Books
2015: Best Of
As another year draws to a close, we all start taking stock of what’s happened over the last year. I will be writing my Year in Review post shortly, but first I thought we’d do a Best Of,…
A-Z of My Bookcase
I’m back home with my family for a few weeks at the moment, so of course I’m staying in my old bedroom. I never fully moved out for university, and I suspect it will be a while before…
Five Coming-of-Age Type Novels
I may not be a teen myself any more, but a lot of the issues and anxieties I faced then still crop up in my life now. I’ve also read my fair share of teen and young adult…
Review – The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver may well be my favourite dystopian novel that I’ve read. It’s a genre that, in my opinion, can be fascinating at times, but can also be a bit formulaic and predictable. I enjoyed The Giver because…
Puffin Postcards
I purchased this recently from Waterstone’s, a collection of postcards featuring designs from the covers of children’s books published by Puffin. Someone pointed them out to me in the store, and being an English student and self-confessed bookworm,…
Review – The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
Source This book pleasantly surprised me – I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with books generally classified as YA, but fortunately this one landed on the love side of the group. The Maze Runner follows Thomas, a teenager…
The Epic Conclusion of the Worldwide Phenomenon
(Source) This is the writing shown during the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Some people may say it’s an exaggeration to call it this, but I definitely disagree. The first book was…
