The Longest Books I’ve Read [Top 10 Tuesday]

9 October 2018 / top 10 tuesday / 0 Comments
The Longest Books I’ve Read [Top 10 Tuesday]

I thought this would be an ironic TTT for me to participate in, as I am infamous for avoiding lengthy books. And yet, one of my favourite books of all time is probably also the longest book I’ve ever read.  […]

Cybils 2018 + #MGBooktober

1 October 2018 / events / 0 Comments
Cybils 2018 + #MGBooktober

Cybils 2018 Today nominations open for the Cybils Awards. The Cybils are the Children’s and Young Adult Blogger’s Literary Awards. The award “aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit […]

The Best of Middle Grade Fiction: Front Desk by Kelly Yang [Review]

30 September 2018 / review / 4 Comments
The Best of Middle Grade Fiction: Front Desk by Kelly Yang [Review]

Format/source: Hardcover/library Published: May 2018 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Length: 286 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★★   Based on the author’s experiences growing up as a Chinese immigrant in the 1990’s, Kelly Yang’s debut novel explores the stark trials 10 year old Mia Tang and […]

Books I Haven’t Read by my Favourite Authors [Top 10 ‘Tuesday’]

28 September 2018 / to be read, top 10 tuesday / 2 Comments
Books I Haven’t Read by my Favourite Authors [Top 10 ‘Tuesday’]

I missed this week’s Top Ten Tuesday because I’ve had a cold sapping my energy since Sunday night, but I had a two hour nap this afternoon and now I’m ready to blog! I wanted to participate in this topic […]

The Fellowship of the Ring Book Tag

22 September 2018 / meme / 0 Comments
The Fellowship of the Ring Book Tag

Thanks to Nandini for tagging me to do this! I’m posting this tag today in honour of Hobbit Day (September 22 is the birthday of both Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins, respective protagonists of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Gandalf […]