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Em_loves

Joined June 2017

Coffee, cake and gin enthusiast who loves to spend time wearing fabulous shoes. English Lit graduate. English teacher. Say hello :D
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Together | Julie Cohen
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‘Together their life was a lie‘

I enjoyed my holiday read and have also enjoyed reading a psycho-thriller ‘He said, She said‘ which centres around an accusation of assault. Slightly predictable ending though!

No idea what to expect from this one- I loved the cover but I haven‘t read anything else by this author!

Let‘s find out! X

Sarah93 I loved this book so much ♥️ 5y
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Cannot wait to give this a read!!

Busy day so now a read in the garden whilst my puppy collects bricks!

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‘It‘s time for a wake up call.‘

After two months of not being able to read with exam marking commitments I am so glad to pick up a book.

I love Cecelia Ahern and I‘m hoping I won‘t be disappointed!

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The Art of Being Normal | Lisa Williamson
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
It deals with struggles with gender identity, friendship and relationships.

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The Art of Being Normal | Lisa Williamson
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
It deals with struggles with gender identity, friendship and relationships.

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New read 👍🏻🙌🏻

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Let Me Lie | Clare Mackintosh
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Loving this so far!

SilversReviews Oooo...it is good. I liked this better than the second one. 6y
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Let Me Lie | Clare Mackintosh
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Eeeeep!!! Can‘t wait to get started!

Jess7 Loved it!! 6y
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The Girl Before | J.P. Delaney
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Finished.
Totally predictable in my opinion.

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The Girl Before | J.P. Delaney
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Mehso-so

Just started this...I‘m a few chapters in. Dual narrative before/after is slightly obvious it let‘s hope it picks up!

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Nowhere and no one is safe.

Happy Sunday everyone!

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I Let You Go | Clare Mackintosh
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9/10.
I got frustrated with the subplot though- it didn‘t bring much.
The villainous character makes your skin crawl. I can‘t wait to read Let Me Lie!

Jess7 Agreed! This was a good one! 6y
SilversReviews Let Me Lie is her best for me. 😍 6y
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A Doll's House | Henrik Ibsen
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Teaching this today with sixth form. They need to compare it to poetry by Christina Rossetti. 😁
Group presentations in response to a critical stimulus ... I‘m excited to see what they can produce :)
Have an excellent day everyone!

TommieMarie74 I loved reading this play in school! It‘s one of my all time favorites. Will they get to see the movie adaptation too? ❤️ 6y
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I Let You Go | Clare Mackintosh
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Happy Saturday, Littens x

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I loved this book. It‘s now 5.15am and I‘ve been up since 3.30am...
Raymond was the shining star of this book ⭐️ We need more kindness in the world.

Have an excellent day, everyone.

💓💓Please let me know if you made or received a small act of kindness today 💓 💓

Bourriquet76 I just downloaded this on my kindle. Looks good! 6y
Em_loves I loved it @Bourriquet76 I hope you enjoy! X 6y
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1. Read and drink coffee (maybe go shopping!)
2. A mighty 5”3. Can‘t reach the top shelf but I can squeeze on board packed trains easily. 😎
3. 1 year
4. Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine (hooked!)
5. Hiya :D
@jesshowbooks #friyay #friyayintro

Jess7 Loved Eleanor! 6y
2BR02B Beautiful eyes! 💙 6y
Em_loves Thank you @2BR02B 😁X @Jess7 I am loving it so far! X 6y
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‘Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled existence. Except, sometimes, everything...‘

Jess7 Loved this book! 6y
Em_loves Thanks @Jess7 - I wanted an uplifting read! 😁 6y
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Still Me | Jojo Moyes
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This has given me comfort and a bit of inspiration at a tricky time.
Louisa Clark‘s newest adventure is a lovely read.

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Boy Made of Blocks | Keith Stuart
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A beautiful, lovely read that puts the world to rights 💓

EleanorJ Seen on snap chat you are reading Carrie Hope Fletchers novel..... thoughts?? Xx 6y
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Boy Made of Blocks | Keith Stuart
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About halfway through this and I‘m enjoying it.
It‘s an easy read and quite nice to dip in and out of!
If you like stories exploring difficult family relationships then this is perfect!

*H A P P Y W E D N E S D A Y*

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Boy Made of Blocks | Keith Stuart
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27th birthday hangover breakfast and book 🥂😍😍😍😍📚💓

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Rattle | Fiona Cummins
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Finders Keepers. Losers Grievers.

In bed already with a cold :( Hoping to start this and get stuck in to a good read.

I hope that you have all enjoyed your Sundays!

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Alternating my love of crime thrillers with festive romances this month!
Really looking forward to drinking tea and putting a candle on to read this 🕯💗📚

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Different from any others that I have read so far! I‘m going to have to research more of Pinborough‘s work and see what else I can read! 10/10

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‘This year‘s must-read thriller‘

Anybody read this?
Love a thriller! Let‘s hope it lives up to critical opinion!

Ms_T It‘s a great book and you‘ll never see the twist! 7y
Megabooks Loved it! Great twist. 7y
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Good Me, Bad Me | Ali Land
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'New name. New family. Shiny. New. Me'

Came home from work poorly today. So my housemate Luke gifted me with a new book. He is the best.
#thriller #poorly #stayinbedandread #octoberreads

RadicalReader @Em_loves this sounds like an awesome book can‘t wait to check it out for myself. The title is what hooked me then the description underneath the photo was the final reeling me in 7y
Em_loves @RadicalReader I'm hooked! I don't quite know what is going on yet either- so it really is fab! X 7y
RadicalReader @Em_loves the description of the book makes me think the main character takes on different identities of people 6y
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I applied for a job yesterday 🤞🏻This was given to me by my mentor during training ☺️ June 2014! It's always good to look back every now and again to see how far you have come! Happy Monday, Littens!

Ms_T Fingers crossed for the job 🤞🏻 7y
Em_loves @Ms_T Thank you lovely! Application deadline is Friday so I don't expect to hear anything until then! 🤞🏻 7y
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SO EXCITED. 😆😆😆😆😆😆

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Untitled | Unknown
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Hump- day done! It's nearly the weekend. Rock and Roll. 👵🏻🙌🏻

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'A woman's body lies in the road...'

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Untitled | Unknown
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'Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow'

I haven't posted for about a month! Got caught up in work!
Weekend plans:
- Get back to reading
- Buy fresh flowers
- Drink good coffee
- Go for a walk
Although #thehappinessplanner is not a 'read' as such, it is full of mindfulness quotations and mantras. Excellent way to start the day. Hope you have a good day, Littens ☺️x

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Untitled | Anonymous
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True 😂😂

Ms_T 😂😂😂🙌🏻 7y
Sarahreadstoomuch I may need to print this and hang it up for my kids. And husband. 7y
Em_loves Haha! Brilliant @Sarahreadstoomuch X 7y
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Predecessor of Jack the Ripper meets Woman in Black with this one!
I have just got in from watching this film at the cinema - I enjoyed it. It was different than I expected. Maybe I shall try to give the book a go!

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I See You | Clare Mackintosh
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Oh my life. This was a page-turner. It would make a great film. I don't want to give too much away but I had the same reaction to this as I did with Gone Girl- it's brilliant.
10/10.
Loved it.
I had so much planned to do today and I have been reading since 9am! Best get on with lesson planning now!

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Untitled | Unknown
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So true. #bookworm #booklover #drinktea #idratherread

Question:

Where is your favourite place to read and why?

