It’s been awhile since I had a month worth reviewing! If you read my “What Am I Doing Here?” post from last week, you’ll know that I’ve finally settled into a routine this month. Hence all the action on the blog here. I don’t want to rehash what I wrote in that post, so let’s get right to the monthly recap.
![6 Blogs Whose Reviews I Could Learn From [A Book Blogger’s Reflections]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/a-book-bloggers-reflections-teal.png?fit=560%2C315&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
In last week’s post (see above link), I discussed how I want to reconsider how I write reviews. I found it easy to be stuck in a rut of writing the same thing over and over. Although I don’t post anything I’m not mostly happy with, I have room for improvement (especially with books that I don’t review because I’m not sure how to do them justice.)
![An Enchanting English Timeslip Tale [MG Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MG-Review.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Measles mean Tom has been sent to stay with an aunt and uncle who live in a converted flat of an old house without a garden. When a grandfather clock strikes thirteen in the middle of the night, Tom creeps outside to discover a grand and expansive daytime Victorian garden, in place of parked cars and rubbish bins…
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I wrote two of these reviews for a course on young adult literature. The Giver and The Owl Service were classified as classic young adult novels for the purpose of that course. I read The Hero and Crown earlier this year as part of Julie @ Smiling Shelves’ Newbery Challenge. I thought that meant…
Hello! It’s been awhile (if ever) since I wrote a post like this. Prepare yourself for a bit of rambly introspection. The purpose of this post is to: examine how my life has changed over the past year how those […]