Category: Bookish Things
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Leigh Bardugo – Author Spotlight
Without even realising it, I have recently been on a bit of a Leigh Bardugo binge, so I thought I’d better blog about it! Towards the end of least year I started reading her Grisha Trilogy: #1 Shadow and Bone, #2 Siege and Storm, #3 Ruin and Rising. I didn’t love these books, it took…
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The book EVERYONE is talking about
Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls has certainly made waves in the literary world. I first heard about this book when Rebecca Sparrow attended the International Women’s Day Breakfast we hosted here in the iCentre and raved about this book! She did such a great job of selling it that almost all of the attendees wanted…
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The 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter
It’s no secret around school that I adore everything Harry Potter. I… Own multiple copies of all the books and DVDs Own a copy of the audiobooks read by Stephen Fry and listen to them regularly Am a proud Gryffindor, sorted through Pottermore Have a large range of Harry Potter merchandise/clothing, including a cardigan and…
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Shatter Me -Mafi
Over the Christmas holidays I read the Shatter Me trilogy by Tahereh Mafi, and I fell in love with writing style and main character Juliette. The series itself goes in a direction I never would have picked and it only made me love it even more. Synopsis: Juliette has a terrible ability, her touch can…
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Critique Reading for Lynette Noni
Last year my school hosted the beautiful Lynette Noni for a writing and book chat with our year 8 students. As soon as I met her I knew that she was a kindred spirit. After a few long and hilarious emails back and forth, we decided to meet for coffee. Since then we have spent…
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2016: Favourite Books
Looking back on 2016 I thought it would be well worth the time to list my favourite books. I’d say that I read more in 2016 than I have in the last 5 years at least! Without the pressure of study (and the joy of saying “I’m working” whenever I get questioned over my reading…
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Follow Me Back – Cloke
This book was thrust into my hands by one of my avid year 7 readers. She said I had to stop reading everything else and give this a go. Whilst it isn’t one of my favourite books of the year, I can see why it grabbed her attention. So, what makes Follow Me Back by Nicci…
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A new favourite author – Sarah J Maas
There are some authors that you just want to read everything they’ve ever written because you’ve fallen in love with their writing style, character development, and plot lines. I have not felt this way about an author since I was in year 6 and reading Tamora Pierce‘s series, such as Song of the Lioness, Daughter of…
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Twisted Fairy Tales – why we can’t let go.
I have recently read a take on the Beauty and the Beast story called “The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty’s Prince” and I have just started “A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale,” which is based on the story of Aladdin, and I began to wonder what drove me to revisit these timeless stories…
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Smile – Telegmeier
After needing to buy a second copy because our first was never on the shelf, I decided to give this a go and I was not disappointed. I can see why it’s so popular among our year 7s and really wish there had been something like this around when I was 12. Synopsis: “Smile” is…