January Wrap Up

Hi all! I hope January has been as productive a month for you as it has been for me! December was a bleak period for my blog, but I managed to correct that this month. I caught up on long overdue reviews, took part in a reading challenge, and worked with an amazing company. As occurs …

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” I still can’t believe that a novel such as Coraline is marketed and written for children. I was, frankly, terrified all the way through my reading experience, and yet unable to put …

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature meme created by the awesome The Broke and the Bookish. There is a new theme each week which gives bloggers the opportunity to share book lists!  You have the choice to participate per week. Check out The Broke and the Bookish’s blog for more info! This week's topic is …

November Wrap Up

November was such a busy month! Not only did I finish my final semester of university, but I - somehow - read fifteen books! Don't ask how I managed that because I genuinely do not know. Another exciting personal achievement is that I have read over 100 books for my 2016 Goodreads book challenge! I surpassed …

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman

“You don’t need princes to save you. I don’t have a lot of patience for stories in which women are rescued by men.” --Neil Gaiman The Sleeper and the Spindle is a short illustrated novel by renowned genius Neil Gaiman that spins a clever twist on two old and beloved classics. When a sleeping curse spreads …

YA fairytale retellings

I love fairytale retellings. There's something about a well-known classic being adapted and translated that gets me so excited, especially when the original pops through. Within the past few years, YA fantasy has had a rise in fairytale retellings, which allows us to experience and relive a beloved classic in the form of a new …