Tag: YA
TOK Ottawa: Writing the Future – KidLit and YA
Emily
Last week I shared my notes from the TOK Ottawa panel on Writing in the Age of Netflix. This week, I’m continuing to share what I picked up at this wonderful symposium with my notes from Writing the Future: KidLit & Young Adult. Writing the Future: KidLit & Young Adult… Continue Reading TOK Ottawa: Writing the Future – KidLit and YA
Review: The Dangerous Art of Blending In
Emily
I’ve been trying to read more LGBTQIA books lately, so when the opportunity arose to read The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis for Bookmarked, I took it. I’m a sucker for a good coming of age story and for self-acceptance narratives. So, a book about a boy coming to… Continue Reading Review: The Dangerous Art of Blending In
Review: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Emily
I’m often a bit skeptical about retellings of classic novels. So when my book club The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White as our next book, I wasn’t super thrilled. There’s a lot of Mary Shelley inspired work out there, did we need to read another one? Of course, I… Continue Reading Review: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Review: Sadie
Emily
After seeing Lost at Midnight’s post on Sadie, I added the book to my TBR list. It seemed relevant to current discussions about violence, and book club picked it for September, so it didn’t stay on my TBR list for long. I downloaded the audiobook and listened to it over the… Continue Reading Review: Sadie
Review: The Beauty That Remains
Emily
The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk is another book I read for book club. Summary The Beauty That Remains is a novel that deals with grief from three distinct points of view. Shay is newly “twinless” after her sister’s death to cancer. Logan’s ex-boyfriend committed suicide. And Autumn best friend died… Continue Reading Review: The Beauty That Remains
Review: Spinning Silver
Emily
I don’t often pre-order books. I like to have them in my hands before deciding to buy a physical copy or not. But when it comes to Naomi Novik, I want to get her books as soon as possible. So when Spinning Silver became available for pre-order, it didn’t take… Continue Reading Review: Spinning Silver
Review: The Binti Series
Emily
When the Binti Series showed up in a Kobo email, I was intrigued by the beautiful cover art. That and the sale price made it impossible not to add to my Kobo library. Summary Binti is the first of the Himba people ever to earn a place at Oomza University.… Continue Reading Review: The Binti Series
Review: The Marrow Thieves
Emily
Like many who follow Canadian Lit, I’d been hearing about The Marrow Thieves for the last year and a half. Despite picking up a copy a while back, I only just got around to reading it. And, man, am I sorry I put it off for so long. Summary In a… Continue Reading Review: The Marrow Thieves
Review: Three Sides of a Heart
Emily
Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles is another book club pick. I didn’t actually get to attend the meeting because I was sick. But that’s all the more reason to share my thoughts here. Summary The love triangle has appeared in many a young adult novel. Yet the subject has… Continue Reading Review: Three Sides of a Heart
Review: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Emily
In May, my book club read Dread Nation by Justina Ireland. Unfortunately, I missed the meeting because I was travelling. So I thought I’d share my thoughts here instead. Summary Jane McKeene lives in an America where the rise of the dead interrupted the Civil War and the Native and Negro… Continue Reading Review: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland