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 […]

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan [Family Reads]

20 September 2018 / family reads / 0 Comments
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan [Family Reads]

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. […]

What Have I Been Up To? (+ August 2018 Month in Review)

17 September 2018 / month in review / 0 Comments
What Have I Been Up To? (+ August 2018 Month in Review)

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 […]