Travelling with Anxiety
I received this digital ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you North Star Editions & Jolly Fish Press for choosing me to review Ollie Oxley and the Ghost: The Search for Lost Gold. Ollie Oxley and the Ghost Synopsis Twelve-year-old Ollie Oxley is moving-again. His mom is starting […]
I received this digital ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Jessica Kingsley Publishers for choosing me to review Dear Dementia by Keith Oliver. Dear Dementia Synopsis The first in-depth memoir by a man with dementia. Dear Dementia Book Details Author: Kevin Oliver Publication Date: 18th April 2019 […]
I received a digital ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of Magical Realism for Non-Believers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest opinion. Thank you University of Minnesota Press for choosing me. Magical Realism for Non-Believers Synopsis A young woman from Minnesota searches out the Colombian father she’s never known in this powerful exploration of what family […]
As a Teacher and Educator, I have worked with children from age 9-months to 11-years-old and I am always on the hunt for new books that I think will inspire a love of reading and help me to discuss tricky concepts such as “Why Am I Different?” or “What Happens When We Die?” I wanted […]
I received this digital ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you University of Minnesota Press for choosing me to review In The Night of Memory by Linda LeGarde Grover. In The Night of Memory Synopsis Two lost sisters find family, and themselves, among the voices of an Ojibwe […]
I received an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of The Year I Didn’t Eat by Samuel Pollen and was so excited to be asked to be a part of the blog tour. All opinions are my own. The Year I Didn’t Eat Synopsis Some days are normal. Some days, everything is OK, and I eat three […]
I received this digital ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of The Bird King through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Grove Atlantic Press for choosing me. The Bird King Synopsis G. Willow Wilson’s debut novel Alif the Unseen was an NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year, and it established her […]
I received a digital ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of The Mental Health & Wellbeing Workout for Teens through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Jessica Kingsley Publishing for choosing me. The Mental Health & Wellbeing Workout for Teens Synopsis This easy-to-understand, engaging guide arms teens with healthy thinking habits and coping […]
Towards the end of December 2018, I did a full clear out on Goodreads because my Want to Read shelf had almost 3,000 books on it. I decided to set myself a challenge to try and actually read the books I have planned to read and been excited for. I got my Want to Read […]
This year, I have decided to take part in more reading challenges to try and expand my reading horizons. I did quite well in 2018, not just reading 90% young adult fantasy which is basically all I read before but I thought a reading challenge might give me a better structure. I had seen the […]