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Best of 2019 – Emoji Files, Part V: The LOL Awards

Greetings, reader friends! Today we reach the end of my annual Emoji Files celebrating my best reads of 2019. If you’ve missed my previous posts for 2019, make sure you check out The Swoony Awards, Got Me in the Feels, The WOW Awards, and Take Me Away.

The LOL Awards are, not surprisingly, for those books that have made me laugh this year. In some ways, this is one of the most difficult awards to give because humour can be such a personal thing. One person’s idea of humour may not even garner a smile from the next person. Then there’s the fact that I didn’t really read that many books that were humorous. Sure, there were plenty of reads that had funny moments, but books that were memorable for being light-hearted or humorous were few and far between.

5 January 2020

Katie & Rel’s Novel Gift Guide

Welcome, reader friends! Christmas is fast approaching, and if you’re anything like me, you’re still searching for the perfect gift for some of your family and friends. 😬 Last year, my dear friend Rel (from Relz Reviewz) and I put our heads together to give you some great recommendations to make your Christmas shopping a little bit easier, and we had so much fun we decided to do it again! As a result, here is Katie & Rel’s Novel Gift Guide for 2019!

14 December 2019

Debut Author Spotlight + Giveaway: Hannah Currie

Welcome, book lovers! I get to introduce you to another Australian debut author today! Yay! 🇦🇺 Hannah Currie’s young adult novel Heart of a Royal releases tomorrow, 15 October 2019, and she’s here with me today sharing a little bit about her journey to publication. Plus, don’t forget to enter the giveaway for your chance to win a copy of her debut novel!

14 October 2019

Mind of Mine (C.F.E. Black) – Review + Giveaway

She is a genius . . . who frequently forgets her own name.

Raised to put science over self, V must link her brain with fifteen other people, making her one of the world’s smartest humans. With this privilege comes a life dedicated to continual research inside a secluded facility, a life devoid of freedom.

But V is losing her identity and unable to predict which face will peer back at her from the nearest mirror. Escaping this life will mean freedom to think for herself—and abandoning everything and everyone she’s known and loved.

28 August 2019

Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Want to Add to My Kids’ Bookshelf

Happy Tuesday, reader friends, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s official topic is Books I’ve Read That I’d Like in My Personal Library. To be honest, I don’t remember the last time I read a book that wasn’t in my personal library—if you include my Kindle. One of the blessings of being a reviewer, I guess!

27 August 2019

First Line Friday – Mind of Mine (C.F.E. Black)

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. If you’re looking for a good read for the young adult in your life (or even just the young adult in you 😉 ), I think you should check out my first line pick for this week, Mind of Mine by C.F.E. Black. I’ll be reviewing it next week, so I’m just about to begin reading it, but as soon as I read the description, I knew it was something I wanted to read!

23 August 2019

Debut Author Spotlight + Giveaway: C.F.E. Black

Welcome, book lovers! I’m so pleased to be introducing you to my debut author for August, C.F.E. Black—especially if you’re looking for your next YA or sci-fi read!

Mind of Mine released last week, and as soon as I read the description, I knew it was a book I wanted to read. I’ll have my review for you at the end of the month, but in the meantime, let me introduce you to the author!

14 August 2019

The Story Raider (Lindsay A. Franklin) – Review + Giveaway

Deceiving an empire is a treacherous game.

Tanwen and the Corsyth weavers race to collect the strands of an ancient cure that might save Gryfelle. But Tanwen has a secret: Gryfelle isn’t the only one afflicted by the weaver’s curse.

As Queen Braith struggles to assert her rule, a new arrival throws her tenuous claim to the Tirian throne into question. Braith’s heart is turned upside down, and she’s not sure she can trust anyone—least of all herself.

8 August 2019

The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.