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Book for an evening and tea: “A Discovery Of Witches” by Deborah Harkness

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         I've discovered this book a few months ago (unfortunately, not in a library like the protagonist), and couldn't put it down for days (it's 600 pages long), but there was so much tension, that I took a break hoping that a bit of detachment would help to get through with it faster. It didn't work, the second I opened it yesterday all of it returned to me. I did finish it finally with the help of "camomile tea and breaks for yoga".     I know, bed time stories are supposed to be light and this is a complete opposite. It's full of suspense and dramatic moments with escalating stakes, the most intense scenes are arranged in a masterful fashion through the pages with long periods of breaks that give the reader some time to regroup and gather some knowledge (but there was sometimes too much water, I admit, and things that are too obvious and repetitive). This aspect is covered well by the author, the captivation is there and even though

New Book Releases of May: "Fury Focused" by Melissa Haag

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         Fantasy and sci-fi books always have a special place in my heart, they let you run off into the wild of your imagination, uncharted territories of your brain that behold kingdoms and planets prompted by a word of some author when you follow the character's adventures like a silent companion or invisible sidekick. That's why I so often prefer a book of those genres to any other kind. And this is the reason why the whole series "Of Fates and Furies" stood out to me. I finished the two already available ones in a matter of less than a couple of days, the second being "Fury Focused" . The third "Fury Freed" will be released in September.     It would be unfair to say that those novels belong only to fantasy/sci-fi section, there is a kind of a murder mystery in the first too and that feeling of mystery doesn't leave and stays even in the second. Melissa Haag crafted a new magic world filled with every cre

New Book Releases of April: Circe by Madeline Miller

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   I usually browse through new book releases almost every month. Lately it’s been hard for me to find something that grabbed my attention and could hold it long enough for me to commit to reading it. Last year with its "Nyxia" and "Even the darkest stars" it was much better on that account. This year after so many months I’ve finally found a novel that shined among the one-and-the-same mass. Seriously, what's with all that Reversed Harem trend?! Sounds cheesy and cheap and feels like a whole flock of average writers is going crazy all over it. But the book I came across was refreshingly ... classic in style if it can be called that, well not compared to old classics but among the modern age books it is.     Circe by Madeline Miller is based on ancient Greek myths. And while we already have books depicting those, it is different from them too. There is a main character that pushes the whole story forward - Circe, the witchy daughter of titan Heli

New Book Releases of September: "Even the darkest stars"

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       If you like books about mountain climbing with a mix of magic, demons and witches, then you would be ecstatic to learn there is a book that has exactly all that. "Even the darkest stars" by Heather Fawcett swallows you into a new world with hardship and adventures. Most people will be able to feel for the characters because no matter their qualities or circumstances, they are very relatable.     Unlike in many other famous books, the hero, a girl, whose name is Kamzin, is not exactly an average person, she has qualities that even a character like Harry Potter would die to have. She's not a typical choice and she's not a standard kind of beauty either, but what sets her even more apart, is her dedication and courage, which, for a person who has no magic to defend herself with from all the dangers, says enough.    Every little detail is spot on, with the power of intricately woven words, that create an amazing picture, you can even imagine the cold

The world becomes "curiouser and curiouser"

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   Microsoft is moving its meetings to tree houses in the woods. Those rustic creations were executed by Pete Nelson from the TV show "Treehouse Masters". Microsoft is not the only company that is switching to new office solutions, Apple is showing off with its spaceshipy one, Amazon and Facebook are also on the way to fascinate us with theirs. If only they applied as much effort to their actual fields, you know... Or at least made their products less expensive, since they have so much money to renovate.    In other random news, Dubai police has a hover bike. It will be a nice addition to their tech collection consisting of the pilot-less passenger drone and the famous robocop (which won't be alone for long, they're planning to get him a big robofamily, in the amount of 25% of all police force... Should we be worried?).

New Book Releases of September: "Nyxia" by Scott Reintgen

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   This September has been a very fruitful month for the book industry - a lot of new interesting releases, among which Nyxia by Scott Reintgen . It's a futuristic sci-fi novel about space travel and new habitable planets.    The events are set in the nearer future, but the differences in advanced technologies are quite fascinating. Even though the main plot reminds a bit of the movie Avatar created by James Cameron and Hunger Games book and movie series, this doesn't influence the fact that it's a very entertaining story with some unexpected turns and very likable characters whose personalities make the novel more relate-able and believable, together with the not so likable characters.    The people are well written and craft-fully developed, there are not so many things in the manner of Reintgen's storytelling that may distract the reader. There is one noticeable feature that some might find being overused - the appearance of capital letters for filing is

Jamie Oliver's Suv: Kitchen on wheels

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  Why have a conventional classic kitchen when you can bring it with you wherever you go. Seriously, why not? A compact kitchen on wheels sounds amazing as a concept and thanks to Jamie Oliver it's become alive.    Jamie, who recently published a new book called "5 Ingredients: Quick and Easy Food" (which also got a show by the same name now), is always on the go, always travelling or making little trips with Genaro around Britain, so it's quite understandable that for a chef like Oliver there needs to be a kitchen that you can take with you. Land Rover was happy to help the famous cook with his brilliant idea.     This custom Discovery has everything you need to create a meal anywhere anytime. There's not only a toaster and a fridge but also extendable work counters, meat grinders, slow cookers in the engine bay, rear-window herb gardens and wheel-mounted butter churns. I even don't have all of that in my home kitchen! Shame on me, my ki