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Percy Jackson Could Be The Next Shadow Hunter's or Better
I logged onto the twitterverse at almost midnight and let's just say you probably should always plan on going to sleep a minimum of 1 hour later because it seems as though all the best trending topics get posted late at night.
Misha AlslebenPublished 4 years ago in GeeksMy Top Ten New York Review Books of All Time
I discovered the New York Review Books a few years ago, possibly just before I'd started university and since then, I have been addicted to exploring them and reading the many books that I thought I would've missed out on. From historical fiction to historical non-fiction, from abstract novels to literary criticism, there is a wide range of books to read in the series that you could hardly ever get bored as a reader.
Annie KapurPublished 4 years ago in Geeks20 Books of 2020 (Pt. 14)
During these uncertain times, I love to curl up with a good book. Everyone has their favourite reading styles. For me, I wake up at 3am and by 4:30am, I'm sitting down with a mug of coffee and a good book to read. Why? Well, I love the morning time and seeing the sunrise, I love that time of the day because it's all quiet and calming and also because it's one of those times where you really can just kick back and relax for the first few hours of the day.
Annie KapurPublished 4 years ago in GeeksArtemis fowl book review
Ok so I love reading. Yes I do run a paranormal hunting group and we do a lot of investigations but in between my investigations unlike Steve and his cousin who play video games or Maddy who goes to the gun range (or shoots cans with a metal pellet gun in the RV), I read books or listen to audiobooks, and review them, and I just re-read one of my most favorite book series from when I was a kid and that is non-other that, Artemis Fowl....
John becksonPublished 4 years ago in GeeksReading my Fiancé: ‘Ready Player One’ by Ernest Cline
This review of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is the second instalment in my 'Reading my Family' series in which I read and review novels as recommended by various family members. You can read my previous review of Rain by Virginia Andrews here.
Tyler TurnerPublished 4 years ago in Geeks"Again, but Better" Book Reveiw
Pages - 384 Synopsis In 2011, young Shane takes a chance at trying something different, taking a gap semester in London for creative writing. With an Internship at a traveling magazine and cool friends and a super cute and dorky crush, who just so happens to love The Beatles as much as her by her side, everything seems to be looking up! Sadly, not all is what it seems, one thing led to another, like her parents blatant disapproval of her dream to be a writer, which left a distraught Shane. Fast forward to 2017, Shane is preparing herself for an unfulfilling career as a nurse , wondering "what if". She takes a chance to visit an old friend from her gap semester when suddenly they are thrown back 6 years into the past. Now armed with this chance to make a change in her future, will Shane use this situation to her advantage?
The Red Haired Woman by Orhan Pamuk
For a long time, I was intimidated to grab a copy of Orhan Pamuk’s novels with ‘myths’ constantly reminding me that “it is too difficult to understand”. At one point, this is what his latest novel The Red Haired Woman is telling: to believe in myths or not to believe in myths. Had I believed that ‘myth’, I wouldn’t be writing this review but here I am mesmerised by Pamuk’s major talent.
Mergim OzdamarPublished 4 years ago in GeeksRanking all 13 'I Am Canada' Books
Overall thoughts Let me get something out of the way: I didn’t want to read these books. Maybe that’s too strong of a statement. I’m something of a purveyor of children’s historical fiction. Previously, I fulfilled an insatiable decade-old desire lodged in the back of my brain to read and rank all 33 Dear Canada books, and determined that some of them are fantastic. Then, I set my sights a little further south and read and ranked all 43 Dear America books with slightly less exciting results. Then, I was supposed to read and rank The Royal Diaries—which is Dear Canada/America for kids who haven't developed class consciousness yet or, are really into Elizabeth Tudor/Cleopatra/Anastasia Romanova—and then I didn’t. It wasn’t for lack of resources, all of the books were at my local library. Instead, I fell into a reading slump last summer that I’m still crawling my way out of. My chance to include a Royal Diaries installment of this series vanished right before my eyes.
kit vaillancourtPublished 4 years ago in GeeksA Surprisingly Fun (and Free!) Read While You're Stuck In Quarantine | Adventures of a Vegan Vamp by Cate Lawley | Book Review
Adventures of a Vegan Vamp certainly sounded like it was going to be pretty out there -- and not necessarily good. I found this book by Cate Lawley in a BookBub email. It was listed as free on Amazon and the title was so out there that I had to give it a shot. It’s free, it’s not gonna hurt anything to give it a shot, right? Especially with nearly 500 reviews on Amazon! Well, thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised by this book.
Novels to Discover: "Ready Player One"
Hello and welcome to Novels to Discover! Last week featured Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”, an exploration into the novel which you can read here. This week though, we’re turning to Ernest Cline’s 2011 dystopian novel “Ready Player One”. This adventure novel shows what a futuristic world could be like, with a heavy nostalgia and retro aesthetics weaved throughout.
Leigh HooperPublished 4 years ago in Geeks31 Books I Highly Recommend
I started reading seriously again a decade or so ago. Here are some of the books I’ve most enjoyed over that time, in case you’re cooped up at home and need some recommendations that aren’t just the Hot New Thing.
Claire Amy HandscombePublished 4 years ago in GeeksMy Top 10 Most Dramatic Novels of All Time
Dramatic novels are always the best, I think. I love the mix of emotion alongside these wrenching stories of survival, love and death. It's a brilliantly gushing way to use your reading time. There are many, many dramatic books out there, but I really wanted to go through my top ten most amazing of all of them...
Annie KapurPublished 4 years ago in Geeks