thoughts and afterthoughts

A recap of #FrenzyPresents where I showcase @HCCFrenzy lead Spring 2018 YA titles.

HarperCollins Canada: Frenzy Presents (Spring 2019 Edition)

On February 28, 2019, I was fortunate enough to attend Frenzy Presents, a YA-centric book preview hosted by HarperCollins Canada (HCC). The event’s focus was to highlight upcoming Spring 2019 releases. As always, it was great connecting with the Toronto et al. community of influencers.

I’ll be showcasing the 27 books in full and…

#TheWickedKing was more enjoyable than #TheCruelPrince but yeah I've still got thoughts (as I do).

Book Title: The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air #02) Author:     Holly Black Number of pages:  336

Synopsis:

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be…

I share some of my anticipated Fall 2018 YA releases previewed at #FrenzyPresents @HCCFrenzy

HarperCollins Canada: Frenzy Presents (Fall 2018 Edition)

On August 26, 2018, I attended Frenzy Presents, a YA-centric book preview hosted by HarperCollins Canada (HCC). The focus of this event was to highlight upcoming Fall 2018 releases! As always, it was a fun-filled afternoon of bookish fun and connecting with my Toronto book fam.

I’ll be showcasing the books for you and highlighting some…

[Review] The Wolves of Winter – Tyrell Johnson

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Book Title: The Wolves of Winter (Standalone) Author:     Tyrell Johnson Number of pages:  320

Synopsis:

Forget the old days. Forget summer. Forget warmth. Forget anything that doesn’t help you survive.

Lynn McBride has learned much since society collapsed in the face of nuclear war and the relentless spread of disease. As memories of her old life haunt her, she has been forced to forge…

[Alternatives] – Movie Review – A Quiet Place (2018)

Alternatives is the tagline to discuss entertainment outside of literature. It may encompass television, movies, games, and music. Alternatives Movie Review – A Quiet Place (2018) Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama  Duration: 95 Minutes Directed By: John Krasinski Starring: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures…

[Top Ten Tuesday] – #163 – Books I’ve Started But Are On Hold

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now hosted on That Artsy Reader. This Week’s Theme: Books I’ve Started But Are On Hold Initial Thoughts: THE MAIN CULPRIT IS TIME AND DEADLINES AND WANING FORGETFULNESS (but mostly my awful speed of reading given my reading commitments). Have you read any of the below? Let me know! (more…)

**COVER REVEAL** @getnicced’s ODD ONE OUT coming at you 10/09/18!

Reveal is the umbrella tagline for me to unveil all the book-related things. But mainly cover/excerpt releases. Reveal Odd One Out – Nic Stone Check out the cover, blurb, and several reasons for why you should add this one to your shelves immediately. (more…)

What YA books are being released from HarperCollins in Spring 2018? Full details here: #FrenzyPresents

HarperCollins Canada: Frenzy Presents (Spring 2018 Edition) On April 8, 2018, I attended Frenzy Presents, a YA-centered book preview event hosted by HarperCollins Canada (HCC). As HCC recently moved to a new office location, closer to the core of Downtown Toronto and merged with Harlequin side of things, attendees got to see their new digs (which is hella lit and has an amazing “new office…

Today's #TopTenTuesday looks at Books I Enjoyed But Won't Reread!

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now hosted on That Artsy Reader. This Week’s Theme: Books I Enjoyed But Will Never Re-Read Initial Thoughts: My actual answer is “everything”. The only time I have ever re-read is when I was returning to a book that I had to put on pause (for whatever reason) and decided to start over again from the…

#Annihilation is a film that hurt my head in all the best ways, a review:

Alternatives is the tagline to discuss entertainment outside of literature. It may encompass television, movies, games, and music. Alternatives Movie Review – Annihilation (2018) Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Horror Duration: 115 Minutes Directed By: Alex Garland Starring: Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Benedict Wong A…

Check out a recap of my March 2018 reading/blogging/TV-ing shenanigans:

Retrospective is a monthly post to rewind all of the happenings here at thoughts and afterthoughts. A Rewind Of: March 2018 (more…)

This week's #TopTenTuesday looks at Characters in Disliked Fiction Who I Like!

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now hosted on That Artsy Reader. This Week’s Theme: Characters I liked That Were In Non-Favorite/Disliked Books Initial Thoughts: While I’d like to think this week’s prompt is easy because I tend to hate everything, it’s also incredibly difficult because a lot of the times that I do dislike a book is due to…

A YA book about us YA readers? Pretty meta. Full review of #AllOfThisIsTrue here:

Book Title: All of This is True (Standalone) Author:     Lygia Day Peñaflor Number of pages:  432 Synopsis: Miri Tan loved the book Undertow like it was a living being. So when she and her friends went to a book signing to meet the author, Fatima Ro, they concocted a plan to get close to her, even if her friends won’t admit it now. As for Jonah, well—Miri knows none of that was Fatima’s fault.…

In which today's #TopTenTuesday feat. books that Take Place outside North America.

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now hosted on That Artsy Reader. This Week’s Theme: Books That Take Place In Another Country Initial Thoughts: So I wasn’t sure how to go about this prompt. At first, I thought the prompt wanted to consider books set outside of North America (or USA, specifically)–and that’s supposed to be…fun, I guess, to…

Why would I be a terrible protagonist? There would be limited dialogue in my story because I overthink too much - A Discussion:

The Terrible Protagonist series explores reasons why regular humans (aka myself) would not fair well in the world of fiction. Click here to see other reasons why! Why I’d Be A Terrible Protagonist: Reason #21: Overthinking Dialogue Abstract: The masses look to me for an inspirational speech before the final battle…and all I’ve got is “Uhhhh….” (more…)

In which I participate in the "90s Kid Book Tag"

Awards/Tags is the tagline for fun meme-related posts. Awards/Tags 90s Kid Book Tag I stumbled across The 90s Kid Book Tag on Book Allure the other day…and as much as it’s telling of my old age, being punched in the face with nostalgia was great. (more…)

In which I look at my Spring 2018 TBR pile:

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now hosted on That Artsy Reader. This Week’s Theme: Books On My Spring 2018 TBR Initial Thoughts: How bananas is it that it’s Spring 2018 already. Just bananas. (more…)