15 Best Gift Ideas For Book Lovers & Readers In Your Life
It’s that time of the year: we’re anxiously searching for the perfect gifts that will make our loved ones happy. And it does work, right until you get to that tricky book lover in your life. I can already see the google search bar opening: What to buy for readers… Yes, we’re tricky, moody, and […]
A Deadly Education: Magic School Gone Dark
Author Naomi Novak Series The Scholomance #1 Genre Young Adult, Fantasy, Magic Published September 29th 2020 Description Lesson One of the Scholomance: Learning has never been this deadly. A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to […]
How To Write Book Reviews
You may be a devoted bookworm, or maybe just a reader who wishes to share your thoughts about the most recent book you’ve read and wonders how to write a good book review. Well, writing down your thoughts and turning them into a book review is a wonderful way to share it with your friends […]
10 Best Book Subscription Boxes
Book subscription boxes are one of the most amazing ways to surprise yourself, or your dear ones, with monthly box full of bookish accessories. Most of the book subscription boxes can be personalised by genres, so you get to read exactly the books you wish to. There are even some monthly box clubs that send […]
Best Classics To Read: According To Your Zodiac Sign
Human kind has always been interested in astrology. While some believe in astrological patterns and rules, others are more likely to deny its importance. However, people cannot help but notice how zodiac signs really do describe certain personalities who share similar virtues as well as flaws. It is also no secret that there are many kinds […]
Viking Fantasy Tale: Sky In The Deep
Sky In The Deep by Adrienne Young Can two warring tribes put aside their mutual hatred, differences, and unite in order to defeat greater enemy? Sky In The Deep by Adrienne Young explores the most important human categories like: hatred, survival, family, betrayal, love; while at the same time giving us thrilling fantasy. STORY Seventeen-year-old […]
Why Artists Think You Should Have A Journal
When I was a kid, I remember how I used to write (or doodle) everything in my special journal. Just like many kids would do. We’d hide them under our dreamy pillows – keeping our secrets away. Then we all grew up, but so few of us actually kept the habit of keeping a journal. […]
A Burning In The Darkness: Spiritual Thriller Mystery
A Burning in the Darkness by A.P. McGrath A Burning in the Darkness by A.P. McGrath is a mix of crime, mystery, romance, and spiritual fiction that features an intelligent plot and a cast of life-like characters. Honestly, as a reader of mystery novels, what more could I ask for? Let us see my book […]
Steel, Blood, & Fire: When Fantasy Meets Dark
Steel, Blood, & Fire by Allan Batchelder One of my favorite genres to read is definitely fantasy. When you devote yourself to a certain genre, it is no wonder that, at one point, you will start to notice how some figures, tropes, and even plots repeat in many fantasy books. As I started to read […]
These Thy Gifts: When Evil Enters The House of God
As soon as I read the description of Vincent Panettiere’s novel These Thy Gifts, I could easily see that I was about to begin a thrilling reading journey. On one hand, These Thy Gifts follows a forbidden love story between a priest and the widow of a mobster, while incorporating many important, yet troubled issues […]
Norse Mythology: Old Myths For Modern Readers
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is definitely one of the most exciting this year’s releases, and we can totally understand why. Not only does Gaiman’s Mythology center around the vivid, unforgettable Nordic myths, but it also tells the old stories in a more modern manner. WRITING As soon as you […]
Defying the Odds: True Life Story of Corruption
A Man Against an Oppressive State Agency Defying the Odds is a non–fiction book by David V. Day, based on a true story of one engineer’s conflict with one of the most powerful state agencies in Texas. In the foreword, Day’s son Dennis explains how the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), a state government […]
Heartless: Alice in Wonderland Retelling
Heartless is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland by Marissa Meyer, the author of popular Lunar Chronicles series. Retellings have always been somewhat troublesome. There are certain expectations from readers which have to be surpassed in order for a retelling to work. It also has to be quite original, and focused on surprising character. If […]
And I Darken: Fierce Femininity
And I Darken by Kiersten White And I Darken is a dark, gritty and compelling novel, set in Transylvania at the height of the Ottoman Empire. Dealing with alternate history, it is more political than your typical YA fantasy, but that is also what makes this novel attractively original. STORY One thing that immediately intrigues […]
12 Most Beautiful Journals
If you’ve ever thought keeping a journal might not be your thing, you may want to reconsider it. A journal can be your faithful companion, always there whenever you feel overburden by your thoughts, when you wish to write something down. It can also be a great way to track your reading or studying progress. […]