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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Plot Monster Short Story Writing Contest: “Jerome of the Rosary” by Steven Spitzer (2nd Place Winner)

As some of you might have seen, I published some info posts at the end of July and start of August about a short fiction writing contest hosted by Plot Monster in celebration of their one year blogiversary! I was honoured that Plot Monster asked me to be a judge for this contest, and I agreed…… Read More Plot Monster Short Story Writing Contest: “Jerome of the Rosary” by Steven Spitzer (2nd Place Winner)

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Top Ten Tuesday #46: Top Ten Books That Take Place In Another Country

Happy Tuesday, and happy Top Ten Tuesday day, everyone! This week’s theme allows us to travel outside of our own countries, and encourages us to explore the rest of the world! Since most YA books are set in the U.S. (well, the contemporary ones anyway, since fantasy settings didn’t really count for me, for this… Read More Top Ten Tuesday #46: Top Ten Books That Take Place In Another Country

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February 2018 TBR

I’ve been toying with the idea of making one of these posts in a while (because I don’t have enough going on this blog already, haha). But anyway, I thought it would be fun to put one of these together, and to kind of let you all know what I’m planning to read in a… Read More February 2018 TBR

film review

The Shape of Water (2017) (Review)

  Title: The Shape of Water Type: Fiction Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller Rating: Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, violence and language. Release Date: December 8, 2017 Running Time: 123 minutes Directed by: Guillermo del Toro Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro, and Vanessa Taylor Music: Alexandre Desplat Cinematography: Dan Laustsen Edited by: Sidney… Read More The Shape of Water (2017) (Review)

ARC review, blog tour, book review, fancast, young adult

S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett (Blog Tour: Review, Fancast & Excerpt)

Title: S.T.A.G.S. Author: M.A. Bennett Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller Imprint: Penguin Teen Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: January 30, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Seventeen-year-old Greer, a scholarship girl at a prestigious private school, St Aidan the Great School (known… Read More S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett (Blog Tour: Review, Fancast & Excerpt)