Welcome to my 11th annual ‘Wrapping Up, Looking Forward’ post. In this post, I take a general look back at how I did with my goals in 2020, and set some new goals for 2021. Posting and Reading Overview I posted 87 times in 2020. That’s 24 more posts than in 2019 (and nearly equal to my 2019 goal!) but below my 2020 goal of 129 posts. However, I’m pleased […]
Hosted by Jamie @ Perpetual Page Turner, I like how this survey delves into the specifics of books read and gives me a chance to review all I read and wrote this year. I removed some questions that weren’t relevant to me, so be sure to visit the original post if you’d like to complete the survey. Links to reviews where applicable. My annual overview (in which I recap my goals […]
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The Language of Ghostsby Heather FawcettSource: Hardcover/giveawayPublished: Sept. 2020Publisher: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins)Length: 356 pages Genre: High fantasyTarget Age: 8+ 🍂 Review by Kathie @ Bit About Books Premise: “Forced into exile on an enchanted, moving island, ex-princess Noa Marchena has two missions: reclaim her family’s stolen throne and ensure that the dark powers her older brother, Julian, possesses don’t go to his head in the process.” (jacket copy) I adore the cover of this […]
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The Girl and the Ghostby Hanna AlkafSource: Purchase/ HardcoverPublished: Aug. 2020Publisher: HarperCollins CanadaLength: 288 pages Genre: Ghost/folk taleTarget Age: 9+#OwnVoices: Author and protagonist are Muslim Malay Summary 💬 Suraya is delighted when her witch grandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion Pink, and the two quickly become inseparable. But Suraya doesn’t know that pelesits have a dark side—and when Pink’s shadows threaten to consume them both, they must find enough light […]
Preamble Thanks to Jess @ Jessticulates for tagging me. I first saw the Anti-TBR Tag over at Bec & Books. I was debating completing it myself, as I don’t think I’ve ever written a post on this topic. Then I saw Jess tagged me, so that made it an easy decision. 👍🏻 Tag originally created by booktuber Nicole & Her Books. I added this post to my schedule a week […]