— author signing, book event, giveaway —

#FrenzyPresents Fantasy Tour: Tahereh Mafi, Victoria Aveyard, and Maya Motayne (Author Signing Recap & Giveaway) [CLOSED]

May 19, 2019

As those of you who saw some of my social media posts this past weekend might know, I went to a super awesome author signing on Saturday! Three amazing fantasy YA authors, Tahereh Mafi, Maya Motayne, and Victoria Aveyard, are touring together and (luckily for me and some of my fellow local bloggers) they decided… Read More #FrenzyPresents Fantasy Tour: Tahereh Mafi, Victoria Aveyard, and Maya Motayne (Author Signing Recap & Giveaway) [CLOSED]

— calendar girls —

Calendar Girls (December 2018): Let It Snow (Best Book Set in Winter)

December 3, 2018

Hello everyone, and hello December! It’s the start of a new month, which also means it’s time for a new Calendar Girls Books post! This month’s theme is Let It Snow (Best Book Set in Winter), and while I couldn’t think of any particular book to feature right on the spot, I definitely came up… Read More Calendar Girls (December 2018): Let It Snow (Best Book Set in Winter)

— book birthdays —

Book Birthdays: October 16, 2018

October 16, 2018

Since the first post in this series last week was such a hit, here are the books on my radar that are celebrating their Book Birthdays today (a.k.a. are being published in Canada today)! Please let me know if you have any feedback and/or suggestions for these posts! Anything from formatting to the info about each… Read More Book Birthdays: October 16, 2018

— book event, influencer event —

Indigo YA Preview: Fall 2018 (Influencer Event Recap)

August 30, 2018

I am so overjoyed that I as invited to this event, and my anticipation and excitement were definitely worth it! This event lasted a little longer than some of the others that I’ve attended, but I actually preferred that because we had an hour to socialize before the presentation began, and I was able to… Read More Indigo YA Preview: Fall 2018 (Influencer Event Recap)

— book event, influencer event —

HarperCollins Canada Ltd. Frenzy Presents: Fall 2018 (Influencer Event Recap)

August 28, 2018

I was so happy to have been invited to HarperCollins Canada’s Frenzy Presents for Fall 2018! It was a lot of fun, and we got to hear and talk about a lot of exciting upcoming titles! So, I decided to put this post together to share with everyone how awesome it was, and also for… Read More HarperCollins Canada Ltd. Frenzy Presents: Fall 2018 (Influencer Event Recap)

— book haul —

Book Outlet Boxing Week 2017 Book Haul

January 19, 2018

I haven’t made one of these haul posts in quite some time. But I promised, and a number of you asked for a post like this, so here it is! Ta daaa! (P.S. What do you guys think of the banner?!) Yes, I bought 10 books in one go, and while to some that might… Read More Book Outlet Boxing Week 2017 Book Haul

— ARC review, book review, middlegrade, young adult —

Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi (ARC Review)

January 3, 2018

Title: Whichwood Author: Tahereh Mafi Type: Fiction Genre: Middle Grade, YA, Fantasy Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers (Penguin Random House) Date published: November 14, 2017 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. A new adventure about a girl who is fated to wash the bodies… Read More Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi (ARC Review)

— Down the TBR Hole, weekly meme —

Down the TBR Hole #3

December 28, 2017

I missed posting for every other meme this week, but now that Christmas stuff has settled down and I’m happily sitting home alone (and therefore undistracted and able to write), I was able to complete this one for you guys. Yay! Sadly though…I didn’t do so well at removing TBR books from the list this… Read More Down the TBR Hole #3

— top ten tuesdays, weekly meme —

Top Ten Tuesday (#35): Top Ten Books On My Winter TBR

November 28, 2017

Happy Tuesday everyone! I missed some Top Ten Tuesdays again, due to the prompts not really inspiring any lists for me, and also due to being busy. But I’m back now, and this is the first Top Ten Tuesday that I’ll be posting in this shiny, new .com version of my blog! It’s seriously still… Read More Top Ten Tuesday (#35): Top Ten Books On My Winter TBR

— book review, middlegrade, young adult —

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi [Sneak Peek Review]

August 3, 2016

Title: Furthermore Author: Tahereh Mafi Type: Fiction Genre: Children’s, Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers Date published: August 30, 2016 Format: E-book Page Count: N/A Source: NetGalley This sneak peek was kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: There are only three things that matter to twelve-year-old Alice Alexis Queensmeadow: Mother, who… Read More Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi [Sneak Peek Review]