Do you have to Finish a Book to Review it?
Hello hello! Wow it’s me, back on the blog again (I know what is this maddness?!). I’ve decided to try pick it up, but with a slower pace (maybe a post every week, maybe a post every two weeks, I’m...
View ArticleDo We Show Immaturity Enough in YA
Young people throughout YA literature are mature, independent and acute. While a strong message to any youth who feels powerless due to their age it does restrict the presentation of growth and give...
View ArticleJust When You Thought I Couldn’t Learn Anymore Words From Books…
You will have probably, by now, have spotted my semi regular words posts. Where I scribble down words I don't understand and then type them up, do a bit of Googling to bring all you lovely blog readers...
View ArticleWhy I Struggle with Larger Books
With the Priory hype and hearing my friend slog through the last Throne of Glass novel I'm starting to realise I have no interest in massive books. This seems cruel, to right off a novel I haven't even...
View ArticleSummer Book Haul 2
Just sneaking my Blogtober post in for today! Here is another book haul, all about the books I got over summer and my predicted ratings for each. Vicious Afraid to say that I've already read this gem...
View ArticleWhy I Wouldn’t Choose Blogging as a Career
I know what you're thinking. Mad, wouldn't I want my hobby as a job, isn't that the dream? But I've been asked a handful of times whether I'd make book blogging my full time job and, even if we lived...
View Article30 More Words I Learnt from Books
Another Blogtober post and another list. How many of the words that learnt from books lately do you know? Leave a score in the comments section! Macabre - Causing a fear of death. Fairly sure I've used...
View Article30 More Words I Learnt from Books
Time for another exciting words post! Here are 30 words I've read recently and not understood, with their accompanying meanings. How many, out of 30, had you known? Occultist - Someone who believes in...
View Article30 Words I Learnt From Books
Those following this blog for the best part of this year may know that I have a very limited vocabulary. I know, not what you want to read from a blogger. But hey, we're all here to improve so here are...
View ArticleAre Our Ships Empowering Readers
Before you ask, despite the picture, I am not talking about boats. I'm talking about the characters we're pairing together, and whether they're portraying healthy relationships, or whether romance in...
View Article30 Words You Didn’t Know you Knew
Some of you veteran readers may remember that I did a post a while back containing 30 words I'd learnt from books. And now I've read more books, found more words, and I'm challenging you all again: how...
View ArticleSTEM Representation in Literature
Media is full of negative conations about women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)- they can only do biology, men are better, the STEM character is the least attractive and clearly...
View ArticleMy Predictions for Finale
Unusual post! On May 9th the final book in the Caravel series is coming out, and I can't wait! But as a little game I thought I'd write down some of my Predictions for this dramatic end of the series....
View ArticleHow Many of these 30 Words do you Know?
Hello hello. I'm back, with quite an unsual post today- it's all about the makings of books: words. I've been jotting down all the words I don't understand from novels in the hope of someday...
View ArticleWhat I Learnt Doing NaNoWriMo
Hello all! So you probably didn't notice this since I didn't put it on my blog much, but I've been doing NaNoWriMo this year! Or at least I attempted. For those who don't know, NaNoWriMo is a challenge...
View ArticleReading Hyped Books: Pros and Cons
What's this? A discussion post? Do I have opinions behind all the tags and lists I post? Possibly not but let's give it a go anyway. I started my blog earlier this year and since then have tentatively...
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