Tag: reading

— book review, nonfiction —

The Astrology of You and Me by Gary Goldschneider (Review)

October 17, 2018

Use the power of the stars to perfect your relationships with friends, family, partners… everyone you know! Do you know how to live peacefully with a Taurus? Discuss money issues with a Cancer? Improve your sex life with a Scorpio? The Astrology of You and Me offers help and guidance direct from the heavens, perfect for solving every for every star-crossed situation imaginable.… Read More The Astrology of You and Me by Gary Goldschneider (Review)

— contest —

Plot Monster Short Story Writing Contest: “Jerome of the Rosary” by Steven Spitzer (2nd Place Winner)

September 21, 2018

As some of you might have seen, I published some info posts at the end of July and start of August about a short fiction writing contest hosted by Plot Monster in celebration of their one year blogiversary! I was honoured that Plot Monster asked me to be a judge for this contest, and I agreed…… Read More Plot Monster Short Story Writing Contest: “Jerome of the Rosary” by Steven Spitzer (2nd Place Winner)

— contest —

Plot Monster Short Story Writing Contest: “Love Drunk” by Miranda Rider (3rd Place Winner)

September 14, 2018

As some of you might have seen, I published some info posts at the end of July and start of August about a short fiction writing contest hosted by Plot Monster in celebration of their one year blogiversary! I was honoured that Plot Monster asked me to be a judge for this contest, and I agreed…… Read More Plot Monster Short Story Writing Contest: “Love Drunk” by Miranda Rider (3rd Place Winner)

— ARC review, book review, nonfiction, young adult —

Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein’s Creator by Catherine Reef (ARC Review)

September 5, 2018

On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein,comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, whose life reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history…… Read More Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein’s Creator by Catherine Reef (ARC Review)

— book review, nonfiction —

I’d Rather Be Reading: A Library of Art for Book Lovers by Guinevere de la Mare (Review)

August 14, 2018

For anyone who’d rather be reading than doing just about anything else, this book is the ultimate must-have. In this visual ode to all things bookish, readers will get lost in page after page of beautiful contemporary art, photography, and illustrations depicting the pleasures of books… Read More I’d Rather Be Reading: A Library of Art for Book Lovers by Guinevere de la Mare (Review)

— TBR post —

August 2018 TBR

August 3, 2018

Welcome to my monthly TBR pile post. This month, I only have 4 review books to read (a.k.a. official TBR books). I already started reading 2 of them though, so I changed the layout of this post for this month a bit. I opted for posting the official TBR books that I haven’t started reading yet first,… Read More August 2018 TBR