Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin My review HERE Advertisements
Posted in August 2014 …
Stacking the Shelves #75
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. It’s a chance to show what books you’ve added to your library in the past 7 days. These can be bought books, borrowed, review copies, any which way they come to you. For review The Boy with the Tiger’s Heart by Linda Coggin Land by Alex Campbell … Continue reading
Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally never try. But … Continue reading
War Girls: A Collection of First World War Stories Through the Eyes of Young Women
How did I get the book? StorytellerInc Book Club Genre: Historical Fiction Authors: Adèle Geras, Melvin Burgess, Berlie Doherty, Mary Hooper, Anne Fine, Matt Whyman, Theresa Breslin, Sally Nicholls, Rowena House Synopsis: 1914: war has broken out across Europe and beyond. Nothing will ever be the same again for those caught up in the conflict. … Continue reading
The Bookshelf (August 2014)
Books reviewed this month: Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson War Girls: A Collection of First World War Stories Through the Eyes of Young Women The Voices Of Silence by Bel Mooney The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler (Banned Books Discussion) Winterkill by Kate A. Boorman Where The Mountain Meets The Moon … Continue reading
The Voices Of Silence by Bel Mooney
How did I get the book? Received from publisher in exchange for an honest review. Genre: Historical Fiction Synopsis: Before she knows it, everything in thirteen-year-old Flora’s life has changed. Her parents, her best friend Alys, and the restricted life she has always known in their Bucharest tower block are distanced from her – and … Continue reading
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler (Banned Books)
Every month for the rest of 2014 ChrissiReads, Bibliobeth & I (aka Luna’s Little Library) will be reading a Banned or Challenged Book. We’ll be looking at why the book was challenged. How/If things have changed since the book was originally published. What we actually think of the book. If you’d like to joining in there … Continue reading
55 Bookish Questions
I saw this on Chrissi‘s blog last week and thought it would be fun. The questions originated from The Literary Lollipop. 1. Favourite childhood book: The Märchenmond Series by Wolfgang & Heike Hohlbeing. I haven’t read the English translation (Magic Moon) but it’s very tempting. 2. What are you reading right now? At the time … Continue reading
Winterkill by Kate A. Boorman
How did I get the book? Received from publisher in exchange for an honest review. Genre: Historical Fiction inspired Dystopian I’m inventing genres now 😉 Synopsis: Where Emmeline lives, you cannot love and you cannot leave… The Council’s rules are strict, but they’re for the good of the settlement in which Emmeline lives. Everyone knows … Continue reading
Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin
How did I get the book? I bought it. Genre: Fantasy / Fairy Tales Synopsis: In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, … Continue reading
