I chortled reading this book. Photos of horrified children with creepy Santas and witty captions. Compiled by The Chicago Tribune this book is a Christmas keeper. Pack it in with your Christmas decorations and revisit it once a year.
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Book 2: Teen Zone by Judith Wilson
As mentioned in the previous post, I am currently going through a home renovation (an experience which I am hating). This means that I am spending quite some time reading interior design books. One that has been a favourite for many years is Judith Wilson’s Teen Zone. I find the spaces interesting and inspiring.
However, neither of my sons like anything in the book. I’m not sure if this is indicative of adults writing for teens but missing the point or that my boys just want to play cricket and won’t humour me.
Book 1: It’s Always Been You by Victoria Dahl
This book took me 6 weeks to finish. This is not indicative of a sluggish read but more a sign of my exhaustion working on my house renovation that I could barely manage a chapter a day. Though half way through the book I found myself sneaking off to the hardware shop to “buy a screw/doorhandle/paint/thingmejob” when in actual fact I was driving around the corner, reading a chapter and then returning (remarkably early) shaking my head and claiming that the shop had run out of screw/doorhandle/paint/thingmejob.
A lovely read! I liked it muchly. I enjoy Victoria Dahls writing and It’s Always Been You uses the teen romance separated by meddling parents meet up years later trope that I love. Great characters, hot sex scenes, English countryside, and a beautiful blue dress. Go forth and read it too!
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