Oceanic Book Covers [TTT]

28 January 2020 / top 10 tuesday / 12 Comments
Oceanic Book Covers [TTT]

This week’s TTT is a book cover freebie. It’s the perfect opportunity for me to share some of the lovely ocean-themed covers that have been sticking in my mind. Most of these books I haven’t read yet. A lot of […]

Reflecting on Technology Use with Digital Minimalism [NF Review]

26 January 2020 / review / 13 Comments
Reflecting on Technology Use with Digital Minimalism [NF Review]

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport The Creep of Technology Newport begins his book by addressing the vast amount of technological change that has essentially snuck up on us over the past 10 […]

Pondathon Sign Up

19 January 2020 / events / 14 Comments
Pondathon Sign Up

Preamble What CW has put together for this readathon has absolutely blown me away. I’ve never seen anything like it. I couldn’t help but sign up! I especially love the focus on co-operative reading and community. I think participating in […]

Slightly Spooky to Truly Terrifying: A Ranking of Middle Grade Horror

17 January 2020 / list / 8 Comments
Slightly Spooky to Truly Terrifying: A Ranking of Middle Grade Horror

Preamble Horror seems a bold word to use in titling this post, but I think it gets the point across. I use the term loosely to include speculative fiction with elements that could lend themselves to horror – ghosts, gore, […]

A Monster Lurks Around Eerie-on-Sea [MG Review]

14 January 2020 / review / 4 Comments
A Monster Lurks Around Eerie-on-Sea [MG Review]

Malamander by Thomas Taylor Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy – especially when the lost thing is not a thing at all, but a girl. No […]