Category: brief reviews

Across the North: Ice Ghosts and The Great Northern Canada Bucket List [Review]

18 January 2022 / brief reviews / 10 Comments
Across the North: Ice Ghosts and The Great Northern Canada Bucket List [Review]

Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition by Paul Watson Source: Paperback/OwnedPublished: Mar. 2017Publisher: W.W. NortonLength: 384 pages Genre: Historical non-fictionTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +16) I read a book I already owned! Applause please. Ice Ghosts has been a long time coming. The first 50 pages or so offer a brisk recap of the Franklin expedition itself. I do not recommend this as your introduction to the expedition. That story alone […]

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Unsettling Fiction: The Warlow Experiment & Fever Dream [Review]

7 January 2022 / brief reviews / 8 Comments
Unsettling Fiction: The Warlow Experiment & Fever Dream [Review]

The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan Source: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Aug. 2019Publisher: Doubleday Books (PRH)Length: 272 pages Genre: Historical fictionTarget Age: Adult The curious story of an eccentric bachelor (Herbert Powyss) who wants to leave his mark on science and decides the best way to do that would be to conduct an experiment on isolation by hosting and observing another man (John Warlow) living in pampered isolation for seven years.. This quote from early on hints that […]

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The Language of Ghosts & The Dragon Egg Princess [MG Reviews]

29 December 2020 / brief reviews / 4 Comments
The Language of Ghosts & The Dragon Egg Princess [MG Reviews]

The Language of Ghostsby Heather FawcettSource: Hardcover/giveawayPublished: Sept. 2020Publisher: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins)Length: 356 pages Genre: High fantasyTarget Age: 8+ 🍂 Review by Kathie @ Bit About Books Premise: “Forced into exile on an enchanted, moving island, ex-princess Noa Marchena has two missions: reclaim her family’s stolen throne and ensure that the dark powers her older brother, Julian, possesses don’t go to his head in the process.” (jacket copy) I adore the cover of this […]

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Latinx Book Bingo Wrap Up [Reviews]

16 October 2020 / brief reviews / 12 Comments
Latinx Book Bingo Wrap Up [Reviews]

Results 🐠 = What if a Fish by Anika Fajardo Partially set in Colombia 🏚️ = Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Recommended by Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense 💄 = Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore MC Chicky is Mexican-American and pansexual 💔 = Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisteros Partially set in Mexico Though Efrén is not an immigrant, I consider his story in this book to […]

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6 Assorted Itsy Bitsy Reviews [MG, YA, and Crossover Reviews]

9 October 2020 / brief reviews / 13 Comments
6 Assorted Itsy Bitsy Reviews [MG, YA, and Crossover Reviews]

Preamble I don’t usually post tiny reviews. However, this year I’ve been making at least a few notes on everything I read. So, here’s a compilation of some of those little notes to make one ‘regular’ length review post. Titles link to Goodreads. MG Reviews The Sisters of Straygarden Place by Hayley Chewins I received a free copy from the publisher via Netgalley. Did not work for me at all […]

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