Okay, so… Breathe in deeply – it’s the last SciFi Month post! It is exciting, but by the end of it, I find myself tired of blogging pretty much exclusively about scifi (there were only two unrelated posts, not counting the wrapups!) I hope you have not grown tired of me yet… But if you have, good news! Cause right after…
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Okay, so. I really REALLY wanted to write this article. But I’ve realized that… Despite loving scifi the way I do, I haven’t read enough to make an extensive list. I mean, I’ve read a lot of scifi, but not a lot of it IS about space, apparently? So instead of making a list like you normally would, I’ll just make…
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Shiver shiver, tremble tremble. I am not nervous about writing this review at all. I do not have any of my typical book was too good to write a review for it jumbles. Nope. Feeling at my most confident here. *escapes* Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★★ 5+++ stars Can we just agree to make this book as…
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I’ve been a Doctor Who fan for a while. Are you? Part of being a fan is also reading the novels. I was loaned this book by a friend and read it during Dewey’s 24h marathon this year. I present you the review for #RRSciFiMonth! Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★☆ 4 stars Essentially, this is a…
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5 Reasons To Read Gemina!! What is Sci-Fi Month without an incredibly popular YA novel set in space? And even though I’m sure there is no way I’ll be able to possibly tell you anything about Gemina you haven’t heard yet… I’ll try my best. Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★✬ 4.5 stars Question. Have you read…
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What does an advanced supercomputer, an important and powerful equity lord, a judge following Confucian principles and a poor, little girl who lives in a bad neighbourhood have to do with each other? A lot, as it turns out, if we’re talking about The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson. Check out on Goodreads Get at…
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If you’re looking for a book to warm up your heart on a cold winter evening, Sweet Bean Paste is the book for you. While being endearing and light, it also tackles important subjects of lifelong illness, alienation, loneliness and learning to accept your life. Without further ado, I give you my reasons to read Sweet Bean Paste. Check out on Goodreads…
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Aren’t we used to the future in books mostly being… well, bleary? I don’t know, just a little dystopian? All is well with a little death and destruction in a book, but… Sometimes you need to keep that hope going. So this time, I’ll be sharing 5 titles that really boosted my belief in humanity and its future. (This post…
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There’s this meme on Maureen’s blog I’ve been eyeing for a while, it comes out every Wednesday, and this Wednesday… It had a theme I couldn’t pass up. It’s about your favorite gift, and it so happens that that gift is related to the blog, so I just couldn’t miss my chance. If you want to know more about the…
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What is this? Evelina is giving you another 5 reasons to read something space related? What are all these reasons all about lately?? (*faints*) This time I’m going to talk about yet another non-American sci-fi. Enjoy! Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★✬☆ 3.5 stars IT’S A SLICE OF LIFE, BUT THAT LIFE IS SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS LATER AND…
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So there’s this sci-fi series that I like to fangirl about. Scratch that – everyone I know who’s read it basically fangirls about it. My boyfriend included. (Yes. It actually worked. I made my boyfriend start a series. Imagine that??) This series is called Remembrance of Earth’s Past and I’ll give you a couple reasons why you should know about it and…
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I’m excited to announce that I’m joining Sci-Fi Month for the second time now, and for those who don’t know it – this is a yearly event that takes part on Rinn Reads and encourages us to read and talk about sci-fi as much as we want to! Personally, I love sci-fi, and I don’t think I blog about it…
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What’s this? A month has flown by and it’s time to count my chickens … unfinished ARCs … ARC wins of the month!! And this time, I’m even happier, because I am hoping more and more of you will be joining me in lamenting our failure to read said ARCs celebrating how awesome we are at reading those overdue ARCs we’ve got, cause #ARCsAnonymous now…
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So when it comes to being a lady, we all know what we have to do. We’ve all been raised in proper society. Basically… Except, you know what? No. So today, we have a slighly different post here on AvalinahsBooks. We are going to tell you about How To Be A Lady And Win At Adventuring™. And who is this ‘we’,…
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Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★✬☆ 3.5 stars Okay, so despite the pretty bad cover, this was a great book! If you enjoy YA, you should really pick it up – this was one of those honest-tone, diverse, true to the world and not far-fetched YAs that you know you are just going to enjoy. So why 3.5 stars then,…
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Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★☆ 4 stars Most of us dread a trip to the doctor’s office. I know I do! But have you ever thought how nice it actually is to go to one and, well, not have to fear heavy metal poisoning? Or… not have to lose a pint of blood to purge you?…
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Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★☆ 4 stars When I was offered the chance to review this nonfiction collection about disability, I just couldn’t say no. Bring on these topics. I gotta make dialogue about this. And I was not wrong to accept. It’s Just Nerves is a very short and sobering experience. It’s not my first…
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Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★✬ 4.5 stars I have several questions for you: Do you like petticoats, Victorians and magic? What about a female heroine, who, while a little bit lost and flustered, is kickass despite not knowing it herself? And would you care for a would-be love triangle that is forbidden in more ways than I care…
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Goodreads Amazon ebook Amazon audiobook This post contains affiliate links ★★★★✬ 4.5 stars You might have noticed that when I read nonfiction, I read some pretty crazy topics all over the place. This time! We’re delving into space. REAL SPACE. Not Your Sci-fi Space Lite™. And this is precisely the reason why you have to read real space memoirs, especially if you’re…
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Tomorrow I will have blogged for an entire year! I am so excited!!! I feel so incredibly thankful to you all! Thank you everyone – all of my awesome bookish friends, for being here with me this year, visiting me, commenting on my blog and sharing my news and posts, sharing my interest in the same books and basically, being my…
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