Hīznobyūtī by Claude Ponti Hīznobyūtī is an ‘ugly duckling’ reweaving by French children’s author Claude Ponti. When he is hatched, Hīznobyūtī didn’t look like his family at all. He had a tiny trunk instead of a snout. They said ‘he’s no beauty’ enough times that Hīznobyūtī thought it was his name. As he grew older, he […]
Life and Things It’s been a rather up and down week. Drs are now looking into a parathyroid tumour or Sjogren’s disease to explain everything going wrong. Me, I’m hoping for a tumour, and I never thought that’s something I’d say… But Sjogren’s is autoimmune and the tumour is removable. Once removed, things reset themselves […]
The Phoenix Cycle: The Best Shall Rise Publication Date: June 23, 2017 Published By: The Department of Smoke Genre: Dystopian/ YA/ Sci-Fi New San Francisco is the last city standing on a world ravaged by storms of ash and debris. The city survived by putting the ideals of the American dream on steroids and […]
I snagged this from Dani @ Perspective of a Writer because it looked fun! The Rules *Mention the creators: Anita from Discovering Your Happiness, of the This or That Tag as a way to get to know bloggers’ preferences. *Thank and link back to the person who nominated you so they can read your answers. *Answer […]
This is a weekly meme created by Dani @ Perspective of a Writer, to show off favourite characters. Be sure to check out their blog! This week’s topic is mythological character you would want as a friend. LOKI! And, in a way, I already do. I am solitary Rokkatru, and Brother Wildfire is to whom […]
The Aviary Emily Shore (The Aviary Series, #1) Published by: Clean Teen Publishing Publication date: March 5th 2019 Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy, Young Adult I am nobody’s Swan. Beauty is now a corporate commodity, bought and sold on city streets and displayed in elite Museums. Sixteen-year-old Serenity has spent her entire life in hiding, to keep […]
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam@Taking on a World of Words. To play, answer the three ‘W’ questions listed below. Be sure to link back to her or to put the link to your post in the comment section of her blog so that others take a gander at your answers and […]
Song Castle by Luke Waterson is a historical fiction novel centring on the 1176 CE events in Wales during which Prince Rhys of Deheubarth arranged a most magnificent contest of song and music to establish Wales as a place of culture, and not just of war. People came to this, the very first Eisteddfod, from […]
Life and Things This has been an exciting and exhausting week. I literally missed over 48 hours of sleep. One day was a 28 hour day… It’s been mostly worth it though. The property finally sold! That was pretty emotional for me, given it’s where I spent a significant portion of my life. The sale […]
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam@Taking on a World of Words. To play, answer the three ‘W’ questions listed below. Be sure to link back to her or to put the link to your post in the comment section of her blog so that others take a gander at your answers and […]
