Recently I read Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie for the first time. While reading it, I couldn't help but reflect on the Disney film (both the original and the sequel) and how as a child I adored the films. Today I wanted to not only review the book but talk about how the adaptations of … Continue reading Peter Pan: The Book, The Movie and Me
It has been quite a frantic few weeks, so let me go through all of the wonderful books that I have read in the past two weeks! Monday 22nd August On Monday, I continued to read The Priory of the Orange Tree, slowly making my way through the massive tome. Tuesday 23rd August The next … Continue reading Weekly Wrap Up: July 22nd – August 4th
It's Saturday, and it's time for me to review another sampler. This week's choice comes from the Penguin Bingeable Box Set which I received at YALC. Title: All The Bad Apples Author: Moïra Fowley-Doyle Publication Date: 1st August 2019 Synopsis When Deena's wild and mysterious sister Mandy disappears - presumed dead - her family are heartbroken. But Mandy … Continue reading Sampler Saturday: All The Bad Apples
Recently I read To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo and found it very enjoyable. I wanted to share my thoughts and feelings about the book with you. Synopsis Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the … Continue reading To Kill A Kingdom Review
This week's Top 10 Tuesday is a free choice, so I thought that I would write about something that I am passionate about, female leads in fiction. Not all of these women are heroes in the slaying monsters sense, but all have been inspirational to me. 1: Matilda Wormwood Who hasn't felt inspired by this … Continue reading Fictional Female Heroes: Top 10 Tuesday
I got this book of Netgalley in return for an honest review. Synopsis Set in a mythical India at the start of the first millennium, The Long Road to Nalanda is the story of a young outcaste, Abhi, who is offered as blood sacrifice to the giant snake God, Jwala. Abhi, a feisty young adolescent, … Continue reading The Long Road to Nalanda ARC Review
The Burning Page is the third book in the Invisible Library series by Genevieve Cogman. It is quite a book series, but will I ever finish it? Today I explore that question. Synopsis: Librarian spy Irene has professional standards to maintain. Standards that absolutely do not include making hasty, unplanned escapes through a burning besieged … Continue reading Will I Ever Read The Burning Page?
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