The Last One by Alexandra Oliva [Family Reads]

28 January 2018 / family reads / 0 Comments
The Last One by Alexandra Oliva [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 […]

Middle Grade Castle Fantasies: Wednesday in the Tower + The Castle Behind Thorns

19 January 2018 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Middle Grade Castle Fantasies: Wednesday in the Tower + The Castle Behind Thorns

Here are two books I would have loved as a kid. They would have been an appreciated change from the unicorn fantasy books I devoured. Wednesdays in the Tower (Castle Glower #2) by Jessica Day George Strange things are afoot […]

Books I Didn’t Get to in 2017 [Top 10 Tuesday]

9 January 2018 / top 10 tuesday / 4 Comments
Books I Didn’t Get to in 2017 [Top 10 Tuesday]

I did this TTT last year so I thought I’d give it a go again this year (especially as this is the last TTT hosted by The Broke and Bookish!). I ended up reading 6/10 of the books on last […]

A Delightful Early Chapter Book: Yours Sincerely, Giraffe [Review]

7 January 2018 / review / 5 Comments
A Delightful Early Chapter Book: Yours Sincerely, Giraffe [Review]

Yours Sincerely, Giraffe written by Megumi Iwasa and illustrated by Jun Takabatake Format/Source: Hardcover/library Published: March 2017 (Originally published 2011 in Japan) Publisher: Gecko Press Length: 104 pages Genre: Speculative fiction – early chapter book ★★★★½       I came across […]

December 2017 Month in Review

5 January 2018 / month in review / 4 Comments
December 2017 Month in Review

I’m not going to write about December here because I think I covered that in my two year end post. I still wanted to do a monthly wrap-up to review the books I read and the posts I wrote in […]