These reviews are part of the Summer Library Challenge Week 6 Activity – Reviewing Library Books. These books I read all the way through, but I’m not sure how I feel about them. Because of that, these books are difficult to review. I still wanted to document my thoughts so here are a few odd notes on each. All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld Rating: ★★-★★★½? [ratings guide] I […]
I am happy to announce the winner of my first Literary Blog Hope giveaway is Michelle. Thank-you to everyone who took time to enter. You’ve given me lots of good reads to check out!a Rafflecopter giveaway
Welcome to my giveaway post for The Literary Blog Hop, hosted by Judith @ Leeswammes! I’m excited to be participating in my first blog hop. I am giving away a paperback copy of Helen Oyeyemi’s Mr. Fox, a creative re-imagining of Bluebeard tales. From the book description: Fairy-tale romances end with a wedding. The fairy tales that don’t get more complicated, that is. In this book, celebrated writer Mr. Fox can’t […]
Author: Ruth OzekiTitle: A Tale for the Time BeingFormat/Source: Hardcover/library Published: March 2013Publisher:VikingLength: 403 pagesGenre: Contemporary + splash of magical realismWhy I Read: Canadian and Japanese characters/setting + pretty cover + on my radarRead If You’re: A fan of Haruki Murakami, the genre, or JapanQuote: “Or maybe none of these things will happen except in my mind and yours, because, like I told you, together we’re making magic, at least for […]
This week’s challenge: “Find out what kind of social media your library uses and if it would be useful, follow them! Make a post, tweet, etc. about what you found useful!” My library uses the following social media: Main Blog | Teen Blog Main Facebook Twitter Flickr YouTube I think that’s all of the accounts! I didn’t realize how many there are. I follow the library on Facebook and read […]