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handle with care; the paranormal edition
I’m still not sure whether I’ve gotten the right definition of the paranormal, but I’m going to take another shot at it. We’ve got a mix of science-fiction and fantasy in here, and those are my favourite genres. But even I have to admit that sometimes there are aspects I do not mesh well with. People consider aliens to be part of the paranormal, thanks I think, to The X-Files. I have not read a lot of books with alien beings, and the ones that I have, well. Most of the time, alien beings are meant to parallel real world situations and people. Most of the time, it is either…
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review; skylark
Skylark by Meagan Spooner Sixteen-year-old Lark Ainsley has never seen the sky. Her world ends at the edge of the vast domed barrier of energy enclosing all that’s left of humanity. For two hundred years the city has sustained this barrier by harvesting its children’s innate magical energy when they reach adolescence. When it’s Lark’s turn to be harvested, she finds herself trapped in a nightmarish web of experiments and learns she is something out of legend itself: a Renewable, able to regenerate her own power after it’s been stripped. Forced to flee the only home she knows to avoid life as a human battery, Lark must fight her way…
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the versatile blogger award;
Another thing that I was tagged in AGES ago (June 2018, to be exact) that I am only now getting to. Andreea @ Cheeky Lines was wonderful enough to tag me, and I feel so bad that it’s taken me almost a year to finally sit down and get to the post! The Rules: Thank the person who nominated you. Share 7 things about you – one of the purposes of this award is to get to know one another better. Nominate 7 bloggers who you’ve recently discovered who you believe deserve some recognition. Another purpose of this award is to promote networking among bloggers. Seven Things You May Not…
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recipe; eggless bread pudding
It has been some time since I made this, but growing up, I used to love bread pudding. We would go to weddings, and I would go straight to the desserts to check if there was bread pudding, and then I would plan my meals accordingly. I loved bread pudding. So when I became vegetarian and realised bread pudding contained eggs, I was quite crushed. And then! My husband asked me to make bread pudding, and Google delivered, and the only thing about the recipe I found that I wasn’t 100% happy with was the texture of the custard, so I went about substituting how I usually make custard instead.…
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TWISTED TALES; goose girl
I can’t say I know too much about this fairytale, but what I have read about it makes me think it might be fun to see it adapted for the screen. Twisted Tales is a series of photosets depicting POC fancasts of fairytales that are traditionally cast as not-POC. Featuring: Sarena Parmar as the Goose Girl Emeraude Toubia as the False Princess Harry Shum Jr as the King David Castro as Conrad Then with many harsh words the chambermaid ordered the princess to take off her own royal clothing and put on the chambermaid’s shabby clothes. And in the end the princess had to swear under the open heaven that…
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the book aesthetics tag;
This has been in my drafts since Lia @ Lost In A Story tagged me way back when in August 2018? I think? I have tried, many times, to make aesthetics for books. Sometimes I like to think I even succeed at making them pretty! Still, it’s intimidating to actually post them here for everyone to see. But this has been in my drafts for long enough. Rules Thank whoever nominated you. (Maybe you’re bitter that you have ANOTHER tag to do on top of the billions you already need to do (#relatable), still though. Someone thought of you. Be thankful. At least pretend to be.) Credit the creator of…
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RACEBENT ROMCOMS; confessions of a shopaholic
I actually thought this was a very cute movie – hello, Hugh Dancy – but then again. A remake wouldn’t be remiss? Racebent Romcoms has me taking existing Hollywood romantic comedies (and romances), and recasting them for the modern day with a more diverse cast. Featuring Karen David as Rebecca Bloomwood and Peter Gadiot as Luke Brandon. You know that thing when you see someone cute and he smiles and your heart kind of goes like warm butter sliding down hot toast? Well that’s what it’s like when I see a store. Only it’s better.
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;five asian authors i love
Last month, I did a post that got more traction than I thought it would*, and I was inspired to make it a series of sorts! Like I’ve shouted from the rooftops, this is The Year Of The Asian, so why not do a post related to Asian books or bloggers every month? *See: ;five asian bloggers you should follow This time around, I’ll be talking about authors who I love! These will be authors whose works I’ve read, at least one of their books, and who I enjoy following on social media.** **Look out for a post on authors whose work I want to read later this year. I’ve…
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SPOTLIGHT; marginsbox ft. interview with the founders
We interrupt our regular schedule to bring you this post. Have you heard about marginsbox yet? Yes? No? Maybe? I don’t know? Can you repeat the questions? Now that I have gotten the theme song of Malcolm In The Middle stuck in your head, I’ll get to my point. This is a new subscription box that I, personally, am very excited about. Described as “a bookish subscription box featuring Black, Indigenous, and person of color (BIPOC) young adult authors alongside handcrafted items from BIPOC creators curated to coincide with book themes”, this box is right up my alley in highlighting marginalised voices and creators. The founders, cara davis and Adrianne…
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review; the burning
Title: The Burning Author: Laura Bates Genre: YA, contemporary Type: Paperback Publisher: Simon Schuster Children’s UK A rumour is like a fire. You might think you’ve extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames… New school. Tick. New town. Tick. New surname. Tick. Social media profiles? Erased. There’s nothing to trace Anna back to her old life. Nothing to link her to the ‘incident’. At least that’s what she thinks… until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds…