So many books, so little time…
Title: War Child Author: Emmanuel Jal Genre: Non-fiction, memoir Set in: Sudan, Kenya Thoughts: This book is the second book I've read on a Child Soldier. War Child is about 7 year old Jal or Emmanuel from Sudan who gets caught up in the war between Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan. His entire family is... Continue Reading →
Title: Witchstruck Author: Victoria Lamb Genre: Young Adult (historical) Set in: United Kingdom Rating: 2.5 /5 My thoughts: This is the first book in the Tudor Witch trilogy. I was mainly attracted to this book because of the setting. I haven’t read any book set in the Tudor era as it seems very complicated to... Continue Reading →
Title: My Life Next Door Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick Genre: Contemporary Young Adult Rating: 2 out of 5 Thoughts: Samantha has a very neat and orderly life. Contrary to the Garett's who stay next door and have a huge, loud and messy family. Samantha has grown up watching the Garett family from her rooftop until one day... Continue Reading →
I'm featured on book bloggers International. Do check it out Title: Undress me in the temple of heaven Author: Susan Jane Gilman Genre: Travelogue, memoir Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition (February 8, 2010) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 When I read the words 'China' and 'travelogue' together, I instantly gravitate towards... Continue Reading →
All these books are related to dance. 2 are on ballet and one is on Flamenco. The Everyday Dance by Deborah Bull is a memoir of a famous ballerina. It describes her everyday life of a dancer as the title suggests. Life in Motion by Misty Copeland is a memoir of an African American soloist... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my new home! I've finally made the plunge to self host my blog and while it hasn't been a very easy process, its done now. It's not very fancy design wise. I wanted to keep it fairly simple, especially the blog section. But I've added a landing page now which makes me feel... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Glitter Author: Elle & Blair Fowler Genre: Young Adult/ Chick-lit Hardcover, 288 pages Published September 4th 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin I've seen these sisters makeup videos pop up on YouTube very often and if you've ever searched for a review of a beauty product on YouTube, one of their reviews will... Continue Reading →
Title: The Raising Author: Paperback: 496 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (March 15, 2011) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars The Raising is about a perfect blond teenager who died in an accident and comes back to the campus to haunt. Whats not to like? A lot apparently. My foremost complaint about the book was that... Continue Reading →
Title: Read Lotus (UK version) Author: Pai Kit Fai Source: Library Published by Sphere (first published January 5th 2010) Rating:4 out of 5 stars I had a reading block for the longest time; hence the lack of posts. I haven't blogged here for a while for the same reason and a book that bought an... Continue Reading →
Title: Growing up Bin Laden Author: Jean Sasson (with Najwa Bin Laden and Omar Bin Laden) 352 pages Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (October 27, 2009) Set in: Saudi Arabia Genre: Non-Fiction (memoir) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 My thoughts: Having read and loved most of Jean Sasson's books, I'm always happy when... Continue Reading →
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