Simple Gifts - Bryn Terfel

Advantages: Just brilliant in every way
Disadvantages: None

...a joy to read from start to finish, and really had me sitting and thinking as I turned the final few pages. It is really a moral story, with a bit of magic thrown in to cheer it up, but come the ending everything comes together in a quite shocking ending which really made me sit up and reread what I had just read! Ahern seems to have the ability to create a magical world on paper which you can visualise yourself so deeply that you are thrown so deeply into the story, you want to keep reading right until the end all in one go! The shiny snowflake cover allows this book to be a great Christmas gift as well as a book that is going to be great to bring out for Christmas again and again. I borrowed by copy from the library but will getting myself a copy as soon as its out in paperback. Highly recommended, I absolutely loved it - this is one book... Read review

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Advantages: An adventure from start to finish.
Disadvantages: Lots of description and detail.

...THE GIFT *************** The Gift is the first book in Alison Croggon's Pellinor series, which begins with The Gift and ends with The Singing. This tetralogy (or quartet, as Croggon herself refers to the books), is aimed at young adults, and is a very descriptive account of the adventures of a young girl called Maerad. The story takes place in the world of Edil-Amarandh, and the books are based on ?The Riddle of the Treesong?, or ?Naraudh Lar-Chanë? in Annaren, the language spoken in Annar, which is a region in Edil-Amarandh. THE AUTHOR ************** Alison Croggon was born in the Transvaal in South Africa, and her parents moved to England before settling down in Australia when Alison was seven years old. Alison was a poet and playwright before she became a fantasy author, publishing The Gift in 2003. On her website (see below) you... Read review

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Advantages: Kind to skin, only £2.99, good brand reputation
Disadvantages: Need to use a toner aswell, packaging looses its stickiness

...Simple have been making skin care products since 1978, so we know they are a company we can rely on! It's no wonder their products are even recommended by doctors! As the Number 1 Cleanser Brand in the UK, Simple pride themselves on making products which are exceptionally gentle to skin and suitable for even the most sensitive skin types. All products are made using the purest of ingredients. The Packaging A recyclable packaging which is light-weight. A light green wrapper with a re-sealable white sticker for an opening (similar to baby-wipes). I have found that this could be a bit stickier. With 25 wipes in the pack, you open this at least 25 times and it starts to loose it?s stickiness. For best results I would recommend storing the product upside down so that the weight of the un-used wipes ensures the opening is kept sealed to... Read review

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