Author: Jenna @ Falling Letters

2023 Christmas Gifts [Top Ten Tuesday]

26 December 2023 / top 10 tuesday / 22 Comments
2023 Christmas Gifts [Top Ten Tuesday]

For Top Ten Tuesday, here are the books I gifted and the books I received this Christmas.

Don’t Want to be Your Monster by Deke Moulton [MG Review]

24 December 2023 / review / 4 Comments
Don’t Want to be Your Monster by Deke Moulton [MG Review]

Don’t Want to Be Your Monsterby Deke MoultonSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Aug. 2023Publisher: Tundra (PRH Canada)Length: 291 pages Genre: Contemporary paranormalTarget Age: +9Representation: Foster family headed by two moms, Korean and nonbinary sibling, Jewish friend Summary 💬 Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders in this humorous and delightfully spooky novel for young readers. For fans of Too Bright to See. Adam and Victor are brothers who have the […]

2023 Releases Still on My TBR [Top Ten Tuesday]

19 December 2023 / top 10 tuesday / 9 Comments
2023 Releases Still on My TBR [Top Ten Tuesday]

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is Books I Hope Santa Brings/Bookish Wishes. I’m adapting that to 2023 Releases Still on My TBR. I have not read many 2023 releases! That being said, I would like to note I have achieved the minor sucess of having read six of the ten titles I highlighted back in my January post “Most Anticipated Books Releasing Jan – Jun 2023“. But there remain so […]

2023 Middle Grade Releases Still on My TBR [Top Ten Tuesday]

19 December 2023 / top 10 tuesday / 21 Comments
2023 Middle Grade Releases Still on My TBR [Top Ten Tuesday]

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is Books I Hope Santa Brings/Bookish Wishes. I’m adapting that to 2023 Releases Still on My TBR. I have not read many 2023 releases! That being said, I would like to note I have achieved the minor sucess of having read six of the ten titles I highlighted back in my January post “Most Anticipated Books Releasing Jan – Jun 2023“. But there remain so […]

Babel by R.F. Kuang [Fantasy Review]

16 December 2023 / review / 7 Comments
Babel by R.F. Kuang [Fantasy Review]

Babelby R.F. KuangSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Aug 2022Publisher: Harper Voyager (HarperCollins)Length: 544 pages Genre: Historical fantasyTarget Age: +18Representation: Protagonist is Chinese ‘adopted’ by white British man, key side characters incl a Black Haitian woman and an Indian Muslim man Summary 💬 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll […]