ARC review, book review, young adult

Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos (ARC Review)

Vivian Ellenshaw is fat, but she knows she doesn’t need to lose weight, so she’s none too happy to find herself forced into a weight-loss camp’s van with her ex-best friend, Allie, a meathead jock who can barely drive, and the camp owner’s snobby son. And when they arrive at Camp Featherlite at the start of the worst blizzard in the history of Flagstaff, Arizona, it’s clear that something isn’t right. Vee barely has a chance to meet the other members of her pod, all who seem as unhappy to be at Featherlite as she does, when a camper goes missing down by the lake. Then she spots something horrifying outside in the snow. Something…that isn’t human. Plus, the camp’s supposed “miracle cure” for obesity just seems fishy, and Vee and her fellow campers know they don’t need to be cured. Of anything… Read More Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos (ARC Review)

book review, young adult

Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power (ARC Review)

Ever since Margot was born, it’s been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot’s questions about what came before. No history to hold on to. No relative to speak of. Just the two of them, stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to get along. But that’s not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past. And she just found the key she needs to get it: A photograph, pointing her to a town called Phalene. Pointing her home. Only, when Margot gets there, it’s not what she bargained for. Margot’s mother left for a reason. But was it to hide her past? Or was it to protect Margot from what’s still there? The only thing Margot knows for sure is there’s poison in their family tree, and their roots are dug so deeply into Phalene that now that she’s there, she might never escape… Read More Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power (ARC Review)

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Monthly Wrap-Up (December 2018)

It’s almost 2019! When did that happen?! And where did 2018 go? I feel like it went by so fast! Anyway, here is what’s happened on Flavia the Bibliophile during the last month of 2018! What were your favourite reads of December, and 2018 in general?

favourites of the year, top ten tuesdays, weekly meme

Top Ten Tuesday #59: Top Ten 2018 Releases That I Read In 2018

Happy Tuesday, and happy Top Ten Tuesday day, everyone! Also, Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate! Soo, it turns out that I have to use next week’s prompt this week again (like in my last post) haha. I won’t be able to post next week, and I also don’t have any book birthdays… Read More Top Ten Tuesday #59: Top Ten 2018 Releases That I Read In 2018

top ten tuesdays, weekly meme

Top Ten Tuesday #57: Top Ten 2018 Releases That I Recommend For Reading On/Around Halloween

Happy Tuesday, and happy Top Ten Tuesday day, everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these, and that’s because I just haven’t been inspired. I’ve also been devoting time to another post series that I publish on Tuesdays called Book Birthdays (and I’ve been having a lot of fun with that). But,… Read More Top Ten Tuesday #57: Top Ten 2018 Releases That I Recommend For Reading On/Around Halloween

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Guest Post: 10 Elements of Gothic Literature

With both Halloween and National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) coming up, I have decided to partner up with Invaluable to bring you an epic infographic! For those of you planning on writing a novel that’s more on the spooky side, the below infographic depicts and explains the 10 main elements found in Gothic literature!