Tag: music
Saiyuki: Journey West!
Mississippi Squirrel Revival
Little People, Big Dreams Redux Lumas
Alan Turing by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara Sanchez Vegara’s Alan Turing explores the life of one of the world’s most talented computer scientists. Enamoured by numbers at a young age, Turing would go on to crack the Enigma code during World War II. I appreciate that the author handled certain parts of Turing’s life with […]
Poetry
Child of the Moon by Jessica Semaan ‘In between being your mother and father, I forgot to be your daughter And became the child of the moon “In her debut collection, Semaan offers an upfront &moving glimpse into the true nature of healing: an imperfect, nonlinear journey”–Amanda Lovlace, bestselling author of the princess saves herself […]
7/9: Thriller
Music Monday was created by The Tattooed Book Geek as a way to showcase our favourite music. Each Monday share a song that inspires or uplifts you.
Book Review: Song Castle by Luke Waterson
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 […]
Book Review: Notes of Magic by Jessica Bucher
Taq has come to a future Prague, where people called the Bohemians bring the city to vibrant life each day. They are entertaining the city, filling it with magic both literally and figuratively. Being Bohemian means being under the Magistrate’s dominion. As long as the person in question is part of the group, they are […]
Book Review: The Way It Hurts by Patty Blount
**This book was reviewed for Sourcebooks/Fire via Netgalley, and for Barclay Publicity The Way It Hurts is told through the alternating viewpoints of Kristen and Elijah. Kristen is a singer and actor. Elijah is part of a rock band called Ride Out. He hears Kristen sing at a high school performance of Cats and […]
Book Review: Dance of the Violin by Kathy Stinson
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Dance of the Violin tells the story of young Joshua Bell, how he began learning the violin, and his first competition performance. This is a little tale of persistence, patience, and above all, a joyful love of playing the violin. Young Joshua is excited at the prospect […]