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CariadLlyfr

CariadLlyfr

Joined June 2017

Book lover, Masters student and tea drinker. Book blog:cariadllyfr.wordpress.com
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Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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Happy 200th Birthday to Emily Brontë!

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Anyone else on Vero? If so, follow :) #vero #bookworm #booklover #books #Litsy

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4🌟

I enjoyed this book and thought it did a wonderful job at bringing mental illness to the forefront and protraying it hoenstly and brutally. I would definitely recommend for anyone with an interest in mental illnesses and even narrative structure.

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4🌟

I really enjoyed this book despite being hesitant when I first started it. Brillliant characterisation and topics that will no doubt keep me thinking for a very long time.

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2018 for me is all about perspective, looking at things differently and in a new way because, usually, things aren't as bad as they first appear and it makes things much more interesting and unique.
These 5 sentences gave a perspective of time; 500 years is a very long time but, in conjunction with the age of the earth itself, it is nothing. It made me feel insignificant, my 80+ years (hopefully!) is nothing but a breath in the earth's timeline.

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Alias Grace: A Novel | Margaret Atwood
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2 🌟

It was ok bur I felt like she was saying so much without saying anything at all. In the end (due to me having another 11 books to read for my Masters) I looked up the rest online and I'm so glad I didn't read it all the way through. The reason given for how the murders happened is absolutely ridiculous. I'm glad I bailed in the end. #bookreview #DNF

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Mehso-so

3.5 🌟

It was a good set of poems, however, I felt the author was trying to recreate the emotion of her last piece of work so threw everything into it. It wasn't as refined as Milk and Honey which I loved. Some lovely poems but it didn't work as well.

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The Trust: A Novel | Ronald H. Balson
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Out Today!!! 4🌟

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I have gone back down the TBR Rabbit Hole!!

Click cariadllyfr.wordpress.com to see which books made the cut!!

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Exit West: A Novel | Mohsin Hamid
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3.5 🌟

Another book off the Man Booker Prize complete!

A full review is given on cariadllyfr.wordpress.com

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The Bell Jar LP | Sylvia Plath
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So in love with my new tattoo!!

#LitsyLove #Litsybooks #SylviaPlath #TheBellJar

monalyisha Love! 💖🙌🏻 7y
CariadLlyfr @monalyisha Thank you 😁 7y
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Oh how I've missed you Agatha! #literature #LitsyLove #Litsybooks

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This sums up my life.

#LitsyLove #Litsy #Litsyfollows

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Exit West: A Novel | Mohsin Hamid
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Such an interesting word. I love the tone and syntax of this sentence, so casual and yet the subject matter is heartbreaking.

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Lincoln in the Bardo | George Saunders
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Lincoln in the Bardo | George Saunders
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5*

What a beautiful, breathtaking story that perfectly portrays grief, life and the death in all of its uncertainty. One of the best books I've read this year.

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Final Girls | Riley Sager
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4.5 🌟

Very good book, read in 1 day! Kept me gripped throughout. Full review on blog below.

https://cariadllyfr.wordpress.com/2017/07/28/book-review-final-girls/amp/

#litsyreview #LitsyLove

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My beautiful literary candles from Flickerink UK. They smell sooo divine!! #LitsyLove #candles #collection

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Final Girls | Riley Sager
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4.5🌟

An intense book that I finished in a day, I couldn't put it down! A really good story that keeps you guessing until the end.

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Final Girls | Riley Sager
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My book delivery today! 😍 Urghh so beautiful!! #LitsyLove #literature #Litsybooks

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One Of Us Is Lying | Karen McManus
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4*

A very easy, enjoyable read. Reminds me of Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None' and I really enjoyed the characters and was left rooting for them all. The reveal wasn't wow for me but didn't really take away from the whole story.

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Rivers of London | Ben Aaronovitch
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Bailedbailed

1* for this book. Characters were bland, storyline was incredibly slow, it hadn't picked up over 200 pages in. Was a DNF for me.

