Title: Dragon pearl. Author: Yoon Ha Lee. Format: Hardcover. Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents. Page count: 310. Release day: January 15th 2019. Genre: Middle Grade, science-fiction. Rating: 2 stars. What is it about? (Summary from GoodReads) THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD MIN comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you’d never know it by looking at her. To keep…
Month: May 2020
Top Five Saturday – Debut authors I need to pick up!
I always love making lists! So I’m participating in Top 5 Saturday which is organised by Mandy @Devouring Books. This week’s topic is Debut authors! So here are some books from debut authors that I really need to pick up! Isabel Ibañez, author of Woven in moonlight Jenny Lee, author of Anna K Namina Forna,…
Blood heir by Amélie Wen Zhao – So good!
Title: Blood heir. Author: Amélie Wen Zhao. Format: Audiobook. Publisher: Delacorte Press. Page count: 446. Release day: November 19th 2019. Genre: YA, fantasy. Rating: 4 stars. What is it about? (Summary from GoodReads) In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. Their varied gifts to control the world around them are unnatural—dangerous. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the…
Let’s talk bookish – Should we read more serious books?
Let’s talk bookish is a weekly meme, created and hosted by Rukky @Eternity Books , here different topics will be discussed. This week’s topic is ‘should we read more serious books?’ The short answer: No, you should read what ever you want! If the only thing you want to read is YA fantasy, then go…
The bookish bucket list tag!
Thanks to Holly @Nut free nerd for tagging me! The rules: Link to the creator in your post (Madison’s Inkwell) Link to the person who tagged you Tag as many people as you want Have fun! The questions: What books or series that intimidates you (because of length, density, subject) would feel like an accomplishment…
We hunt the flame by Hafsah Faizal (review!)
Title: We hunt the flame (sands of Arawiya #1). Author: Hafsah Faizal. Format: Hardcover. Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Page count: 369. Release day: May 14th 2019. Genre: YA, fantasy. Rating: 3.5 stars. What is it about? (Summary from GoodReads) People lived because she killed.People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself…
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I abandoned!
About the meme: Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish, but is now moved to That Artsy Reader Girl! The read more about this meme, look at this page! This week’s meme is the last 10 books I abandoned. I don’t DNF books that often, but here are some I DNF’ed this year: The Night Country by Melissa Albert – I’m so sad that I did not like…
Weekly wrap up #19
This was another busy week for my thesis. So many long days on lab, doing calculations and writing..! But we’re nearing the end! While doing some stuff, like preparing samples, and saving data, I’ve been listening to audiobooks haah! Since it is quite brainless work, so I made quite some progress on those haha! I…
Fun read! Bone crier’s moon review!
Title: Bone crier’s moon (bone grace #1). Author: Kathryn Purdie. Format: Hardcover. Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books. Page count: 453. Release day: March 3rd 2020. Genre: YA, fantasy. Rating: 4 stars. What is it about? (Summary from GoodReads) Bone Criers have a sacred duty. They alone can keep the dead from preying on the living. But…
Get to know the fantasy reader tag!
Thanks to Jess @Jessticulates for tagging me! What is your fantasy origin story? (The first fantasy novel you read) I honestly have no idea, I feel like I always read fantasy? Probably Harry Potter? But I feel like I’ve read some fantasy before that but idk, to long ago! 2. If you could be the…