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    Book Review: Final Fondue by Maya Corrigan

    Chantel DaCosta / 15/06/2016

    Reading Time: 2 minutesFinal Fondue is book three in the five ingredients mystery series, so I’m late to this great series. I love the chemistry between Val Deniston and her grandfather. Fun, light…

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    Managing My Money – The Open University

    Chantel DaCosta / 13/06/2016

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteCurrently in week two of Managing Money, introduction to personal fiances  @futurelearn class.  Focus on:  Personal finances Budgeting  Debt  Investment  Taxation  Pension Property Purchases Insurance  Managing My Money –…

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  • Life in Jamaica

    Jamaicans Do Not Blog (and 5 Local Blogs I Am Enjoying Now)

    Chantel DaCosta / 12/06/2016

    Reading Time: 2 minutes“Jamaicans don’t blog” was the response I got from a local social scientific researcher when I recommended that creating a blog could be a meaningful communication option for a Jamaican-based…

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    Book Review: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti

    Chantel DaCosta / 12/06/2016

    Reading Time: 2 minutesLoved this story. I first heard about this book in April  from a Bustle article that had the cover reveal and a preview of chapter one. I read the preview…

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    Book Review: The Whispering Hallows by Lisa Unger

    Chantel DaCosta / 08/06/2016

    Reading Time: 2 minutesLoved this novella or short story collections featuring psychic Eloise Montgomery. The first Lisa Unger novel I read was, In The Blood, and I thoroughly enjoyed her storytelling and the…

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  • Life in Jamaica,  Personal Growth

    Inspiration from Mystic Mama

    Chantel DaCosta / 05/06/2016

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteInspiration from Mystic Mama, theme for June is adaptability.

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  • Life in Jamaica,  Publishing and Writing

    Rejoinder to Annie Paul’s ‘Being A Writer in Jamaica’

    Chantel DaCosta / 05/06/2016

    Reading Time: 3 minutesA short rejoinder to Annie Paul's 'Being A Writer in Jamaica.'

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Paper Hearts, Volume 2: Some Publishing Advice
Paper Hearts, Volume 2: Some Publishing Advice
by Beth Revis
tagged: currently-reading and 2016-reading-challenge
Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth
Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth
by Nancy Levin
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66 Metres: A chilling thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
66 Metres: A chilling thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
by J.F. Kirwan
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