One World, Too Many Pages

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Who doesn't love a good ol' book tag? I found the original questions here

1. Expecto Patronum - A childhood book connected to good memories
Swiss Family Robinson

source: loyal books(dot)com

2. Expelliarmus - A book that took you by surprise
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - I had to read it for a Goodreads bookclub and I didn't think I'd like it. I was wrong.

source: wikipedia(dot)org

3. Prior Incantato - The book you last read
The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad

source: smithsoniapa(dot)org

4. Alohamora - A book that introduced you to a new genre
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

source: ransomriggs(dot)com

5. Riddikulus - A funny book
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

source: amazon(dot)co(dot)uk

6. Sonorus - A book everyone should read
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K Rowling

source: wikiepdia(dot)org

7. Obliviate - a book you would like to forget having read
Girl Online by Zoe Sugg

source: wikipedia(dot)org

8. Imperio - a book you had to read for school
An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestley

source: penguin(dot)co(dot)uk

9. Crucio - A book that was painful to read
The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy Boston

source: goodreads(dot)com

10. Avada Kedavra - A book that could kill
It by Stephen King - I mean it's pretty heavy and it could at least knock you out if it fell from the shelf

source: wikipedia(dot)org

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"Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it" - Jeanette Winterson"

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Ahoy!

I'm so out of practice with this book-blogging thing I feel like I've forgotten how to do it. I've had a block and it just won't shift. I'm back and I'm not going to say 'this time for good,' but I will say I'm back and I'll try.

Anyway, here are fantastic treats for the baklava in your life this Halloween

1) Sorting Hat candies (Mould) (Recipe) - I know, I'm disappointed you can't buy them too!
Image source: thatsnerdalicious(dot)com
2) Magic Spell notebook - $3.43 (here)
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3) Syringe pen - £0.99 (Similar here)
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4) Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - £19.99 (Similar here)
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5) Frankenstein t-shirt - £17.02 (Similar here)
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6) Romeo and Juliet mug - Can't find them anywhere! :(
Image source: pinterest (dot)com
7) Wonka bar - £1.69 (here)
Image source: redbubble(dot)com

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Today is Read a Book Day and I have decided to share with you a handful of quick reads for anyone to enjoy!

Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne

source: jasonsbookreviews(dot)wordpress(dot)com
"To go around the world...in such a short time and with the means of transport currently available, was not only impossible, it was madness" [X]

The Monkey's Paw - W.W Jacobs

source: tes(dot)com

"A haunting tale of how a mans cavalier wishes are tragically granted by an exotic but cursed talisman, wreaking havoc on what was previously a content family" [X]

Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops - Jen Campbell

source: amazon(dot)co(dot)uk
"This Sunday Times Bestseller is a miscellany of hilarious and peculiar bookshop moments" - [X]

The Woman in Black - Susan Hill

source: ronreads(dot)com

"Set on the obligatory English moor, on an isolated causeway, the story has as its hero Arthur Kipps, an up-and-coming young solicitor who has come north from London to attend the funeral and settle the affairs of Mrs. Alice Drablow of Eel Marsh House" [X]

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"Books are a uniquely portable magic" - Stephen King

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This is my last year of secondary/high school and so I have to be organised this year and by that, I mean I went out and brought supplies two weeks before the end of the holidays and not the day before when every has gone! I am actually quite frugal and for the most part, I am just using everything I used last year. This is just a few things I need to replenish my stocks of!

1) Erasable highlighters - I have said before that these have saved my life!

source: tesco(dot)com
£2 - ASDA

2) Bic Soft Feel Clic Grip (Jeepers, just call them Bic pens!)

source: tigerpens(dot)co(dot)uk
£2 (pack of 4) - ASDA

3) Alice in Wonderland pencil case - It's really nice, but I can't find a picture of it!

50p from a thrift/charity shop

4) Academic Year Diary

source: poundland(dot)co(dot)uk
£1 - Poundland

Total back to school stationery haul: £5.50

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"The best way to predict your future is to create it" - Abraham Lincoln

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Ahoy!

So, I'm back and I am terribly sorry for disappearing for so long, I've had a lot of exams and a holiday and yeah, sorry. Last week was World Cat Day but instead of considering this a belated post, consider everyday Cat Day!

1) Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - T.S Eliot