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handle with care; the fantasy edition
It took me a long time to actually write this post because generally, I adore fantasy novels. Fantasy is one of those genres where you can take a whole bunch of tropes and turn them on their head. Do all authors take advantage of this fact? No, they do not. And it’s a shame. But of course, as in all genres, there are things that I feel are handled poorly more often than not, and things I would love to see worked into the story less for plot convenience and more naturally. Sometimes, the use of prophecies in stories just seems a way to make the main character the focus,…
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review; the good thieves
Title: The Good ThievesAuthor: Katherine RundellGenre: MG, contemporaryType: PaperbackPublisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Books From award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a fast-paced, sharp-turning, and utterly thrilling adventure, one driven at its heart by an extraordinarily powerful evocation of the loyalty and love between a grandfather and his granddaughter. Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack’s spirit is broken, Vita is desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his enemies and recover his home. She finds a young pickpocket,…
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BLOG TOUR; War Of Mist by Helen Scheuerer ft. Book Review & Graphics
When Shealea @ Caffiene Book Tours posted a sign up for a blog tour for War Of Mist by Helen Scheuerer, I knew I had to sign up. I had seen Shealea raving about these books for so long, and here was an opportunity to maybe get a chance to read them? SOLD. It was so sweet of Helen to reach out and send the copies of the entire trilogy my way, as I had not had a chance to read them before. And once I started reading, well. If you’ve seen my Twitter and my earlier reviews, you know I couldn’t stop. The launch post for the tour can…
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recipe; peanut butter banana oat cookies
It is very rare that I come across a cookie recipe that I barely have to adapt to suit my dietry needs. Even rarer for everyone in the house to love them so much, everyone who I’ve given them to adore it so much, that I make it almost every two weeks for almost two months. But Sophia @ Veggies Don’t Bite‘s Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies did just that, and honestly, the only reason I adapted it at all was because I was using what I had on hand! These chunky monkey cookies are easy to make, and even easier to adapt to what you have on hand.…
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review; their fractured light
Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness for their planet, and protect them from destruction. Some say Flynn’s a madman, others whisper about conspiracies. Nobody knows the truth. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and Lilac LaRoux were rescued from a terrible shipwreck – now, they live a public life in front of the cameras, and a secret life away from the world’s gaze. Now, in the center of the universe on the planet of Corinth, all four are about to collide with two new players, who will…
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;the third annual 2019 book blogger awards nominations
I have been seeing SO MANY nomination posts for The Third Annual 2019 Book Blogger Awards hosted by May @ Forever And Everly that I wanted to jump on the bandwagon and gush about some of my favourite book bloggers*. There are A LOT of categories, and I will not be nominating someone for all of them, but I’m going to try and also nominate someone different for each category. Full details can be found on May’s blog here. *I love and follow a lot of book bloggers, and unfortunately I cannot gush about them all. But remember I love you all! BEST OF THEIR AGE Best Pre-Teen/Teen Book Blogger…
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review; wilder girls
Title: Wilder GirlsAuthor: Rory PowerGenre: YA, dystopiaType: PaperbackPublisher: Macmillan UK It’s been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty’s life out from under her. It started slow. First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their island home, the girls don’t dare wander outside the school’s fence, where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They wait for the cure they were promised as the Tox seeps into…
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;five asian audiobooks to listen to
Until recently, I did not listen to audiobooks. My mind wanders even when I’m listening to music, or watching videos online – there would be no way I could focus on audiobooks. Right? Except when I was in Singapore a few weeks ago, I found out the library has an online platform that is accessible on Overdrive, and I thought to myself, maybe it’s time to try an audiobook and see if how it goes? Reader, it went well. It went REALLY WELL. So I made a tweet for recommendations for Asian audiobooks. Some of them are not available here locally, and I wanted to see which ones people would…
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TWISTED TALES; east of the sun, west of the moon
This tale is pretty similar to a lot of other ones, but I didn’t fancast the villain characters, because honestly, find their appearances in the actual story very problematic, so let’s not? Twisted Tales is a series of photosets depicting POC fancasts of fairytales that are traditionally cast as not-POC. Featuring:Sharon Leal as the Youngest DaughterRiz Ahmed as the Prince So things went on happily for a while, but at last she began to get silent and sorrowful; for there she went about all day alone, and she longed to go home to see her father and mother and brothers and sisters. So one day, when the White Bear asked…
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RACEBENT ROMCOMS; roman holiday
What I know about this movie is admittedly not a lot, but someone mentioned something on Twitter, and I knew I had to do a fancast. Racebent Romcoms has me taking existing Hollywood romantic comedies (and romances), and recasting them for the modern day with a more diverse cast. Featuring Lupita Nyong’o as Princess Ann and Michael Trevino as Joe Bradley. Your Excellency, I trust you will not find it necessary to use that word again. Were I not completely aware of my duty to my family and to my country, I would not have come back tonight… or indeed ever again!