Title: A Curse So Dark and Lonely Author: Brigid Kemmerer Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy/Retelling In short: A thrilling new retelling No spoilers Ah yes. Another day, another fairy-tale retelling. Clearly we are all obsessed with them because it feels like every second book I read is a retelling of some kind. This one is based off everyone’s … Continue reading
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Review: The Space We’re In
Title: The Space We’re In Author: Katya Balen Genre: Middle-grade In short: A middle-grade story about a ten-year old boy and his relationship with his autistic brother. No spoilers This was one powerful book. I’d have never expected for a middle-grade read to have such an large impact on me. But this book did. I’m not sure … Continue reading
Review: The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas
Title: The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan Author: Sherry Thomas Genre: Young Adult/Historical In short: A lacklustre retelling of a classic tale. The Magnolia Sword was my first read of 2020. Which means it’s now taken me over a month to write this review. And honestly it’s because I just didn’t know where to begin with it. … Continue reading
Review: The Sky Weaver by Kristen Ciccarelli
Title: The Sky Weaver Author: Kristen Ciccarelli Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: The perfect conclusion to Kristen Ciccarelli’s trilogy of companion novels. No spoilers The last book in the Iskari series is finally here, and I have finally read it and I have finally put my feelings about it together. I was quite excited for the release of The Sky … Continue reading
I listened to an audiobook for the first time: here are my thoughts
So, the end of 2019 was super hectic. Working in retail over Christmas and trying to maintain your house is hard work. So, I have once again continued my reading adventures without actually writing much about them. Which is okay, because life gets busy. But at the same time I feel the need to have … Continue reading
My 2020 Reading Resolutions
So the roaring twenties are back again. Just a few short days ago the calendar ticked over and we entered not only an entire new year but an entire new decade. And with the New Year, come new resolutions. I’m not planning on making a goal to lose weight, drink more water and give up … Continue reading
Top 5 Reads of 2019
Well, the year has come to a close. 2019 has gone by in a blur and sadly I didn’t quite reach my reading goal of 50 books. (It turns out getting a puppy and painting a house takes up a fair amount of time.) But I did to read a number of amazing books this … Continue reading
