Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realm by Angela Ahn [MG Review]

2 September 2022 / review / 4 Comments
Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realm by Angela Ahn [MG Review]

Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realmby Angela AhnSource: ebook/NetgalleyPublished: 30 Aug. 2022Publisher: Tundra (PRH)Length: 320 pages Genre: Contemporary speculativeTarget Age: +8Rep: Biracial protagonist (Korean-Irish Canadian) Summary 💬 Stephen loves pirates. What he doesn’t love is his name: Stephen Oh-O’Driscoll. He believes when his Korean mother and Irish father gave him this name, that it was just one cruel setup for being teased. Giving things the proper name is important, which is why Stephen […]

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2022 Mid-Year Check-In

9 July 2022 / thoughts / 5 Comments
2022 Mid-Year Check-In

Welcome to my 2022 mid-year check in! In this post, I check my progress on my reading goals, challenge participation, and blogging goals. I also review my ratings of every book I’ve read so far in 2022 and share some life updates. Personal Goals 30/100 books read – I’m 20 books behind schedule but only 9 books off more than my entire year of reading for 2021, so this is good. It […]

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An Interlude to Reveal New Bookcases [Bookshelf Tour 2/5]

21 June 2022 / thoughts / 12 Comments
An Interlude to Reveal New Bookcases [Bookshelf Tour 2/5]

On January 23, I posted part one of a tour of all the books on my shelves. I had packed everything up and moved all my books into storage in December. My plan was to give an overview of what my book collection had looked like for the past four years or so, before I moved into a new place. The last tour I had done was also before a […]

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“I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” #17 (Help Me Choose!)

18 June 2022 / can't believe haven't read / 3 Comments
“I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” #17 (Help Me Choose!)

For this feature, I curate a small list of books that make me think, “I can’t believe I haven’t read that”.  Then, you vote on which book I should read in the following month. I hope that I’ll be able to ‘catch up’ on certain books that I ‘should’ have read ages ago and finally be able to discuss those books with my fellow book lovers. January’s Result – Root […]

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March and April Month In Review

29 April 2022 / month in review / 6 Comments
March and April Month In Review

What kept me busy in March and April? Being ill for a couple weeks! Roadtripping to Minneapolis to see my favourite band play with the orchestra, in a concert that was rescheduled from March 2020, whose cancellation was the first sign for me that the pandemic was going to be something serious! (This was a Big Deal, especially as I wasn’t certain we’d be able to make it given Canada’s […]

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