If you've been following along with my reading journey, you've probably noticed that I read light romantic comedies or contemporary young adult stories more than anything. And yet, when I read the synopsis for The Ministry of Time, I was drawn in. Though I knew I should expect something outside of the box for me … Continue reading Book Review: The Ministry of Time
Somehow, it's been over a month since I've put up a review. I'm not really sure what happened, but the month of August flew by, and I didn't finish a book! Was it the book's fault? A little bit, but I was really intrigued by where the plot was going to go, so I think … Continue reading Book Review: My Murder
I don't read a lot of mystery or detective stories—and after I read a good one I'm always wondering why that is because I generally enjoy them. The same goes for historical fiction. When I came across the description for A Rip Through Time (actually, let's face it, it was actually the beautiful cover that … Continue reading Book Review: A Rip Through Time
Happy New Year! I'm so happy to be rid of 2021 forever—we can only go up from here, right? Just before the end of the year, I asked around to see if anyone recommended any "New Year" themed books, since I didn't get to read a holiday story around Christmas this year, and there was … Continue reading Book Review: Oona Out of Order
Okay, so this hiatus of mine was unexpected and very long—but I'm back and catching up on the books I promised to review for the year. This isn't the first time I've mentioned that I have a fascination with space and space travel, so any fiction about people living on Mars, training to be astronauts, … Continue reading Book Review: How To Mars
This one is going to be a little different for me because I'm reviewing a collection of short stories. Author and screenwriter Blake Crouch asked some of his favourite dystopian writers to contribute to this project, all about technology and the future... and it's terrifying, to a degree. I'm not usually drawn to science-fiction or … Continue reading Book Review: Forward, A Collection of Stories
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