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
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 1-4
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
I am trying to get back into blogging after school has taken over my life for the past 7 months. Next semester is my last one, and I am only taking two classes, so I am hoping it will be a bit more easy going. Coming up with my favourite fictional couples was hard – … More Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite fictional couples
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme by The Broke And The Bookish. The books and series are on my summer reading list, but given that I am in school and I am taking a course the requires me to read a lot of books, I don’t anticipate getting very far on these until August. 1. The Percy … More Top Ten Tuesday: Top ten books on my summer TBR
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
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! Catherynne M. Valente has been on my radar for a while. I tried to … More On My Radar: Mid October, Part 2
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