Summer Library Challenge: Survey

8 June 2014 / events / 2 Comments
Summer Library Challenge: Survey

 This week’s challenge: “We should learn more about each others’ libraries! I have a fun survey, feel free to pick as many or as little questions to answer and include some images of your library if you like as well!” What’s the name of your library and how close is it to where you live? My public library has 20 branches. The branch I visit most frequently is the head […]

Review: The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine

3 June 2014 / review / 2 Comments
Review: The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine

Author: Genevieve ValentineTitle: The Girls at the Kingfisher Club Format/Source: eBook/ARCPublished: June 2014Publisher: Atria BooksLength: 288 pagesGenre: Fairy tale reworking/fictionWhy I Read: 12 Dancing Princesses +Roaring Twenties!Read If You’re: Interested in fairy tales or sister relationshipsRating:  ★★★ [ratings guide]I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Book Depository In The Girls at the Kingfisher Club, Genevieve Valentine sets the […]

Armchair BEA: Wrap-up (incl. Giveaway Winner)

1 June 2014 / events / 2 Comments
Armchair BEA: Wrap-up (incl. Giveaway Winner)

Here we are at the end of ArmchairBEA. This week went by in a whirlwind. I hadn’t decided to participate until last Saturday, just before the week kicked off. I don’t want to get caught in too many blogger events, but since I haven’t participated in any events focused primarily on connecting with the community I thought this would be a good event for me. I was correct! I have […]

Armchair BEA: Middle Grade

31 May 2014 / events / 4 Comments
Armchair BEA: Middle Grade

I almost didn’t have time to write this post, since I had an essay due to today, but I’m squeezing it in! I’d like to share some of my favourite books I discovered when I was in grade five, books that I still love rereading today. I wonder today if children still read these? They are classics to me. All of these books I first saw in the Scholastic Book […]

Armchair BEA: Giveaways

Armchair BEA: Giveaways

I’m very excited for today’s theme. I haven’t hosted a giveaway before (therefore please forgive any faux pas I may commit!) and I think this is a great opportunity to do so. Please visit ArmchairBEA to see other giveaways being hosted today. I finish my university degree at the end of June. Over the past four years, I’ve acquired many interesting books for courses that I wouldn’t have read otherwise. […]