All Four Stars: A Deliciously Sweet Novel About Pursuing Your Passion [Review]

19 August 2018 / review, thoughts / 0 Comments
All Four Stars: A Deliciously Sweet Novel About Pursuing Your Passion [Review]

All Four Stars by Tara Dairman Format/Source: Hardcover/ library Published: July 2014 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Length: 288 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★★         Gladys Gatsby has been cooking gourmet dishes since the age of seven, only her fast-food-loving parents […]

Middle Grade Backlist: Wish Girl by Nikki Loftin [Review]

12 August 2018 / review / 0 Comments
Middle Grade Backlist: Wish Girl by Nikki Loftin [Review]

Wish Girl by Nikki Loftin Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: February 2015 Publisher: Razorbill Length: 256 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★    Peter Stone’s parents and siblings are extroverts, musicians, and yellers—and the louder they get, the less Peter talks, or even […]

Negative Reviews, Star Ratings, and Audience Consideration [Discussion]

7 August 2018 / discussion / 0 Comments
Negative Reviews, Star Ratings, and Audience Consideration [Discussion]

Some Changes Around Here: A Change to My Rating System This discussion post grew out of a response to Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction’s post about her rating system (above).  Negative Reviews Nicole’s post addressed how, as an aspiring […]

July 2018 Month in Review

3 August 2018 / month in review / 0 Comments
July 2018 Month in Review

July blogging saw a dry spell during which I kept busy reading Spinning Silver, followed by a week of being bored of doing the things I usually do. 😛 I’ve settled into  a routine at my job where I plan three […]

The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker [Family Reads]

31 July 2018 / family reads / 0 Comments
The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker [Family Reads]

Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister and I read and discuss a book. Why we chose […]