Format: Audiobook

2022 So Far…

2022 So Far…

By the numbers Book life Book of 2022 so far Most anticipated release Books read Clicking on the coloured bars will show you the list of books read and links to the Goodreads pages. I’ve also included ratings for books I considered 4+ stars. Young Adult SFF Romance Non-fiction Media life Favourite movies of 2022 so far The Lost City This movie was made for me. It’s an adventurous rom-com that calls out the romance tropes, while never disrespecting the romance genre. I loved it and will probably watch it again a few times this year just for comfort. Turning Red […]

Posted July 4th 2022 in TBRs and Wrap-ups / / 0 Comments
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#BookReview: THE LAST LEGACY by Adrienne Young

#BookReview: THE LAST LEGACY by Adrienne Young

I spotted this book at random in the Libby app while looking at the audiobooks available from the Orange County Library System, which, if you didn’t know, offers a membership for people outside of Florida for a fee. (I get nothing back for sharing this with you, I just thought you might like to know!) Having previously adored Adrienne Young’s Sky In the Deep, I had high hopes for The Last Legacy. Sadly, it was not a repeat experience. Initially, I rated it 3.5 stars, but the more I thought about the story, the less I liked it. I dropped my […]

Posted March 28th 2022 in Fantasy, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments
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#BookReview: WOOL (Silo #1) by Hugh Howey

#BookReview: WOOL (Silo #1) by Hugh Howey

It took me far too long to finally read this book, and it took my work book club choosing it for me to actually go for it. I’ve had it on my Kindle for a while, but I opted for the audiobook, which I’m happy I did, as it allowed me to just keep “reading” while I had to do other things, like travel to work. Through the eyes of several characters, we learn about life in the Silo, an underground bunker where people have lived for generations because the outside world is too toxic. In this closed system, there […]

Posted March 16th 2019 in Dystopian, Reviews / / 2 Comments
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#BookReview + #Giveaway: CAROLS AND CHAOS by Cindy Anstey

#BookReview + #Giveaway: CAROLS AND CHAOS by Cindy Anstey

Once again, a beautiful cover to go with the other beautiful covers of Cindy Anstey’s books! Carols and Chaos is a companion novel to Suitors and Sabotage, which I previously enjoyed, and it’s worth seeing them together. While it’s not necessary to have read Suitors and Sabotage to read Carols and Chaos, I would recommend it because the events of Carols take place following Suitors and involve some of the same characters. Anstey is effectively writing a romance series here, except for a YA-loving audience, and it follows the same rules: can be read as standalone with a different couple […]

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#AudiobookReview: ARTEMIS by Andy Weir

#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: GIRL IN THE SHADOWS by Gwenda Bond

#BookReview: GIRL IN THE SHADOWS by Gwenda Bond

This is the second book in a series. Read my review of the first book, Girl on a Wire, here. In a sentence Girl in the Shadows continues a year after Girl on a Wire with the same level of mystery and rich history that was so enjoyable in the first book. In Girl on a Wire, we were introduced to the Cirque American and Jules Maroni, a wire walker. In Girl in the Shadows, we return to the Cirque American with Moira Mitchell, daughter of a world-renowned Vegas magician and aspiring magician herself. Banned from entering the profession by her dad, […]

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#AudiobookReview: GIRL ON A WIRE by Gwenda Bond

#AudiobookReview: GIRL ON A WIRE by Gwenda Bond

In a sentence Girl on a Wire started with a stumble, but it soon found its footing and delivered a magical mystery that kept me guessing, with the added bonus of a swoonworthy, high-flying, genuinely caring love interest. Despite the blog tour info saying that I didn’t need to read the first book in the series to read Girl in the Shadows, I said PAH to that and found both the ebook and the audiobook of Girl on a Wire on Kindle Unlimited. The beginning was weird, and I almost stopped after the first chapter. It was like the author […]

Posted July 3rd 2016 in Magical Realism, Mystery, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments
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