Bit About Books’ Spring 2021 Reading Challenge

20 March 2021 / events / 4 Comments
Bit About Books’ Spring 2021 Reading  Challenge

On the heels of their Winter 2021 Reading Challenge, Kathie and Laurie @ Bit About Books are continuing the fun with a Spring Reading Challenge! I liked the sound of the winter challenge but had other things on my mind. […]

All You Knead is Love by Tanya Guerrero [MG Review]

16 March 2021 / review / 5 Comments
All You Knead is Love by Tanya Guerrero [MG Review]

All You Knead is Loveby Tanya GuerreroSource: ebook/NetgalleyPublished: 30 Mar.Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (Macmillan)Length: 384 pages Genre: ContemporaryTarget Age: 9+#OwnVoices: Filipino Spanish representationI received a free copy from the publisher via NetGalley. Summary 💬 Twelve-year-old Alba doesn’t want to live with her estranged […]

February 2021 Month In Review

1 March 2021 / month in review / 9 Comments
February 2021 Month In Review

February was a false start in my return to blogging. March 1 being a Monday is satisfying, so here’s to trying again. Can I write two posts/week this month? Time will tell. Books Finished Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta (read […]

The Liar’s Dictionary: An Unusual Work of Literary Fiction [Review]

7 February 2021 / review / 13 Comments
The Liar’s Dictionary: An Unusual Work of Literary Fiction [Review]

I received a free copy for review from the publisher via NetGalley. The Liar’s Dictionaryby Eley WilliamsSource: ebook/NetGalleyPublished: 5 Jan. 2021Publisher: Knopf Canada (PRH Canada)Length: 288 pages Genre: Historical/ contemporary fictionTarget Age: Adult (suitable for 16+)#OwnVoices: wlw Summary 💬 Peter Winceworth is a lexicographer […]

January 2021 Month In Review

1 February 2021 / month in review / 16 Comments
January 2021 Month In Review

Hello! I’m back. Apparently I needed a break to readjust to working life. I still need to figure out how to balance blogging with my work from home days, in which I spend seven hours sitting at the computer. Books […]