The Winter Garden by Alexandra Bell [Family Reads]

31 March 2024 / family reads / 2 Comments
The Winter Garden by Alexandra Bell [Family Reads]

On the night her mother dies, 8-year-old Beatrice receives an invitation to the mysterious Winter Garden. A place of wonder and magic, filled with all manner of strange and spectacular flora and fauna, the garden is her solace every night […]

Gently to Nagasaki by Joy Ogawa [NF Review]

20 March 2024 / brief reviews / 4 Comments
Gently to Nagasaki by Joy Ogawa [NF Review]

Gently to Nagasakiby Joy KogawaSource: paperback/libraryPublished: Sept 2016Publisher: Caitlin Press Length: 214 pagesGenre: MemoirTarget Age: Adult (suitable for 16+) A nisei psychiatrist in Toronto told me he had not heard from any of Dad’s victims.“Not one?”“Not one.”“If you write about your father,” he said, “it […]

Updating My Review Archive [10th Blogiversary Celebration]

16 March 2024 / thoughts / 12 Comments
Updating My Review Archive [10th Blogiversary Celebration]

Welcome to my first post commerating 10 years of book blogging! You’ll see a few of these posts throughout 2024. I’m taking this blogiversary as an opportunity to reflect on a variety of aspects of my blogging history and present. […]

1 Wayward Children and 4 Middle Grade [2024 Review Round Up #1]

11 March 2024 / brief reviews / 5 Comments
1 Wayward Children and 4 Middle Grade [2024 Review Round Up #1]

Overview Somewhere at the end of December, I remember considering the idea of doing mini review round ups throughout 2024… I did a post in January with all the books I read in 2023 but didn’t review. This is basically […]

February 2024 Month In Review

3 March 2024 / month in review / 17 Comments
February 2024 Month In Review

For this month’s life update, I have more work changes. While my acting term ended on Fri February 9, optional overtime began a week later on Mon February 19. I’m currently doing 5-10 hours/week of OT. Not sure how long […]