book reviews
Winter lives in a post-apocalyptic world with only two seasons: dry and rainy. Even her name sounds like something mythical. Some time ago, the world was almost destroyed by human careless activities. Winter keeps watching mountains that separate her country Nacadia from the Forgotten Lands full of toxic waste. Winter’s mother died in childbirth and …
Continue reading “Middle Grade Monday #The Rise of Winter by Alex Lyttle”
Have you ever made assumptions about somebody (because let’s face it: they are just a typical gamer/musician/teacher’s pet/nerd/book blogger), only to find out you were completely wrong and they are the sweetest/ smartest/ funniest person in the world? Seventeen year old MJ (Macca, Mackenzie Jane) Olsen-Wang is a bit of an overachiever. She is in …
Continue reading “# Teen Tonic Tuesday #Book Review #Can’t beat the chemistry by Kat Colmer”
Tales from Nature: Bee Join little bee as he gathers pollen from a flower, and makes honey with his friends. But what happens when the queen bee arrives? Introducing nature to little ones, Tales From Nature provides simple, entertaining storylines with an animal character as the focus. Bright and colorful illustrations are sure to engage young …
Continue reading “#Sunday Morning For Kids #Tales From Nature by Magali Attiogbé”
Whatever you think you know… you’re wrong. Following a whirlwind four-month romance, lawyer Claire and hotel entrepreneur Angus are engaged to be married. Happy and successful, and ready to start their new life together, Claire and Angus find what they believe to be the perfect home. But when Claire meets Mark, the man selling them …
Continue reading “Past is the greatest illusion… #Book Review #The Couple by Sarah Mitchell”
Twin sisters Claire and Poppy are rising Internet stars thanks to their Mum blogging about their lives since they were born. Imagine all those cute but so embarrassing details open to strangers’ scrutiny just a click away. One day their Mum sets up a Youtube channel for them and off they go making their own …
Continue reading “# Teen Tonic Tuesday # Just for Clicks by Kara McDowell”
Looking for a bit of light-hearted romantic reading? This month I chose a few books that seemed to cover the romance genre from different angles: a legal romance (I am a big fan of Julie James), a sports romance (yes, hockey again, there’s nothing wrong with that) and …a bit of Greek-mythology-meets-contemporary-world rom-com. And the …
Continue reading “# Book Review #Crazy Cupid Love by Amanda Heger”
readingtonic 