Tagged: books
The Surprising Benefits of Book Reviewing
A muse descended on my shoulder and I couldn’t stop typing, so guess what? I posted over at We Heart Reading, which has recently received a lovely new make-over. Go on and check out The Surprising Benefits of Book Reviewing, in which I reflect on posting one review per day for nearly 6 months.
Look What Just Arrived!
Guess what? As a book reviewer, I have to read a lot of books. Pictured below is the batch of books that I’m reading or about to read, not counting the 4 ebooks I need to read as well.
So what are you reading right now?
The Best and Worst of June
Well, it’s that time of month again. The time for the recap of my 5 best and 5 worst posts of June. The statistics are wildly different than they were when I did my May recap, as you’ll notice. So here are the five best articles, not counting my homepage or site announcements.
1. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
3. The Hunger Games and Ancient Rome
4. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
5. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
It’s hard to believe The Giver is right up there because school’s been out in America for a month, which is where most of my traffic comes from. But what’s really surprising is that The White Queen cracked the list while The Hunger Games and Ancient Rome article fell to third place. Now, here are the surprising five worst articles of June:
1. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
2. YA Release Dates to Look Forward To
4. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
5. Isabel: Jewel of Castilla by Carolyn Meyer
What’s surprising about the five worst articles and book reviews is that not one of them appeared on my May list, which means that the worst articles are at least rotating every month. However, I’m surprised none of the Pauline Gedge books appear on the list because she’s not exactly a well-known author outside of historical fiction circles. C’est la vie.
I Need Your Help
Okay, so my little sister’s birthday is coming up and I have absolutely no idea what to get her.
Here in my household, books are usually pretty common. Usually I’ll pick her up one of the books I read and liked but is still age appropriate for her. She is only twelve and a half after all. Unfortunately, she’s already read all of the age-appropriate books I own! That’s where you come in.
I desperately need some book recommendations! She’s pretty mature for a twelve-year-old, having read The Hunger Games trilogy, the Darkest Powers trilogy as well as some of Pauline Gedge‘s novels. She loves fantasy and historical fiction, especially when there’s royalty involved, although she’ll read anything she can get her hands on.
However, please tell me of any mature content in your recommendation, which includes language, violence and sexuality. If you can, please tell me the extent of the mature content as well (explicit, brief, mild, etc).
So, do you know any good books for her? Please tell me in the comments below!
What is Your Favourite Genre?
My favourite genre is a definite toss up between historical fiction and fantasy fiction. Yes, I know I complain about fantasy a lot, but there is a lot of unique stuff out there when you look. But what I want to know is, what’s your favourite genre? And if you have time, why is it your favourite genre? Please vote and tell me in the comments below!