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Rivers of London | Ben Aaronovitch
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Agatha Christie
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Grimm's Fairy Tales | Brothers Grimm
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A beautiful mint chocolate candle from Flickerinkuk. Just want to eat it!! #LitsyLove #books #fairytales #booklove #frog #princes #reader #reading

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Titus Andronicus | William Shakespeare
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Madeleine Thien
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My two purchases yesterday. Picture taken with the RSC tower in the background. #books #LitsyLove #reading #avidreader #history #bookcollection #booklove #bookaddict #bookobsessed #bookreviewer #bookblogger

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Can anyone guess where I am for the weekend? #shakespeare #LitsyLove #Book #plays #favouriteplace #love #booklove

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My son being introduced to Harry Potter for the first time. His amazed face makes me want to cry 😭 This is so amazing. #harrypotter #harrypotterfandom #harrypotterfan #LitsyLove #book #film #son #nextgeneration #potterfan #potterhead

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WordWaller Omg 😍😍😍 7y
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My beautiful parting gift from my pupil yesterday. The smell is amazing! #leather #journal #journaladdict #books #booknerd #booklove #booklover #bookblogger #writer #writing #reader #photograph

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Well this book was just beautiful. I loved it. The description that the writer lends to this book is stunning; I can see the colours, I can smell and taste the food, it was just a feast for the senses.

Full review: https://cariadllyfr.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/book-review-the-wrath-the-dawn/

#book #bookreview #bookblogger #bookish #wordpress #bookreviewer #booklover #avidreader #bibliophile #booknerd #booklove

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All about Me. | Philipp Keel
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@saguarosally #welcomelitten

1. South Wales
2. Curiosity
3. Stardust
4. Nope, have a dog. 😊

#Litsy #introduction

saguarosally You know what curiosity does to cats. Thankfully it does not do that to Littens. 7y
CariadLlyfr @saguarosally Thank goodness 😉 7y
AlwaysForeverReading Welcome to Litsy!!!💕💕❤️💙 5y
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This is one of the most important works of this decade. I'm never one to impress a book on someone but everyone needs to read this.

I'm heartbroken and apologetic and shocked that this is happening in our world. This book is heartbreaking and waves of shock just keep hitting you when you realise this book is not a work of fiction. A must-read for everyone!

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Agatha Christie
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Another brilliant Christie book. It kept me guessing until the very end, I really couldn't work it out and that's why I love her writing. I'm going to go into the corner and sulk at Christie who I can see sat in her chair, grinning at the fact she fooled me once again!

BooksTeasAndBookishThings Welcome to Litsy!!! 😊❤️🙌📚🎉 7y
CariadLlyfr Thank you!! xx 7y
saguarosally Welcome! 📚📚📚 7y
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Centique Welcome to Litsy! I just finished this book on Sunday too and felt the same way about it 😊😊 7y
Centique Oh ps if you want to reply to someone in the comments you can @ them or use the little tag button below the comment box. 👍 7y
CariadLlyfr @Centique haha Thank you!! You have saved me a lot of face lol. You like Agatha Christie too? Tbh I felt the reveal on this anticlimatic but when they were going through it it was just shocking how I missed it. It was brilliant! 7y
CariadLlyfr @saguarosally Thank you 😁 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings Absolutely! You can edit comments as well by clicking on it and if you want a quick reply option, you can click on that Litten's comment and the option to reply is there. 😊 7y
Centique @CariadLlyfr yes! You're right, now I think back it WAS anticlimactic. It was a very quiet reveal! And hey @BooksTeasAndBookishThings I didn't know that about the reply option! You've made my life easier too 😊😊👍 7y
MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay with us 😊👍🏻. We're the most positive, tight-knit, passionate bibliophile community you'll meet. Careful: this'll take over your life. 😂👏🏻🙌🏻 7y
CariadLlyfr @MrBook Thank you and yes it seems to be doing so already 😂 7y
MrBook 🙌🏻 7y
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