Reviewsday: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

It is hard to say I enjoyed this book, but I definitely appreciated it. The Bell Jar is the story of a woman who is struggling figure out who she is in a world that wants her to fit a particular mould. The Bell Jar is the story of Esther Greenwood who suffered from depression, […]

Reviewsday: Tales of Beauty & Madness by Lili St Crow

In the never ending parade of fairy tale adaptions, there’s always something unique and clever about each and every one but we all know there are a few stand outs in the bunch that bring such a rich, engrossing interpretation to the table that they have to be raved about. This trilogy would probably rate […]

NEW: The Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson

  This is a brand new Julia Donaldson! How exciting! This is a brightly illustrated book that left me with a sense of wonder. If any book will inspire the littlies to read, it’ll be one about a book thief who discovers a library thanks to a book loving detective dog! Sara Ogilvie’s illustrations were […]

QBD Reviews: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman

It’s time to pay tribute to one of the unsung heroes of my childhood book collection: City of Masks reads like The Fault in Our Stars and Outlander had a child and passed only the good genes on. There was nothing about the Stravaganza series that was ever disappointing or boring and the first journey […]