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Teahouse
Teahouse
Emirain | 2012
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9.0 (1 Ratings)
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4.5 stars

 came across this book by accident after seeing it as a recommendation at the side of my page and I clicked on it, saw the link to the web-comic and clicked it and before I knew it, I was devouring this book/story/comic.<br/><br/>I was so easily drawn into it, flipping through the pages like it was going to last forever and then it just ended...the creators got caught up in real life, getting jobs and finishing school and the comic was no more. *sob*

I initially wanted to cry at finding this out; the comic was so good! It was funny in places, sweet in others, sexy at times, serious at others. I wanted to see how it was all going to end. Unfortunately that didn't happen but the creators did write an ending for each of the budding relationships in the story and I'm more or less happy with it.

I LOVED the artwork for this. The duo is very talented and I wish them luck in future endeavours!
  
I recently decided that I need to read some poetry books, and this happens to be the one that I started with. I'm also planning on reading another of Silverstein's collections, The Giving Tree. I don't really know all that much about poets or poetry, so I may have just searched Goodreads for high-rated books...

Silverstein often uses prominent, simply rhyme schemes throughout this book of poetry, making them easy to follow and popular with younger children/teens. They flow beautifully, almost rhythmically, and are all rather short. They are mostly humourous poems, with little illustrations alongside them. These illustrations, also by Shel Silverstein, are also often funny, and help us understand the point/joke being made in the related poem.
 
These are all pretty easy-reading poems, nothing too thought-provoking or hard to understand. Quite a nice book to read in bed, or when you just have a little time to relax. There are definitely poems in here that remind me of stories and poems from my early childhood. I think I can give his 4 stars quite easily.
  
    The Body

    The Body

    Bill Bryson

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    'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and...

The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine
The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine
P.J. Fitzsimmons | 2025 | Mystery
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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Tickle Your Funny Bone with this Tale
Anty is developing a reputation for solving sticky problems, so a friend reaches out to him when two relatives die in a duel. Since a family fortune is on the line, who dies first is important. However, Anty has hardly looked at the scene before he realizes it was murder. Considering the victims were found in a locked room, how did the killer pull it off?

I’ve got to make time to read this series faster, because this was another wonderful entry. The mystery was sufficiently puzzling with plenty to keep me engaged. And we reached a logical climax that explained the how and the who. The characters are a little thin, but that is in service to the comedy. The laughs come from a very dry British wit and plenty of sarcasm. I was laughing on page one, and smiling or laughing the rest of the way through the book. If that’s what you are in the mood for, you’ll be glad you picked up this book.