Tag Archives: love

Book Review: This Is What Happy Looks Like

Posted on January 5, 2014 by pookapicks

This is what happy looks like. Birthday presents, snuggling under handmade afghans, cardboard box forts, spot-on Sphinx impressions, slaves feeding you strawberries, and This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith.

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Book Review: Kill Me Softly

Posted on January 3, 2014 by pookapicks

I’m not the young Pooka I once was. Instead of spending my New Year’s Eve at a wild party, drinking and dancing, eager to watch the glittering ball drop and desperate to be kissed, I spent it with my boyfriend … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Notes from Ghost Town”

Posted on December 17, 2013 by pookapicks

Title: Notes from Ghost Town Author: Kate Ellison Genre: YA (Mystery/Supernatural Romance) Publisher: Egmontusa Pub Date: February 02, 2013 Hardcover: 327 pages. Is There a Pooka In This Book?: Nope! Pooka Rating: 3.75 out of 5 Nibbles  

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Pooka “Quicker-Than-Quick” Picks #2 – 6: “The Mortal Instruments”

Posted on February 23, 2013 by pookapicks

After forcing down the last forkful of “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie” (definitely the most trouble I’ve ever had with a pie), I decided that I’d earned the right to consume something truly delicious. I needed a fast, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “I Capture the Castle”

Posted on January 20, 2013 by pookapicks

Title: I Capture the Castle Author: Dodie Smith Genre: Fiction Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: Originally, 1948. This edition, 1998. Paperback: 342 pages Is There a Pooka in This Book? No. And I wouldn’t change a thing.

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