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Sep 6
4 min

What Would a Medieval Prince Do in a Snapchat-Obsessed World?

A book review on Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer's, Off the Page. What would life be like if your fairy tale crush evolved into a real pe

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Chapatti, Chutney and Chai: A Story of Female Transgression in 1950s India

Bijal Patel

Aug 21
6 min

Chapatti, Chutney and Chai: A Story of Female Transgression in 1950s India

A book review about a runaway bride in India, how she finds independence and makes her dreams come true. Facts and statistics in relation to

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Book Review: "We all love Beyoncé but what [does] her hair look like when it grows from her scalp?"

Bijal Patel

Aug 15
5 min

Book Review: "We all love Beyoncé but what [does] her hair look like when it grows from her scalp?"

Why non-fiction books are educating and teach us about real life issues.

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Thoughts on my English Literature and Creative Writing degree

Bijal Patel

Aug 7
7 min

Thoughts on my English Literature and Creative Writing degree

The ups and downs of my university experience, what I learnt from it and what I taught myself.

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"Recommend a book for me to read." No, find it yourself.

Bijal Patel

Jul 28
7 min

"Recommend a book for me to read." No, find it yourself.

A lot of people ask me to give them a book recommendation but to be honest, I'm not a book guru who holds knowledge on every single book ...

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Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Bijal Patel

Jul 5
3 min

Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

A book review following the journey of crime, fear and magic. Zélie decides enough is enough one day as she loaths King Saran who is respons

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