A few weeks ago JK Rowling confirmed a theory that’s been floating around the Harry Potter community for a while now: That in Goblet of Fire, Hermione spends a paragraph instructing Viktor Krum how to pronounce ‘Hermione’ correctly to teach all of us who were pronouncing it wrong. I have to confess: Despite studying and […]
Recently I got a new Kindle! I’ve been using the same Kindle since 2011, and despite it still being in very good condition (never going anywhere without a case) and I only really used it to read ARCs, my husband has been through like 3 and I was starting to get resentful of my ‘older’ […]
I think I made a book friend? Like… in real life?? So I started this new job in January after life kicked me squarely in the teeth last year. I love this job. It’s got a great mix of things I do regularly and new things, I really like my colleagues, it’s helping me grow professionally, and […]
I like to buy books in paperback but I prefer to read ebooks. This makes me feel kind of weird. I’m not part of the ‘digital books are murdering physical books’, ‘physical books are best’ camp, nor am I part of the ‘digital books are the way of the future’ ‘physical books MURDER TREES and […]
I’ve been doing this gig for six years! That’s longer than high school. That’s longer than it took me to get my degree in Literature. That’s longer than I’ve ever held a job. That’s longer than I’ve been married. Previous blogiversary posts One Year Anniversary! 2 Year Blogiversary Giveaway and a Brief Hiatus Today is […]
Reading is amazing. Being able to afford to purchase books (almost) whenever I want to is a straight up luxury. I’m especially aware of that since I was only working part-time last year, earning only enough to pay for rent and bills and not many books. Even being taught to read, let alone finding it immensely […]
Trying to attract attention to a Young Adult book via only its cover can be hard. It needs to set the right tone. It needs to attract a target audience. It needs to evoke curiosity, want, or need. It needs to look older than a children’s book, which are usually painted. It needs to look […]
After my struggle with reading last year, where I read only 12 books for the entire year, due to extreme personal circumstances which have somewhat been resolved, I have rediscovered the joy of my local library. I don’t mean love for the actual building because ugh, people. I still love my physical library, it’s the […]
Is Hatred of Love Triangles Really Slut-Shaming? If you’re a part of the YA reviewing community, you’ll have noticed that there is a distinct, almost pathological, hatred of love triangles among the majority of our readers. It’s so bad, that even a hint of a love triangle can send reviewers running screaming in the opposite […]
I studied English literature at a tertiary level, so I should be pretty well-versed in your basic university reading list. Except that I’ve never read Pride and Prejudice. I don’t pretend to have read it to other bookworms, but I do, however, know enough about the book to hold my own in conversation, even with […]
