#ya #fantasy #thewildones

The Wild Ones is available to request from Edelweiss and NetGalley!

An excerpt from the upcoming THE WILD ONES.

New book, new cover!

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My newest acquisition. I adore Manguel‘s prose. #albertomanguel

Officially released and on shelves!

It‘s so pretty!

I am annotating an ARC for a giveaway and it is superbly fun .

The ARCs arrived and I died. Haha. #yafantasy #diverselit #thecandleandtheflame

Tbr pile!

I have read this book three times and I have been blown away three times. It is creepy, romantic, and empowering. Perfect for the season. The prose is delicious.
#witches #newzealandreads

I am DEAD. My book has an amazing cover and I am so incredibly thankful. The artist is Colombian and has done such an exquisite job. He has perfectly captured the essence of the protagonist.

#thecandleandtheflame #fantasy #feministfantasy

Expected it to be much better than it was.

Funny and profound. Please read this.

This book was reflective and introspective. Levy‘s musings on what it means to be a woman, an older woman who lives in defiance of society‘s expectations for her are lovely. #nonfiction #feminist

Poetry that leaves you a little shattered.

A snippet of the back copy of my book. This is so wildly exciting.

This wasn‘t as life changing as the hype led me to believe it would be. I thought it was rather ambitious and did not quite manage to do everything it sought to. However, it is a solid read and I enjoyed it.

#middlegrade

The beginning was promising but somehow it meandered into places I didn‘t really want to go.

#nonfiction #writing

In turns provoking (though and emotion) and inspiring, this collection is one of the most beautiful ones I have had the pleasure to read. Barnhill keeps exceeding all expectations.

#shortstories #kellybarnhill

I adore this series. It brings together humour and more serious topics so perfectly.

#giantdays #comics

Fun. Younger readers will love Bronte‘s mad escapades.

Electric.

Made my heart pound, my mouth dry, and basically gave me all the feels.

#ya #youngadult #muslimauthor #upcomingreads

Sometimes you just need a good historical romance. #romance

This was heartfelt and sincere. Ramsey didn‘t spare her pride and ego when she wrote about her experiences and the things she learned from them.

#nonfiction #memoir

Sparse. Some gems some went right over my head. There‘s a certain kind of poem I enjoy and sadly the ones in this were mostly not it.

#poetry

The series is a solid one but this instalment fell rather flat.

#mystery

This was a quirky bite-sized read. Fantastic as a palate cleanser before a weightier read.

#nonfiction

I loved this book so much. It made me cry and laugh. It was powerful in all the best ways.

#ya #versenovel

This book is bonkers in a fun zany girls school way that involves inter dimensional war and the most bizarre cast of characters you will ever find in fiction. I dare say you will never look at skipping or ants in quite the same way after reading this book. I loved it.

It wasn‘t perfect but I enjoyed the flawed characters. The university setting was also a refreshing change.

#youngadult #contemporary

Brutal but compelling. Trigger warnings for basically everything. It was almost too much for me but I was invested in the characters so I read on. The ending is bittersweet and leaves a chunk of story for the sequel. Recommended but with caution.

This one really didn't work for me. I managed to finish it but I can't recommend it.

This is a relatively easy to read collection of vignettes about a person's diary keeping. I didn't find it to be the mind blowing volume the blurbs kept assuring me it was but it made me think about time, myself, and mortality which I appreciated.

#nonfiction

This was sweet and really poignant. I loved it for its representation of marginalized characters especially those born with disorders that manifest themselves in various ways physically. This book reminds ppl not to impose their preconceived notions abt ppl onto these ppl.

The book is lovely. #middlegrade

I don‘t know. These books are so short that character attitudes seem rather cavalier toward people who are not as fortunate as they are. The MC's blindness to her brother's fault further soured my enjoyment. The romance too is rather problematic. Meh.

This book is brilliant and every reader should read it.

#nonfiction

I had a lot of fun reading this book except for the part where the MC does not at all sound like a 13 year old. She could have been an adult from her voice. This is marketed as MG and I don‘t see why? The MC could have easily been 16 or even older without any great change to the novel. I will never understand editorial decisions.

#middlegrade #butnotreally

I didn't love all the poems in here but the ones that I did were whoa.

#poetry

This did not change my life or anything but it was a solid read. I enjoyed it.

#middlegrade

This started off slow, gained steam, and ended up rocking my midde grade loving heart.

5 stars.

#middlegrade

This was okay. Nothing mind blowing. I like her novella series a lot more.

#fantasy

So many feels. This was so excellent. Magic and realism and pain. The writing is gorgeous.

#ya #magicalrealism #diversereads

This was cute. Nothing startling but just harmless sweet fun.

#travelmemoir

This book has everything plus giant robots. The banter and the romance and the food and I could go on. I enjoyed it immensely.

#ya #rebelseoul

I really enjoyed this glimpses of women who walk unconventional paths.

#nonfiction #southeastasian

A repost from Instagram. Some dreams do come true. 😊

#bookdeal #thecandleandtheflame

I have been M.I.A due to reasons, one of which I hope to be able to share soon. But goodness, I have so many books to read it isn't even funny. I started a new job as the Education Coordinator for Vancouver Writers Fest which means I can get away with excusing recreational reading as work reading. Ha. But I am somewhat overwhelmed by the many choices.

This was a quirky novel that almost hit the spot. I still enjoyed it but I wish some answers, particularly about Zenobia, had been answered.

#middlegrade