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What I’ve Read – April 2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 by nicdempsey

22. Poison Study – Maria V. Sydner I’ve been meaning to read this for ages and glad I got around to it. I enjoyed it while I was reading it but not sure if I care enough to continue with … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – February and March 2012

Posted on April 10, 2012 by nicdempsey

I didn’t recap this in February and am nine days late for March. Thanks to the lovely 4 days not at work (thank you Easter Bank Holiday!) I’ve been able to catch up and for what it’s worth this is … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – July 2011

Posted on August 3, 2011 by nicdempsey

Got my reading bug back this month, largely by not trying and just reading what I fancied. It has to be said that none of it was great literature and didn’t require too much brain space. I’ve read over 50 … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – June 2011

Posted on July 5, 2011 by nicdempsey

It’s been a really bad month for reading.  I just lost my need to read. It could be summer, it could be running, it could be the new job bringing me down, it could be that I needed to read … Continue reading →

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History – Peninsula Wars and Waterloo

Posted on June 18, 2011 by nicdempsey

I’m grew up with a more than usually in depth knowledge of the Peninsula Wars and the Battle of Waterloo. Why? Many reasons. First. My mother was fairly keen so it was encouraged. Second. Georgette Heyer, she wrote so vividly … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read: May 2011

Posted on June 2, 2011 by nicdempsey

My reading slowed right down in May due, I think, to a number of things. Not commuting anymore, that’s 2 hours a day I’m not reading when normally I would be. I’m training for the 10k, so am leaping out … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – April 2011

Posted on May 1, 2011 by nicdempsey

25. Matched – Ally Condie Lots of dystopia in YA fiction nowadays. This is set in a world where everything, what you eat, what you do, who you marry is decided by the Society. Being YA, you get told who … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – February 2011

Posted on March 5, 2011 by nicdempsey

I read one new book in February. 12. South Riding by Winifred Holtby. I’ve wanted to read this for a while largely because of two other books, Testament of Friendship by Vera Britten, which is about the friendship between Vera … Continue reading →

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Dooley Takes the Fall

Posted on December 29, 2008 by nicdempsey

I may have mentioned this before but I love to read, I love books and I love YA fiction, I never grew out of reading it and while I read plenty of adult books, I love the directness of good … Continue reading →

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Bookshelves of Doom

Posted on August 21, 2008 by nicdempsey

I love to read, as I grew up I just expanded what I read, I didn’t stop reading children’s books because I was too old for them, I just read adult books as well. Since Harry Potter and a couple … Continue reading →

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