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Greetings! A couple of weeks ago, I've shared some inky feelings on the  Yellow Envelope by Kim Dinan . This was one of those I-wish-I-had-genie books. " I wish, I wish I could travel to far-off places, to the great, big out-there". Imagine if you also have a yellow envelope in your pocket with just 3 rules:  Rule #1: Don’t over think it Rule # 2: Share your experiences Rule # 3: Don’t feel pressured to give it all away Now wouldn't that make for a great travel memoir? Throw in some great writing, a few humorous situations and some food-for-thought ( quotes from the Yellow Envelope ) and it's a done deal.  Needless to say, when Sourcebooks  gave me the opportunity to do a Q&A with Kim Dinan, I immediately had a few things I wanted to ask Kim. But I had to think about it. What do I really want to know? Not that much interested in the weather or the food, but the experiences  she will carry with her forever and a day:

Greetings! It is a beautiful day in my hometown. The sun is shining and it's just a bright bright sunshiny day! So let's talk books for the weekend. Meet me on Friday @  Friday 56  for a bit of  Book Blogger Hop   to kick-start the weekend with  Book Beginnings .

Title: Don't Tell Anyone Author:  Eleanor Gray Published by: Midnight Ink Publication date: 08 December 2016  Read: April 16 - April 18 2017 Genre: Mystery; General Fiction; Family Drama Pages:  384 ISBN:   9780738750224 Mareli's rating:  4 stars Recommend to: Lovers of Whodunnit  Description:  Nearly lost in a fog of grief over the fatal stabbing of her daughter, art historian Grace Neville feels only sorrow as Jordan Dukes is found guilty of murder. Days after the sentencing, Grace receives a visit from Jordan’s father, who claims that his son is innocent and a grave miscarriage of justice has taken place. Jordan’s history of gang-related violence and the fact that he doesn’t have an alibi make his father’s plea hard to believe. But then why does somebody break into Grace’s home and go through her daughter’s belongings?  In  Don’t Tell Anyone , Eleanor Gray explores the relationship between a mother and a daughter, and ...

Greetings! It's Easter Sunday and time for another edition of  The Sunday Headlines  where we bring you an update of the past week and give you a forecast of the upcoming week. As always, this post links up with  The Sunday Post  hosted by  Caffeinated Book Reviewer  and  It's Monday! What are you reading?  hosted by  Book Date . Remember to give these lovely ladies a visit and add your linky! It's been dreadfully cold and raining (hallelujah!) over the weekend, so yes - I would much rather spend my afternoon curled up with a book. But I've already skipped Friday Meets and my strict Dutch Reformed background will not permit my conscience to skip another weekly feature. So let's see how short and sweet this can be!

Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Book Travelling Thursdays, hosted by the    Goodreads   group. Should you wish to participate, just follow the instructions at the end of this post.  Earlier this week, I told you about the newest edition to my household. My very own Smelly Cat!  Cover Characteristics - Perfume . Seeing that today's theme for Book Travelling Thursdays is your favorite pet, I've decided to honor my little kitten by featuring  Jennie by Paul Gallico . 

Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book is a very good example of a bad habit. The habit of assumption. One assumes that a book is going to be great for oh so many reasons: 1.Everyone is raving mad about it (Sometimes Everyone is just raving mad) 2. That blurb. I mean really. Of course Everyone is going to go raving mad about it. What's NOT to like about - "A Gothic retelling of Jane Eyre. Like the heroine of the novel she adores, Jane Steele suffers cruelly at the hands of her aunt and schoolmaster. And like Jane Eyre, they call her wicked - but in her case, she fears the accusation is true. When she flees, she leaves behind the corpses of her tormentors. A fugitive navigating London's underbelly, Jane rights wrongs on behalf of the have-nots whilst avoiding the noose. Until an advertisement catches her eye. Her aunt has died and the new master at Highgate House, Mr Thornfield, seeks a governess. Anxious to know if she is Highgate's true heir,...

Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday! Today's topic is Top Ten most unique books we've read . Browsing through my reading lists, I've realized that apparently  I have quite a fondness for unique books. (Most probably because I am such a unique creature myself) And then it hit me! Instead of making a list of the most unique books I've read, what about a list of the most unique characters I've encountered in literature? You know, those characters without an equal, the one of a kind. Those characters who just can't be copied. Yes, there are 100's of them floating out there, but these were my Top Ten Favorites: