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Sam (74 KP) rated My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Winter Romances in Books

Mar 27, 2019

The short stories in this are brilliant. There were a few that I ended up skipping (mainly just because I didn’t get along with the style of them) but I did read the majority of the short stories.

My favourites were by Jenny Han, Rainbow Rowell and David Levithan. They were all so festive and really got me in the festive spirit.

I also love the binding of this book! The page edges are a bright pink which is completely my colour! I also love hardbacks that have a bookmark in them – they are lifesavers!

I can’t believe that a collection with as many big names as this actually exists! I was in heaven while reading it!

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Red Otter (340 KP) rated Splendor in Tabletop Games

May 31, 2019

Splendor

2014 | Card Game, Economic, Political

8.1

(32 Ratings)

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No theme (0 more)

Splendor is one of my go-to games for introducing new people to the hobby as it revolves around 2 simple actions. Get gems, and buy cards with gems. Easy to teach and people feel good when they manage to link several actions in a row efficiently or when they learn that picking up all of the gems of a colour is a annoying yet hilariously effective strategy at times. It has enough depth to last a while and for someone experienced to consistently beatsomeone who is learning, but eventually you'll want something a bit more complex. In terms of theme, there really isn't any, just gems and Nobles for some reason.

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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) Jun 4, 2019

I just made a new list!

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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) Jun 4, 2019

And an ORB! LOL

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Irene M (130 KP) rated 35 Knitted Animals and Other Creatures in Books

Jul 24, 2018

clear patterns with lots of pictures (0 more)

Quirky

Well these are not your traditional idea of toys.

Some are frankly a bit odd looking. When looking though the book I sometimes thought "That looks like someone has made a toy pattern from a kids picture." They are often quite weird looking, and yet strangely appealing.

If you like slightly odd toys... this is definitely the book for you.

The patterns themselves are clearly written, with lots of colourful pictures and full colour charts where needed.

So far I have made a black Rill Raccoon as my 10 yr old fell in love with the idea of a Ninja raccoon... and I will be making a LOT more

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Irene M (130 KP) rated The Rainbow Stick Boy in Books

Dec 7, 2018

Simple illustrations accompany a wonderful story about a stick boy who is born different.

While every other stick person is one colour, Huey is born rainbow coloured. The book looks at how he is treated differently, how he tries to hide what he is so he can fit in and could easily be used to help children understand MANY differences in life. I read this to see if it would help my Aspergers son to understand that being a bit different is okay, and it will be perfect for that, but could easily be used for any other physical or behavioral difference, possibly even as a way to help understand transgender and homosexuality and other "differences" to ALL ages.