:) x

Lilasbooks411 My bedroom ❤️ 7y
Em_loves That's interesting @Lilasbooks411 - my room is my second favourite place to read! My favourite place is one red armchair in my local coffee shop...I love getting lost in a book but having the background noise of the rest of the world going by 🌎 Thanks for commenting! X 7y
Em_loves How about everyone else? @EleanorJ @Ms_T @swishandflick @bobregina @SheReadsAndWrites @swatreads @GypsyKat - Where is your favourite reading spot? 7y
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GypsyKat It's a tie between my bed, and the living room. 🤔 7y
Ms_T @Em_loves Pretty much anywhere as long as I have my iPhone with kindle app! 7y
EleanorJ @em_love It's in the courtyard, Em, with a big cup of coffee in the sunshine xx 7y
bobregina I love to read on the couch, with lots of pillows around 🛋 7y
Em_loves All of these places sound fab! @Ms_T - I dozed off once and dropped a kindle on my face and it was not as kind as a book! That did it for me, I couldn't run the risk again haha. Paper all the way! 7y
Ms_T @Em_loves 😂😂😂Yeah, I've done the same! Also, when you start dozing and your finger accidentally touches the screen and it flips the pages. Very annoying! 7y
Lilasbooks411 Np ❤️ 7y
Megabooks My bed! 7y
SilversReviews My favorite place to read is on my back porch in the summer. Winter I have to use the sofa. 7y
SheReadsAndWrites In my room🤓 It's the quietest place in the house 😊 7y
maich @Em_loves My favourite reading spot is outside😊 In a grass or in a deckchair. Last month I bought hammock chair. When it's cold I readed in my living room on a sofa. 7y
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I See You | Clare Mackintosh
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Started at about 3am last night. Granted it wasn't a clever choice at that time of night but it has gripped me right from the get-go.
#creepy #iseeyoubutyoudontseeme #bankholidayread #crimethriller #claremackintosh #iletyougo

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The Lemon Tree Caf | Cathy Bramley
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'Sometimes you have to revisit the past to truly move forwards'

Picked this up in Sainsbury's today. Slightly different from my crime thrillers. Sometimes it's refreshing to indulge in a girly chick-flick and loose yourself to romance, cupcakes and family secrets!
I will update with a post soon!

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The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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Lesson prep 🏅 Happy Friday everyone! #dystopia #Atwood #handmaid #teacherlife

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Three Wishes | Liane Moriarty
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Happy Tuesday Littens! For those of you who are teachers the threat of school looms! Enjoy every last moment of having the freedom to read! 😂 #endofsummer #resultsdaythisweek #teacherlife #goodbyereadingalldayeveryday!

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Three Wishes | Liane Moriarty
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'That say trouble always comes in threes'

Had a break from my Moriarty-binge and now I'm ready for some serious 'oh Lordy!' - drama that is packed into one crucial moment in time! Love the way that she crafts these narratives.
Mind you- she will have to work to impress me after Big Little Lies, Truly Madly Guilty and The Husband's Secret! #lianemoriarty #wishes #sisters #drama #relationships #crucialmoments #hiddenagendas #secrecy

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Into The Water | Paula Hawkins
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Had the luxury of an early morning read with a coffee 💓This book was slightly slow to start but it has soon fired up! I cannot put it down! ...the flowers are purely decorative but why not! 🌸🌸 #paulahawkins #intothewater #crimethriller #witchcraft #unreliablenarratorsarethebest

maich ❤❤❤ 7y
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Into The Water | Paula Hawkins
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'Nel Abbott is dead' she said.
'They found her in the water. She jumped.'

Just about to start reading- let's hope it is as good a read as The Girl on the Train #wine #paulahawkins

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Just about to start! Happy Sunday!
#nonfiction #TheDuchess #beingnosey

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Betrayal | Martina Cole
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'And when you're at the top, that's when you got to watch the hardest.
Especially the ones closest to you'

I do love to indulge in a bit of Cole's grimy British crime thrillers ;)

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Hot Milk | Deborah Levy
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'So what I'm saying is that if it [the laptop] is broken, so am I...'

'Perfectly crafted'- INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Anyone read Hot Milk yet? I'm intrigued!

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Two by Two | Nicholas Sparks
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'Questions tumbled around and around, and as I held my wife, I, Russell Green, had answers to none of them'

Sat in my fave chair in my fave coffee shop and lived my bookworm dream today. After weeks of not having the time or energy to dedicate to reading I did it in style today.

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Two by Two | Nicholas Sparks
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Shitter of a day can only mean new book and facemask!

EleanorJ Sounds about right to me 7y
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The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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Just catching up with episode 1 of Handmaid's Tale! Cannot wait for episode 2!

Ms_T I'm looking forward to it too 😃 7y
Em_loves Let me know what you think @Ms_T. I haven't read it since my A Levels so may have to have another read! X 7y
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Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty
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Ooooo the secrecy! My favourite Moriarty so far. 10/10.

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Enduring Love | Ian McEwan
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A random event can alter the course of your life. Love the ideas surrounding this book. Bravo, McEwan, Bravo.

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