“We don’t need to waste any more time with these freaks.” Minus the rude insult at the end, this is essentially how I felt about my entire experience with Freeks written by Amanda Hocking. It was a superb waste of time where the vast majority of its appeal was locked away in its cover-porn. This…
“It was easy to accept the presence of magic in the world, and that animals could talk if you knew how to listen to them… It was easy to accept the pleasant and nice things, but monsters, especially ones from children’s stories, were somehow more difficult to grasp.” Red Queen was another beautiful novel in…
“Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends—these tales reflect the Japanese worldview during a classic period in Japanese civilization.” Japanese Tales is a marvellous compilation of mythology, folklore, and fables depicting the early cultural, political, and social norms for Japan during the 12th through 14th centuries. I read this alongside a history…
Good morning friends! I wanted to apologize for not writing posts consistently and on a regular basis as of late. My college studies have been hectic and quite vast thus preventing me from doing anything pleasurable, like reading for fun or blogging as I’d like. But the pile is a bit too intense for me…
Good morning book ghouls! Today, I want to talk about really awesome adventure books. Books filled with ancient artefacts, spooky supernaturals, mysteries and mayhem—all starring dashing and daring leading ladies! The middle-grade serials written by Rick Riordan comes to mind when I consider elementary-level novels for the kiddos—Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Chronicles of…
I had been waiting for the release of the mass market editions for a bajillion years (more like seven months, but you guys know what I mean) and I finally got it. Then I sat down and read it… I’m so fricking pleased to say that it did not disappoint me at all! With reading…
Good morning book dragons! How is everyone doing today? I hope you all are doing swell. If you’ve had a bad week, don’t worry as the weekend is almost upon us and it’s usually a great time to just chill. Grab a beer and chill. Eat some grubs and chill. Read some books and just…
Hello friends! Welcome to the beginning of a new month, my favourite month, the month of my birthday (as well as awesome ghost-shaped chocolates & pumpkin flavoured EVERYTHING). I’m super excited for October as I will be having some first time experiences this month, such as flying in a plane! While that terrifies the hell…
