Hello World!

So this is it, another attempt at blogging. I hope I am not incriminating myself here but let’s be honest, I really suck at consistency. I started my first blog way back 2009. It was my first personal blog and mainly focused on work-related shenanigans. It did not last long. On 2012ish/2013ish, I launched my first book review blog.  It was an unforgettable experience; I acquired a lot of skills which became valuable to me and of course, genuine friendship with fellow book bloggers. And then, everything just went downhill as I became immersed with my new work and it…

Book Review: The Hollow Girl

Forgive the lateness of this review and I hope that it does not give the impression that it’s because I hate the book. As a matter of fact, the Hollow Girl is the best book that I’ve read in 2017. If you know me, I don’t normally read horror stories because it’s not just my genre and you know, nightmares. But after reading the synopsis, I knew that I had to pick it up and told myself that “Let’s try this for once.” And so I did. Oh boy, no regrets so far because after page 1, there was no…

Book Review: Avalanche

Back when I found this book on Netgalley, I seriously thought of the film “Alive” and assumed that this would be on the same vein as the film, only middle grade version. But I was wrong. There were no dramas, no human cannibalism, and perverse misery. There’s only practicality and determination to live. Avalanche was entertaining to some extent but you have to accept the fact that it’s a book designed for Middle Grade and it’s really short. In my own opinion, it’s more of a guide or compilation of tips on how to survive in the event of an…

Book Review: Shadow Weaver

This is my second Marcy Kate Conolly book and I enjoyed this more than the other one.  The story is what the premise promised. We have Emmeline who is gifted with shadow weaving.  She excels at it. She loves it. She acknowledges it. Only that her parents and the people surrounding her have grown wary about her power as the years went by. Then the day came when her parents couldn’t take it any longer and desired to send her away to get cured. So Emmeline ran and took refuge in the woods wherein she met a lovely family whose…