2017 was an interesting year for me. I read WAAAY more manga than I usually do, saw less movies than last year by almost half (43 this year compared to 82 last year), but played far more games. Here are some of my 2017 stats: Total books read: 125 Total 2017 movies seen: 43 In 2016, … More Best of 2017: Books, Movies, and TV
Title: Scorpio Races Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance Publisher: Scholastic Press Paperback: 435 p Rating: 4-stars: Excellent! “Tomorrow we’ll rule the Scorpio Races as king and queen of Skarmouth and I’ll save the house and you’ll have your stallion. Dove will eat golden oats for the rest of her days and you will terrorize the races … More Book Review: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Title: Blood Oath Author: Christopher Farnsworth Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Genre: Paranormal, Vampires, Urban Fantasy, Horror, Thriller Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books Audiobook: 10h 24m Series: Book 1 in Nathaniel Cade Rating: 4-stars: Excellent! For the past 5 years, I have been listening to audiobooks alongside my regular reading. It started as a productive way to pass time on the elliptical or treadmill … More Audiobook review: Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
I have had the chance to read a lot of manga so far this year, mostly because the public library I work at has a great collection that I’m trying to take advantage of! I have completed the highest amount of manga series since 2014, before I started grad school. So far this year, I have … More Manga series read in 2017
I went to an anime convention last weekend, so I decided to start looking at what manga I’m excited about, and to check out what new releases have been published recently. The library I work at has a good manga selection, but not necessarily the new releases I’m interested in. As this is part two, … More New and upcoming manga releases I’m excited about, pt. 2 (and backlist manga series)
I am participating in Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge this year (http://bookriot.com/2016/12/15/book-riots-2017-read-harder-challenge/), which encourages you to read more widely and out of your comfort zone. I have seen some great lists of books to fulfill the challenge, so I thought I would do my own since I will be doing research for my own books … More Recommendations: Book Riot’s 2017 Read Harder Challenge Tasks 9-12
I am participating in Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge this year (http://bookriot.com/2016/12/15/book-riots-2017-read-harder-challenge/), which encourages you to read more widely and out of your comfort zone. I have seen some great lists of books to fulfill the challenge, so I thought I would do my own since I will be doing research for my own books … More Recommendations: Book Riot’s 2017 Read Harder Challenge Tasks 5-8
I am finally getting around to posting my favourite books, movies, and TV shows of 2016. Here are some of my stats for 2016: Total books read: 64 Total 2016 movies seen: 82 Mostly read books by female authors, which is great! 71% female authors compared to 29% male Read a wide range of genres, probably … More Best of 2016: Books, Movies, and TV
It is the end of August, which is a couple of months past the year’s halfway mark, but I haven’t had the time or energy to do a re-cap of my reading year so far. I will be starting my last semester of Grad School next week, and I am looking forward to having free time and money … More Top Ten: Books I’ve read so far this year
On My Radar is a list of upcoming publications that look interesting and appeal to me. It’s a way for me to track what is coming out, to figure out what I am most excited about, and to make sure I don’t miss anything! I read the first book in this spooky Canadian middle grade series for my … More On My Radar: Late October & Hallowe’en Reads
Emma Kristensen 