Category: Reviews

#AudiobookReview: ARTEMIS by Andy Weir

At the start of this year, I listened to The Martian. It was incredible. I loved it for its geekiness, its humour, and its high stakes. So, as you can imagine, I was excited about Artemis. So much so that I preordered the audiobook. Especially after seeing that Rosario Dawson was the narrator. And you know what? I enjoyed it! It had the same infusion of science and personality, plus there were actual deaths this time. I also loved the little shoutouts to feats in The Martian, like the quip about using duct tape to securely seal things. Rosario was […]

Posted December 22nd 2017 in Reviews, Science Fiction / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: WHERE I FOUND YOU by Heidi R. Kling

In 2004, I was a resident of China, attending an American school. Like many of my teachers and classmates, I spent Christmas in South East Asia. (It was closer and therefore cheaper to go to a tropical destination than home to South Africa.) My family was lucky. We met up with my aunt, uncle, and cousins in Singapore, then headed down to an island off of El Nido, Philippines. On the 27th of December, we left, taking a boat, and then a rickety plane, and then another plane back to Singapore. It was only then that I discovered what had […]

Posted December 15th 2017 in Blog Tours, Contemporary, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult / / 1 Comment

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#BookReview: THE SWEETHEART SHAM by Danielle Ellison

There’s a certain movie I love and can watch again and again. It starts with two Southern kids growing up together, drifting apart, then reuniting thanks to a wedding. It’s filled with sexy accents and charm and dancing. It just so happens to have a very attractive man in it, too. Of course, I’m talking about Sweet Home Alabama, starring the amazing Reese Witherspoon. That film is one of my go-to heartwarmers. The Sweetheart Sham might not be set in Alabama, but it has all the same winning ingredients: spunky girl, charming guy, a reunion, plenty of chemistry, and a wedding […]

Posted December 11th 2017 in Blog Tours, Contemporary, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: WONDER by R.J. Palacio

Long story short, everyone should read Wonder. There. Review done. Ok, but seriously, this book was incredible. While it’s has been out for a while, I didn’t really notice it until I saw the trailer for the movie by accident (which I’ve included at the end of the review, FYI). I immediately knew I needed to read the book before seeing the film. And then Katherine from Paperback Dreamer reached out wanting to buddy read with me, and we realised we both had the same goal. (I was a terribly buddy, though, as travelling and poor planning on my part meant I had […]

Posted December 8th 2017 in Contemporary, Middle Grade, Reviews / / 2 Comments

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#BookReview: EVER THE BRAVE by Erin Summerill

Every time I fall in love with the start of a series, I get super nervous. On the one hand, I need to know what happens next, and I want to experience more of the writing that I clicked with. On the other…what if it all goes terribly wrong? Ever the Brave falls into this camp. I gave Ever the Hunted 4.5 stars last year because it swept me up completely. I’ve been waiting oh so patiently for the sequel, and now it’s out! Which means I had to muster up my own courage to dive back in… So, in […]

Posted December 6th 2017 in Blog Tours, Fantasy, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: THE HEARTBREAK CURE by Amanda Ashby

Trigger warnings: drug abuse, grief (loss of family) Oh guys. That was so adorable. After being humiliated on Youtube during the summer, Cat doesn’t want to go back to school. To control the message and keep her spot on the school newspaper, she enlists loner Alex into being her fake boyfriend. But alas, these two secret friends have far too much chemistry for the charade to last. Here are just a few things that I loved about this book: Brownies are a feature. Brownies are glorious. Give me brownies. Cat reviews books on Goodreads. Way to know your target audience, […]

Posted December 4th 2017 in Blog Tours, Contemporary, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#GraphicNovelReview: SAGA VOL. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

I’m sure this series is very clever and takes on a lot of interesting moral issues, like war-by-proxy and child prostitution. But it was just too crude and weird for me, which makes me sound really prudish, but hey, that’s me. I just had no interest in seeing the weird humanoid centipede prostitute or the robot people having sex. I wasn’t outraged by it; I just didn’t care. In fact, I feel like that’s my whole attitude to Saga: I didn’t care. It was different and it tried to entice me, but nah. I liked some of the characters on their […]

Posted November 20th 2017 in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Reviews, Science Fiction / / 1 Comment

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