I came across this book during some independent research I was doing for an article I was writing about “Half-Hangit Maggie”, who had an ordeal similar to that of Hooper’s protagonist, Anne Green. As a piece of historical fiction, I was impressed, overall. The story flipped between Anne’s first-person narration as well as a limitedContinue reading “Book Review: Newes from the Dead by Mary Hooper”
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Book Review: Slave Stealers, by Timothy Ballard
For those of you who have not yet been exposed to the history writing of Tim Ballard—yes, the same Tim Ballard who runs the Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) to abolish child trafficking—this book is an in-depth account of his past experiences performing rescue operations against the child-slavery. What a lot of people do not realizeContinue reading “Book Review: Slave Stealers, by Timothy Ballard”
Book Review: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
Upon first finding this book at Target under Best Sellers 5+ years ago, I was caught by the unique subtitle: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride. For real? I thought. I began to read and just couldn’t stop until my mom told me it was time to go. I kept thinking aboutContinue reading “Book Review: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride”
July 2020 Reading Vlog
Welcome to my first book-reading vlog! I plan to upload these monthly and talk about what books I have read for the month, are currently reading, and plan to read the following month. I look forward to reading your comments, questions, other book recs, etc. The books I have included in this vlog (along withContinue reading “July 2020 Reading Vlog”
Book Review: House of Salt and Sorrows, by Erin A. Craig
Wow. This book was definitely different from what I thought it’d be. For one, I didn’t even catch that it was supposed to be a fairytale spinoff until I read the back flap while I was half-way through the story. I had never read the original tale of “The Twelve Dancing Princesses”, but I thinkContinue reading “Book Review: House of Salt and Sorrows, by Erin A. Craig”
