Hey guys!! How has your month been?
To be honest, mine could have been a bit better than it was. I starting having a bit more reading time after mid-February, but I was also sick then so… It wasn’t the best month but it’s getting better for sure! I did read some awesome books tho…
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Hey guys! It’s time to unbox February’s Owlcrate! The theme of the month is Whimsical Beasts!
Owlcrate is an amazing YA bookish subscription box that I would highly recommend getting. Plus, if you live in Europe like me, it still arrives incredibly fast and somehow (for me) it doesn’t get more expensive than any other box coming from Europe – although obviously, it changes from country to country…
If you want to check out what this box included, just keep reading! I will show photos of all the items, information on them and some of my thoughts!
Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
Series: N/A
Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents
Published January 15th 2019
Genres: Middle Grade, Sci-fi, Mythology
Pages: 304
Format: Hardback
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To keep the family safe, Min’s mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic, such as Charm or shape-shifting. They must appear human at all times. Min feels hemmed in by the household rules and resents the endless chores, the cousins who crowd her, and the aunties who judge her. She would like nothing more than to escape Jinju, her neglected, dust-ridden, and impoverished planet. She’s counting the days until she can follow her older brother, Jun, into the Space Forces and see more of the Thousand Worlds.
When word arrives that Jun is suspected of leaving his post to go in search of the Dragon Pearl, Min knows that something is wrong. Jun would never desert his battle cruiser, even for a mystical object rumored to have tremendous power. She decides to run away to find him and clear his name.
Min’s quest will have her meeting gamblers, pirates, and vengeful ghosts. It will involve deception, lies, and sabotage. She will be forced to use more fox-magic than ever before, and to rely on all of her cleverness and bravery. The outcome may not be what she had hoped, but it has the potential to exceed her wildest dreams.
An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma
Series: N/A
Publisher: Little, Brown
First published January 8th 2019
Genres: Literary Fiction, Cultural – Nigeria
Pages: 443
Format:Hardback
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An Orchestra of Minorities is about the life of a troubled young poultry farmer who sacrifices everything to win the woman he loves. Set between Nigeria and Cyprus, according to Little, Brown it is “a modern epic of Igbo civilisation”, dealing with myth, spirituality, life, death, obsession and ownership. It can also be read as a parable about a civilisation lurching towards modernity, sometimes at the cost of abandoning the wisdom of elders.
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Series: Wayward Children #4
Publisher: Tor.com
Published January 8th 2019
Genres: Fantasy, YA
Pages: 204
Format: Hardback
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This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should.
When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she thinks she’s found her paradise. Alas, everything costs at the goblin market, and when her time there is drawing to a close, she makes the kind of bargain that never plays out well.
Hey guys! It’s the first Owlcrate box of the year!! The theme this time is Magical Artifacts!
Owlcrate is an amazing YA bookish subscription box that I would highly recommend getting. Plus, if you live in Europe like me, it still arrives incredibly fast and somehow (for me) it doesn’t get more expensive than any other box coming from Europe – although obviously, it changes from country to country…
If you wanna check out what this box included, just keep reading! I will show photos of all the items, information on them and some of my thoughts!
Hey guys! Welcome to the first Fairyloot box of the year!! The theme for January is Unbreakable Bonds!
FairyLoot is an amazing YA bookish subscription box that I would highly recommend getting.
If you wanna check out what this box included, just keep reading! I will show photos of the items, information on them and some of my thoughts!
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