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The Shinning – book review

by moonlight lady 22. November 2019 The Reading Corner 2

About a month ago a friend and I decided to read together The Shinning and Doctor Sleep and then go to see the movie. It took me a little more than I thought, but I finished the first one and I bring you review. Synopsis The Torrance family goes through a streak driven by ...

Bowie, a biography – book review

by moonlight lady 19. November 2019 The Reading Corner 0

A little over a week ago, Jon came from Madrid with a gift for me, David Bowie’s illustrated biography. Bowie was my first love and I devoured the book in one sitting. About the edition The book is from the Lumen publishing house and is illustrated by Maria Hesse. Like everything Lumen does, it ...

The Sword of Destiny – book review

by moonlight lady 09. November 2019 The Reading Corner 0

A little while ago I told you about the first book of the Geralt de Rivia Saga and today I come to talk to you about the second, The Sword of Destiny. Synopsis This book consists of a six stories (quite more extensive than those of the previous book), which narrate more depth the ...

The Haunting of Hill House – book review

by moonlight lady 16. October 2019 The Reading Corner 0

Today I want to talk about Shirley Jackson’s novel The Haunting of Hill House. I have to admit that I watched the Netflix series before reading the book (the first time I do so), but only because I already knew they were not related. The book and the series As I told you, they ...

The Last Wish – book review

by moonlight lady 02. October 2019 The Reading Corner 2

You may remember my insistent complaints about my reading block and the advices I gave you to overcome it (you can read them here) and maybe also that I mentioned a book I thought was going to get out of the block. Today I talk about that book, The Last Wish. This is the first ...

5 tricks to overcome a reading block

by moonlight lady 23. September 2019 The Reading Corner 2

I don’t know if you have already heard about it, but it exists. It happens when a person who loves to read suddenly doesn’t feel like it. It’s hard, because you want to read but you just can’t. Almost all activities that require creativity and imagination are susceptible to blockage. Here I tell you some ...

The Hound of the Baskervilles – book review

by moonlight lady 30. August 2019 The Reading Corner 0

I’m not the biggest fan of detective novels, but with Sherlock Holmes the thing is different. It is not the first time I read one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, but it is the first time I read it in Spanish. What better option than the edition of Alma Clásicos Ilustrados of The Hound of the ...

Jane Eyre – book review

by moonlight lady 26. August 2019 The Reading Corner 0

After a long time of enduring the shame of knowing that I had not read the of Charlotte Brontë’s masterpiece, I can already say that I have finally done it. I just read Jane Eyre and I LOVED IT! Synopsis Jane Eyre is an orphan girl who lives with an aunt who hates her and ...

We Have Always Lived in the Castle – book review

by moonlight lady 19. August 2019 The Reading Corner 0

Today I come to talk to you about Shirley Jackson’s novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Several people had strongly recommended that I read it and in the end I just did it. Before I start talking about it I’ll only tell you that it has hooked me enough to take it to ...

Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories

by moonlight lady 05. August 2019 The Reading Corner 0

Roald Dahl was a famous writer from Wales who specialized in short stories for both children and adults. His works include such famous titles as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach or Matilda. But the book from which I come to speak to you was not written by him, but was ...

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