Format: PaperbackPublished: January 1st, 2012Age: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – Reference – Writing Rating: 3/5 Stars This is a writing guide designed to teach you how to write dialogue – it’s not as simple as merely mimicking the way people speak, and it’s a very tricky area of writing. I think Weinman does a good job ofContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Write Great Dialogue by Irving Weinman”
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Book Review: The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
Format: ebookPublished: April 21st, 2012Age: AdultGenre: Historical Romance (Regency) Rating: 5/5 Stars When Serena Barton plants herself outside the home of a duke, Hugo Marshall thinks she will be as easy to take care of as any of the other ‘troubles’ he’s sorted for his employer. His ruthless ambition has earned him a place atContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan”
Book Review: Uncontrollable Women: Radicals, Reformers and Revolutionaries by Nan Sloane
Format: ebookPublished: January 27th, 2022Age: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – Politics Rating: 5/5 Stars Nan Sloane has done an excellent job in detailing, as much as possible, the lives of women who had an impact of politics, before women were even able to have a proper voice within politics. She explores the lives of women – notablyContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Uncontrollable Women: Radicals, Reformers and Revolutionaries by Nan Sloane”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 10
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: October 5th, 2022 Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 / Volume 6 / Volume 7 / Volume 8 / Volume 9 Every time I think this series cannot possibly break me anymore,ContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 10”
Book Review: Madness by Sean Baumann
Format: ebookPublished: April 1st, 2020Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – Psychology Rating: 4/5 Stars Sean Baumann worked as a psychiatrist at Valkenberg Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, and in Madness: Stories of Uncertainty and Hope, he highlights the experiences of his patients, often in their own words, to try and convey the realities of their livedContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Madness by Sean Baumann”
Book Review: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Format: PaperbackPublished: June 1st, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: Thriller Rating: 5/5 Stars This is another YA book that I think works really well for the target audience. I enjoyed Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s thriller, and can definitely see young adult readers getting a lot out of it. Set in elite private academy Niveus, Ace of Spades focuses onContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé”
Book Review: The Queen of Steeplechase Park by David Ciminello
Format: ebookPublished: 7th May, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Historical Rating: 3/5 Stars I really went back and forth on how I felt about this through pretty much the whole book. It’s (allegedly) based on the author’s aunt, and I’d honestly love to know how much of it, outside the ‘obvious’, is fiction vs reality, as if evenContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Queen of Steeplechase Park by David Ciminello”
Book Review: A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Volume Three
Daniel Abraham (Adaptation), George R.R. Martin, Tommy Patterson (Illustrations)Format: Hardback Graphic NovelPublished: September 1st, 2013Age: AdultGenre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Stars The graphic novel adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones is, to put it bluntly, brilliant, and a great way to reexperience the books. Visually, it makes for a more faithful adaptation than the TV series. AsContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Volume Three”
Book Review: Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
Format: PaperbackPublished: July 6th, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: Contemporary – Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars I adored this book! I got so invested in Olivia and Toni’s story, and it’s in such a unique and vibrant setting. As it is from Leah Johnson, I wasn’t surprised by how much I liked this. Johnson has an ability atContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson”
Book Review: Seven Mercies by L. R. Lam and Elizabeth May
Format: ebookPublished: January 25th, 2022Age: AdultGenre: Sci-Fi Rating: 5/5 Stars I adored Seven Devils, so I was very excited to dive back in with the rebels for the duology’s conclusion. This is a feminist space opera, about the Novantae resistance fighting against an evil empire. Following the events of the first book, the rebellion isContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Seven Mercies by L. R. Lam and Elizabeth May”
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