Towards the end of last year I read Romanov by Nadine Brandes and thought that it was wonderful, and wanted to share the rest of my thoughts on the book. The history books say I died.They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an ancient spell … Continue reading Romanov Review
As I mentioned yesterday, my birthday is close to Christmas, so I thought that I would show you what I was gifted over the past month! How the World Thinks by Julian Baggini Julian Baggini's How the World Thinks is there to fill the Sapiens-size hole in your life' Observer's guide to Autumn in culture … Continue reading Winter Book Haul
It's the new year, and I wanted to share with you my reading goals. They are quite simple, yet I think that they will provide quite a challenge! Goodreads Challenge As you are all aware, it is customary to set a number of books that you want to read each year on Goodreads. I have … Continue reading New Years Goals
On Monday I reviewed episode 1 of the new nevernight series, and tonight I talk about episode 2. The episode starts as Mia arrives in Last Hope and tries to pay here tithe to the red church. I was really impressed with the set in the pub, as it was dark and greasy and everything … Continue reading Nevernight Episode 2 “Hopeless” Review
After reading the sampler of this book ages ago, I finally got round to reading the whole of Dry by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman, and it was great! When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family in this harrowing story of survival. … Continue reading Dry Review
So, it's out in the world now, the new adaptation of Nevernight by Jay Kristoff and adapted by Piera Ford. I wanted to share my thoughts and feelings on this dark tale. To start off with, the opening flashback animated sequence is beautifully drawn. Although I was worried that the whole thing was going to … Continue reading Nevernight Episode 1 “Firsts” Review
It's a new month, and I want to share with you the books that I will be planning on reading this month. However, since this month and my birthday are in this month, this TBR will not be complete, and is subject to change! Assassination Classroom: Time for Grown Ups A strange new teacher is … Continue reading December TBR
