Hello, Cruel Heart is Maureen Johnson's telling of Cruella De Vil's teenage years. It's a Disney story. Warning given.
Hello, Cruel Heart: a new Maureen Johnson story
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I am going on hiatus
A reading slump turned into a writing slump and stress set in, so I'm putting this site aside for now. I hope you enjoy the posts so far. Mass Consternation is in hiatus.
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Master Class by Christina Dalcher – Book Review
Imagine if your school scores defined your live, your opportunities, your shopping trips? That's Master Class by Christina Dalcher.
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Before the round table with Cursed by Thomas Wheeler
I didn't know Cursed by Thomas Wheeler was adapted on Netflix or a King Arthur retelling when I started reading. Now I NEED to watch the series.
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The Last Wish – starting The Witcher series
After watching the Netflix series, I read The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski--the first book in The Witcher series... and wrote down my thoughts.
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Meeting Karou in the Daughter of Smoke and Bone
I'm in love with another Laini Taylor novel. This time it's the first book in the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series.
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My 2020 End-of-Year Review
Gasp. It's another year done and 2020 was a crazy one at that. In keeping tradition, here's my end-of-year review of things Bianca and books.
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Book Review: The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall
Kate Mildenhall's second novel--The Mother Fault--is the story of a mother protecting her family in a dystopian Australia.
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Deathless Divide: a perfect sequel by Justina Ireland
The sequel to Justina Ireland's Dread Nation is here. In Deathless Divide, Jane fights zombies, delusional scientists, sexism, and racism.
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An alternative Jack the Ripper story in People of Abandoned Character
In People of Abandoned Character, Clare Whitfield tells the story of a possible wife of Jack the Ripper.
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5 Strategies to Cope with Lockdown Life
How are you surviving the COVID-19 lockdown? Here are five strategies that made it a little easier for me.
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Ending the story with The Pretenders
I finally got a chance to read The Pretenders by Rebecca Hanover. It's the longed-for sequel to the science fiction YA novel, The Similars.
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Drinking tea for Fairtrade Fortnight
August contains Fairtrade Fortnight and to celebrate Tribes and Nations sent me some Scarborough Fair tea. While sipping, let's talk all things Fairtrade.
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Cloud and Wallfish: in East Germany
Imagine being 11 years old and transported from your suburban American life to 1980s East Germany. That's Noah's life in Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbit.
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Welcome to the blog tour: Lobizona by Romina Garber
Manu grew up hiding as an undocumented immigrant in Miami. Until she learns more about her story and that she is a Lobizona. Join me on the blog tour of Romina Garber's new book.
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My review of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
It's taken 18 months but I've tried re-reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green to write a proper review. I couldn't finish it on a re-read. Here's why.
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Goodbye, Australia. Hello, internet.
Sometimes you need to say goodbye and leave to refresh and gain anew. This weekend my mother passed away. Our relationship was rarely smooth and this is how we got back in contact while I was living in the United States.
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Quidditch is a real sport in the Muggle world
Have you ever seen a Quidditch game? A real one in the Muggle world? I was lucky to attend the Global Games in 2014. Of course, I took Muggle photos.
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My Long List of Impossible Things that can’t be done after a war
We imagine a war ending to be celebrations and champagne, but Michelle Barker's new novel, My Long List of Impossible Things shows that it's anything but.
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Book Review: Fauna and a mother’s love for her experimental baby
Fauna by Donna Mazza is a story of motherhood and the sacrifices a family will make to have a child. It’s also a future-set science fiction.
