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A Face Like Glass, by Frances Hardinge

April 22, 2018April 22, 20182 Comments

Ok guys, let's talk about one of my absolute favourite reads from this year. I first heard of Hardinge earlier this year, when Pan MacMillan announced on Instagram that they would publish new editions of "Frances Hardinge's best loved stories", and displayed photos of the gorgeous paperback covers. Reading that I thought: "Who the heck … Continue reading A Face Like Glass, by Frances Hardinge

Stay with me, by Ayòbámi Adébáyò

March 11, 2018March 12, 2018Leave a comment

2018 is my Nigerian authors year! I now the literary scene is vibrant there and as I have ties with the country, I wanted to discover  more about its literature (both contemporary and less recent) . Stay with me was on my book wish list, and my friend Emilie was kind enough to gift it to … Continue reading Stay with me, by Ayòbámi Adébáyò

The Girl in The Tower, by Katherine Arden

March 4, 2018March 7, 2018Leave a comment

The Girl in the Tower is the second instalment of the Winternight Trilogy, brought to us by the talented Katherine Arden. You may remember how much I loved the first one (little reminder here). So you can imagine how excited I was to read more on Vasya's story. Here is the Goodreads blurb, my review … Continue reading The Girl in The Tower, by Katherine Arden

The Toymakers, by Robert Dinsdale

February 25, 2018March 4, 20183 Comments

This book had been on my wish list like forever when I stumbled across Penguin UK's Instagram giveaway. I immediately got in and then forgot about it. How delighted I was when I learnt that I had won an ARC! So did The Toymakers live up to my expectations? Let's find out! Here is the … Continue reading The Toymakers, by Robert Dinsdale

Lovebirds

February 17, 2018February 17, 2018Leave a comment

My first attempt at a poem in English. I am used to writing in French only, but I  guess I was inspired enough by the subject to find my words for this one... My english verses still need some polishing, but I enjoy working on it, so I'll try to craft more english poems in the future. (By … Continue reading Lovebirds

Le père Goriot, by Honoré de Balzac

February 1, 2018March 7, 20181 Comment

This is the first book of my 2018 "French classics" TBR.  Le Père Goriot is one of the instalments of La Comedie Humaine, Balzac's monumental fresco. I found it in my mother's bookcase and decided to give it a try! Here is the Goodreads blurb, my review follows. 'Pere Goriot' is the tragic story of … Continue reading Le père Goriot, by Honoré de Balzac

East of Eden, by John Steinbeck

January 14, 2018January 16, 2018Leave a comment

I discovered John Steinbeck in junior high school. We read Of Mice and Men (a french translation), and it shook  me. It was tragic, but not just bluntly tragic :  all of the characters felt "true" and the building of the story towards the ineluctable ending sounded realitic as well. I guess that's what touched … Continue reading East of Eden, by John Steinbeck

The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden 

January 2, 2018January 14, 20181 Comment

This book was my favourite in 2017, closely followed by La Belle Sauvage (which I reviewed here). Here is the blurb, my review follows. In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories … Continue reading The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden 

The Warden, by Anthony Trollope 

December 23, 2017January 2, 2018Leave a comment

I do not know much about classic English literature so I have decided to start filling this gap . On my list there are the works of the Brontë Sisters and Jane Austen of course, but I was also very interested in what I heard about Trollope's books. I love social chronicles and satires; and … Continue reading The Warden, by Anthony Trollope 

Four tales, by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Peter Bailey 

December 9, 2017January 2, 2018Leave a comment

I love fairy tales - stories set once upon a time in imaginary worlds, that take children in unexpected adventures and often teach lessons for life -, and I am a huge fan of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe, so I could not resist this gorgeous edition that puts together four of the tales … Continue reading Four tales, by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Peter Bailey 

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