![“I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” #12 [Wyrd & Wonder]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/I-cant-believe-i-havent-read-that-yet.png?fit=560%2C315&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
March’s Result – A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki The previous theme was rereads. A Tale for the Time Being came out a few votes ahead. You can read my original review here. It’s been almost six years since I first read the story. Since then, I spent a year living in Japan and I now live in British Columbia – the two main settings of this […]
![Indian No More [MG Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/indian-no-more.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci SorrellFormat/Source: Hardcover/ LibraryPublished: Sept. 2019Publisher: Tu Books (Lee & Low)Length: 211 pages Genre: Historical fictionTarget Age: 8+#OwnVoices: Yes (discussed below) Review ✍🏻 About the Book Indian No More is an #ownvoices title, based on the experiences of Charlene Willing McManis’ family. McManis was a baby when her Umpqua tribe was terminated in 1950s and her family moved to Los Angeles. When McManis learned she had terminal cancer, she […]
![How Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns Hooked Me [Wyrd & Wonder Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/three-dark-crowns-banner.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to […]
![The Last 10 Books I DNF’d [TTT]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/top-ten-tuesday-new-host.png?fit=500%2C203&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
The topic this week is pretty straightforward. I have no qualms about DNFing a book. However, I’ve also become much better at selecting the books I read since I started book blogging, so it’s uncommon for me to DNF. (I also only mark a book as DNF if I read at least 10% or so, otherwise I just remove it from my TBR and don’t update the status.) I think […]
![5 Reasons to Love With the Fire On High [YA Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/with-the-fire-on-high.jpg?fit=662%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do what must be done. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Still, she knows she doesn’t have enough time for her school’s […]