Imagine a world where you can't speak more than 100 words per day. No female can, even children. That's the realistic dystopian story, Vox by Christina Dalcher.
A World Where Women Can Only Use 100 Words per Day in Vox by Christina Dalcher
Admiring The Tales of Beedle the Bard – the Collector’s Edition
Did you see The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling's collector's edition? I took photos and I'm sending it to a forever home.
The Space Needle – 520 Feet in the Air
The Seattle Bucket List continues with a trip up the Space Needle with its new rotating glass floor 520 feet in the air.
Would you attend boarding school with your clone? The Similars by Rebecca Hanover
When six clones join Emmaline’s prestigious boarding school, she must confront the heartbreak of seeing her dead best friend’s face each day in class. Technically true but The Similars by Rebecca Hanover is much more complex.
Life Tips I Learned Reading The End of Procrastination by Petr Ludwig
Is your New Year's resolution to get more done? Here are the life tips I learned reading The End of Procrastination by Petr Ludwig.
It’s the End of 2018 Already?
I may be professionally anti-annual performance review, but I do one, or more a recap on myself. It's the end of 2018.
Bookish Naughty or Nice Tag
Have I been bookish naughty or nice in 2018? Let's find out.
The Grinch who stole Seattle’s Gingerbread Village
Have you visited Seattle's Gingerbread Village? This year's theme is The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.
A return to Weep in the Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
Woohoo, the Strange the Dreamer sequel, Muse of Nightmares has been released. Laini Taylor's second book in the fantasy series is just as amazing.
A Self-Help Book that’s Actually Useful – Uncertainty by Jonathan Fields
Uncertainty by Jonathan Fields looks at why uncertainty is scary, how it needs to be conquered to launch a business, and how to look after yourself during uncertainty.
Looking for Stories in Seattle’s Lake View Cemetery
I visited the Lake View Cemetery in Seattle to see the graves and discover the stories contained within.
The Seattle Bucket List
We're started the Seattle bucket list of things I need to do before I leave. Have we missed any must-do activities?
The Little Sugar Mouse
My most memorable childhood story is The Little Sugar Mouse by Enid Blyton. It's a story of what the toys do after you go to sleep.
How to Fracture a Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen
How to Fracture a Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen is a retelling and modern update of 28 stories.
Deogratias: a Hutu boy in the Rwandan genocide
The graphic novel of Deogratias by Jean-Philippe Stassen is released and tells the story of a teen boy in the Rwandan genocide.
Gotta Get Back to Melbourne
Yes, it's official. I'm moving back to Melbourne for university. I have some urgent questions I need answered before I fly back.
Not Quite a Review of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
Hank Green's debut YA novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is released. There are a few randomly funny things. Not really a book review, but kind of a book review.
How I’ve read 103 books this year and only paid for three
Yes, it is possible to read a lot of books this year and not break the bank. Here are the places I get free books.
Dear Evan Hansen: the Novel
Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen has been converted to a beautifully written novel by Val Emmich. It's deep, and dark: everything a musical isn't.
Time traveling in The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
Carly's unborn daughter has an incurable heart defect. Well, incurable in 1970. Diane Chamberlain's The Dream Daughter is time travel and love.
