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August 16, 2012

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The Return by Nicholas Sparks was lacking...spark

Title: The Return Author: Nicholas Sparks Series: N/A Publication: June 22 2020 Pages: 355 Pages, Hardcover Source: Library Rating: 2/5 Cupcakes #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with a moving new novel about an injured army doctor and the two women whose secrets will change the course of his life. Trevor Benson never intended to move back to New Bern, North Carolina. But when a mortar blast outside the hospital where he worked as an orthopedic surgeon sent him home from Afghanistan with devastating injuries, the dilapidated cabin he'd inherited from his grandfather seemed as good a place to regroup as any. Tending to his grandfather's beloved bee hives while preparing for a second stint in medical school, Trevor isn't prepared to fall in love with a local . . . yet, from their very first encounter, Trevor feels a connection with deputy sheriff Natalie Masterson that he can't ignore. But even as she seems to reciprocate his feelings, she r

The Nowhere Emporium by Ross Mackenzie was utterly magical and completely brilliant

Title: The Nowhere Emporium Series: N/A Author: Ross Mackenzie Genre: Middle-Grade, Fantasy Publication: March 5th 2015, Kelpies Pages: 280 Pages, Paperback Source: Thank you to Netgalley for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review! Rating: 4.5/5 cupcakes! When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the 'shop from nowhere' -- and its owner, Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment. Recruited as Mr Silver's apprentice, Daniel learns the secrets of the Emporium's vast labyrinth of passageways and rooms -- rooms that contain wonders beyond anything Daniel has ever imagined. But when Mr Silver disappears, and a shadow from the past threatens everything, the Emporium and all its wonders begin to crumble. Can Daniel save his home, and his new friends, before the Nowhere Emporium is destroyed forever? Would you like

Review - The Declaration - Gemma Malley

Title: The Declaration Author: Gemma Malley Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian Publication: October 2nd 2007, Bloomsbury Pages: 304 pages Source: Library book Anna Covey is a ‘Surplus’. She should not have been born. In a society in which ageing is no longer feared, and death is no longer an inevitability, children are an abomination. Like all Surpluses, Anna is living in a Surplus Hall and learning how to make amends for the selfish act her parents committed in having her. She is quietly accepting of her fate until, one day, a new inmate arrives. Anna’s life is thrown into chaos. But is she brave enough to believe this mysterious boy? A tense and utterly compelling story about a society behind a wall, and the way in which two young people seize the chance to break free. *Spoilers are highlighted in black. If you want to read the spoiler, click the right mouse button and highlight* The Declaration had an interesting concept, which could have been pulled off, however I felt that

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