![In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Family2Breads2Bsmall.png?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Why we chose Sarah Rees Brennan’s In Other Lands After Mythago Wood disappointed my sister and I, we agreed that we wanted to try another stand alone fantasy. Ash suggested this book, about which I had recently heard some positive things. […]
Hello! You may have noticed I was catching up on blog hopping this past weekend. Now I’m catching up on my own blog. The past few weeks have flown by. The final week of August saw me wrap up my […]
![Reading a Book for the First Time (or, I Finally Read The Silmarillion in its Entirety)[Discussion]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/silmarillion-paperback.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
When I was young and utterly in love with The Lord of the Rings films and The Hobbit book, I kept telling myself I would read The Silmarillion by the time I turned 18. In fact, I did not even read the entire The Lord of the […]
Why we chose Jennifer Niven’s Ada Blackjack Mom had read somewhere about Ada (likely in a Bathroom Reader). She mentioned to me that she was interested in reading more about Ada. As someone who enjoys reading about Arctic exploration, and loved […]
August’s Result This month, themed on classic middle grade fiction, had a clear winner – The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Spear. A few people commented about their strong reaction to this book when they first read it as […]