101 Ways to Read a Book by Timothee de Fombelle
The Sunflower, The contortionist, The sleepwalker, The romantic are all ways you can read a book. You can read one in the tub, or if you are The Octopus you can read many at a time. But Timothee de Fombelle decided to show you 101 ways in 101 Ways to Read a Book. Each page has one or two ways of reading. There are readers on bikes and readers on the floor (there are about 10 different ways to do that). And each one is […]
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence
This is a late start for me this year—I have had a very busy couple of months. Hopefully things smooth out a bit! Lucky me, Mark Lawrence knocks it out of the park again. The man can write some serious engaging blends of fantasy and science fiction. With The Book That Wouldn’t Burn—the first book of his new trilogy—we have a love letter to stories, libraries and nostalgia. Unlike a number of his previous trilogies (yes, the man is a prolific writer) The Book That […]
Wizkit: An Adventure Overdue by Tanya J. Scott
Wizkit: An Adventure Overdue by Tanya J. Scott is an actually terribly cute story that had a bit more punch than expected. This is a true case of not judging a book by its cover. At first glance I figured it would be silly and not have any real “meat” to it. Yet, I was happily surprised. The illustrations are sweet and simple, allowing focus to be on the story itself but allows for strong support as well. Things are colorful and draw your eye […]
Books Make Good Friends by Jane Mount
CBR16SweetBooks #New Jane Mount is a new author Books Make Good Friends by Jane Mount is one of those books that I am not sure if I liked, but know I do not dislike it. The theme has two parts. The first is the basic story of Lotti, a shy girl who likes to read. She worries about “being weird,” her brother can be annoying (as little brothers can be) and her parents are outdoor-types who like to hike and bike to the farmers market. […]
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (#1) by Satoshi Yagisawa
Behold, the second of two short “ack wait I’m not at my goal” books I read in the past three weeks to try to get to my 52 books a year goal. Am I going to make it? No. But I’ve made peace with it. But onward to the book! Coming in at a mere 150 pages, I came upon this teeny book at a bookstore in Los Angeles (I swear, I just went in to look! I wasn’t going to buy anything! And other […]
City Under the City by Dan Yaccarino
I think I have read City Under the City before. However, I did not really remember it at all. Sure, things seemed a smidgen familiar, but the theme is similar in other works and I always find samples here and there so that’s why a page or two wasn’t completely “fresh.” And that is not necessarily a bad thing as I was able to read it fresh. And like with another book I read and this happened to me, I was able to take something […]
