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IMWAYR- 29/08/2016

Hello everyone! I'm back with another IMWAYR post. This meme is hosted by unleashingreaders.com and teachmentortexts.com. I didn't blog about my reading week last week because I felt it was quite uneventful. However, this week I have a little more to share, so let's get right into the post.




 This week I finished reading The Tainted Throne by Alex Rutherford, which is the fourth book in the Empire of the Moghul series. I strongly recommend this historical novel to any of you who haven't tried it out yet, I promise you'll be surprised. The book was over 400 pages, and therefore counts for my Big Book Challenge. It's my 10th Big Book of the summer.
 I also finished reading "If you could see me now" by Cecilia Ahern. The book wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. I found it to be a slow read with a plot line that I thought was too childish. It's a good book however, for anyone who's looking for a break from serious novels.
 56 I am currently reading "Dead Ends" by Erin Jade Lange. I have barely read a couple of pages, so I can't say much about the book. I'm looking forward to reading "All the light we cannot see" by Anthony Doeer sometime this week, as well as starting "The Serpent's tooth" by Alex Rutherford as well.

I didn't get in a lot of blog posts last week:
-Saturday Snapshot 27/08/2016
-Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard
-For a while now
-The Time
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  1. Cheriee WeichelAugust 29, 2016 at 10:17 PM

    All the Light We Cannot See was one of my best reads last year. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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    1. Vedika @ Poems and PoetsAugust 30, 2016 at 5:37 PM

      I'm liking it so far- I started it this morning.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.caAugust 29, 2016 at 11:13 PM

    Oooh, I like historical fiction, so I might take you up on your Alex Rutherford suggestion!

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    1. Vedika @ Poems and PoetsAugust 30, 2016 at 5:37 PM

      You really should- I promise you wont' be disappointed.

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