I know I owe three months worth of articles but I also know that I don’t have the patience and the heart to cheat myself by cramming everything in one post. Let me list what transpired in three months: Work Rereading Harry Potter 5 and 6 Reading and reviewing ARCs for The Write Reads’ Ultimate…
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An examination of PTSD in Carole Johnstone’s “Mirrorland” #TheWriteReads #UltimateBlogTour
DISCLAIMER: THE WRITE READS AND SCRIBNER BOOKS PROVIDED ME AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE NOVEL MIRRORLAND BY CAROLE JOHNSTONE IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW. An Additional Disclaimer, I am not a professional psychologist and my analysis of the protagonist’s mental health is only based on my extended readings. Summary I got from Goodreads: Twelve years ago…
Another Achievement: Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
Some information in the certificate were intentionally hidden so don’t be alarmed why the certificate number has some digits missing or that the QR code has a four-pointed star in the middle or that the initials are too far apart. Several considerations come into play when pursuing a Master’s Degree. Does one have enough time…
Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Shards of Earth” Completely Blew Me Away #TheWriteReads #UltimateBlogTour
DISCLAIMER: THE WRITE READS AND Black Crow PR PROVIDED ME AN E-ARC OF THE NOVEL Shards of Earth BY adrian tchaikovsky IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW Summary I got from Goodreads: The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space opera about humanity on the brink of extinction, and how one man’s discovery…
210526 Leaving Penumbra (or the raw shots I took of this month’s lunar eclipse’s final stages)
I had the opportunity to witness the moon as it left the Earth’s penumbra. It made me realize two things: first, I could be quite patient with the right kind of stuff and second, my amateur astronomer self could thank the advancement in technology.
A Reader’s Response to Emily Barr’s “Things to Do Before the End of the World”#TheWriteReads #UltimateBlogTour
DISCLAIMER: THE WRITE READS AND PENGUIN PROVIDED ME AN E-ARC OF THE NOVEL tHINGS TO DO BEFORE THE END OF THE WORLD BY EMILY BARR IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW. Summary I got from Goodreads: One minute you’re walking in the park, hiding from a party. Then you discover that the next nine months will…
Overreading Becky Albertalli’s “Kate in Waiting” #TheWriteReads #UltimateBlogTour
DISCLAIMER: THE WRITE READS and PENGUIN PROVIDED ME AN E-ARC OF THE NOVEL, KATE IN WAITING BY BECKY ALBERTALLI IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW. Interpretations are my own and may not reflect the author’s intention. If they did, that would be cool. Analysis may contain spoilers or highly condensed scenes in the book. Spoilers…
What I read in March 2021
It was just weeks ago when I thought about changing the title of my monthly archive and now, here it is. I’m also thinking about changing the format of the post a bit with the following elements: Title/ link, short summary, and what I think about it. Before I give you the articles, you might…
An Amateur’s Structuralist Perspective on Josie Jaffrey’s The Gilded King #UltimateBlogTour
DISCLAIMER: As part of the BBNYA, THE WRITE READS PROVIDED ME AN E-ARC OF THE NOVEL, the gilded king BY josie jaffrey IN EXCHANGE for AN HONEST REVIEW. BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors. If you are an author and wish…
February 2021 Articles
I’m thinking of changing my monthly archive title to What I Read in *insert Month* but before such change can happen, I must focus on writing more consistently. No use in having a title without a post, right? If you haven’t, do check out my review on Flynn Meaney’s Bad Habits. It’s my first time…
