April proved to be a productive reading month! I am currently 17 books ahead of my Goodreads goal, which feels like a miracle. With my academic obligations largely complete, I was able to enjoy some down time before I leave for my summer job on May 6. It took me a few days to properly settle down and get used to no obligations. I felt like I had to rush […]
March felt a bit less hectic than February, though I spent a lot of time steadily writing 40 annotations (AKA reviews spanning 250-500 words) for my courses on children’s and young adult literature. I’ve shared a few on the blog over the past two months, but expect more to come! The final big rush of uni assignments for me was March 28. I have a couple more projects due, but […]
Something happened in February that I keep forgetting to mention! I have secured a full time summer job as a children’s programmer in a public library 😊 This is a dream job for me. I am excited to finally have the opportunity to work in a library and gain practical experience directly related to my career field. Other than that and my sister coming to visit, February was an ordinary […]
The first month of 2018 is behind us! I did a lot of excellent reading in January, thanks in part to having to read the Cybils middle grade speculative fiction shortlist 😛 I returned to university on January 3 after a couple of fun filled weeks back at home with my family for the holidays. Now that I’m back in the thick of it re: readings and assignments, I’ll be cutting […]
I’m not going to write about December here because I think I covered that in my two year end post. I still wanted to do a monthly wrap-up to review the books I read and the posts I wrote in December, though. Books Finished Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore Embassytown by China Mieville War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Janet Brennan Croft Greenglass House by Kate Milford Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan […]