Medium – Book About the Book – This beautiful book tells the story of the filmic version of Middle-Earth, alongside information about its geography, people and lore. The book immerses the reader in not only the background story of the world, but also the practical elements of film-making and how Peter Jackson and his crewContinue reading “2021 Book #5 – Middle-Earth: From Script to Screen”
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TBR Pile #11 – D: A Tale of Two Worlds
Medium – Book About the Book – Dhikilo Bentley is a young girl adopted from Somaliland and living in the English seaside town of Cawber. One morning, she wakes up to find that the letter ‘D’ has disappeared from the conversation of her parents. On heading to school, she finds that ‘D’ has disappeared fromContinue reading “TBR Pile #11 – D: A Tale of Two Worlds”
TBR Pile #10 – Thorn
Medium – Book About the Book – Princess Alyrra is promised to be married to Prince Kestrin, the heir of the throne of a neighbouring kingdom. Abused and terrorised by her family, she is not particularly keen on the marriage, but at the same time, can’t wait to get away from her mother and brother.Continue reading “TBR Pile #10 – Thorn”
Book #50 – Neverwhere
Prompt – A banned book (meant to be read in banned books week, but I was early – this book was banned in parts of the American South). Medium – Book About the Book – Set in London, this book tells the story of Richard Mayhew, a normal young businessman, with a fiancee, a flatContinue reading “Book #50 – Neverwhere”
Book #43 – Children of Blood and Bone
Prompt – A book written by a woman of colour. Medium – Audiobook About the Book – Set in the mythical kingdom of Orisha, this book tells the story of Zelie Adebola, a young woman who is a Diviner – a magical person who has had their magic removed by the evil King, Saran. AtContinue reading “Book #43 – Children of Blood and Bone”
Book #39 – The Fall of Gondolin
Prompt – A book published in the month of your birthday (August – yippee!) Medium – Book About the Book – Christopher Tolkien edits his father’s manuscripts and notes to bring together the story of the fall of Gondolin, the High Elven city of the First Age of Middle Earth. The story is presented asContinue reading “Book #39 – The Fall of Gondolin”
Book #28 – Trickster’s Choice
Prompt – A book from a series with more than 20 books. Medium – Book About the Book – The 19th book in the Tortall series, and the first in a short series (Daughter of the Lioness), the book tells the story of Alianne, the daughter of the King’s Champion, Alanna, and the King’s spymaster,Continue reading “Book #28 – Trickster’s Choice”
Book #25 – The Cruel Prince
Prompt – A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name. Medium – Audiobook About the book – Written by Holly Black, the book tells the story of Jude Duarte and her sisters Vivi and Taryn. As young children, their parents are killed by their adoptive father, Madoc, and taken to theContinue reading “Book #25 – The Cruel Prince”
Book #16 – Seven Endless Forests
Prompt – A book published in 2020. Medium – Book About the Book – Written as a accompanying novel to April Tucholke’s ‘Boneless Mercies’ (which I haven’t read!), this book tells the story of Torvi. She is a young woman who has recently lost her mother and lover to a plague (which seems very aptContinue reading “Book #16 – Seven Endless Forests”
Book #1 – Kingdom of Ash
Prompt – ‘A book you think should be made into a film’ (from the 2019 Popsugar challenge) Medium – Listened to as an audio-book (33hrs!) About the book – this book is part of the ‘Throne of Glass’ series, written by Sarah J. Maas, and is the last book in the series of seven. TheContinue reading “Book #1 – Kingdom of Ash”
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