quotes from one of the most beloved fantasy writers of all time, Terry Pratchett. I am currently making my way through the Discworld serie...

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Published on April 23, 2022 05:00

April 22, 2022

R is for Roald Dahl #AtoZChallenge

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Today I’m continuing with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge! I’ll be posting every day except Sundays throughout April. This year, my readers voted for the theme “My Favourite Book Quotes”. So I’ve collected together the quotations that move me, inspire me and make me smile. I hope you enjoy them!

For letter R, I’ve chosen one of my favourite children’s authors, Roald Dahl. I loved Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and Danny, Champion of the World when I was young...

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Published on April 22, 2022 14:29

S is for Stephen Fry #AtoZChallenge

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Today I’m continuing with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge! I’ll be posting every day except Sundays throughout April. This year, my readers voted for the theme “My Favourite Book Quotes”. So I’ve collected together the quotations that move me, inspire me and make me smile. I hope you enjoy them!

For letter S, I’ve chosen actor, comedian and writer Stephen Fry, who I think is one of the wittiest people alive. I read Making History several years ago and found it utterly brilliant, ...

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Published on April 22, 2022 03:14

April 21, 2022

Q is for Quick Reads #AtoZChallenge

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Today I’m continuing with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge! I’ll be posting every day except Sundays throughout April. This year, my readers voted for the theme “My Favourite Book Quotes”. So I’ve collected together the quotations that move me, inspire me and make me smile. I hope you enjoy them!

For letter Q, I’ve gathered together some of my favourite quotes from quick reads such as short stories, comics and novellas.

My Favourite Quotes from Quick Readsthe prince and the troll book cover

“Tragedies j...

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Published on April 21, 2022 13:28

April 19, 2022

P is for Poetry #AtoZChallenge

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Today I’m continuing with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge! I’ll be posting every day except Sundays throughout April. This year, my readers voted for the theme “My Favourite Book Quotes”. So I’ve collected together the quotations that move me, inspire me and make me smile. I hope you enjoy them!

For letter P, I’ve compiled some quotes from some of my favourite poets, including Philip Larkin, T. S Eliot, Maya Angelou, Edgar Allen Poe and Spike Milligan.

My Favourite Quotes fro...
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Published on April 19, 2022 13:26

April 18, 2022

O is for Orwell #AtoZChallenge

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Today I’m continuing with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge! I’ll be posting every day except Sundays throughout April. This year, my readers voted for the theme “My Favourite Book Quotes”. So I’ve collected together the quotations that move me, inspire me and make me smile. I hope you enjoy them!

For letter O, I’ve chosen dystopian author George Orwell. I borrowed my grandad’s copy of Animal Farm when I was about 14, and though I didn’t fully understand the political allegory, I f...

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Published on April 18, 2022 11:48

April 16, 2022

N is for Neil Gaiman #AtoZChallenge

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Today I’m continuing with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge! I’ll be posting every day except Sundays throughout April. This year, my readers voted for the theme “My Favourite Book Quotes”. So I’ve collected together the quotations that move me, inspire me and make me smile. I hope you enjoy them!

For letter N, I’ve chosen fantasy author Neil Gaiman. It’s unusual for me to watch a film before reading the book, but that’s what happened with both Stardust and Coraline. I was very lat...

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Published on April 16, 2022 04:00

April 15, 2022

M is for Maggie Stiefvater #AtoZChallenge

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Today I’m continuing with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge! I’ll be posting every day except Sundays throughout April. This year, my readers voted for the theme “My Favourite Book Quotes”. So I’ve collected together the quotations that move me, inspire me and make me smile. I hope you enjoy them!

For letter M, I’m focusing on Maggie Stiefvater, another of my auto-buy fantasy authors. I enjoyed the Wolves of Mercy Falls series as a teen, then the Raven Cycle series as a young adult...

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Published on April 15, 2022 04:30