TwoGirlsThatRead

As we've started countless times before, this blog originated as a discussion space where we could speak our mind. To maximise our motives, we're going to be commencing a discussion series entitled "She Says, She Says." The topics can range from books to current affairs, but will always explore ideas through two perspectives. :) Ashvini: As a self-proclaimed “book reviewer” living a whole life in the book interwebs within a mountain of words; I felt the pressure to form my own “rating” for a novel. From the start of TwoGirlsThatRead, the entire process of numbering my thoughts felt foreign and unnatural, and similar to my purple sweater, I simply assumed I would grow into it. Even today, my opinion of ratings still hasn’t found a home.     Stepping into the world of Goodreads and such, ratings were a safe house.  A guide of what I should expect, that saved me a 50/50 chance letdown. However, the farther along the path I travelled, the more of a wil...

With school in full swing and crisp autumn air rolling in, it’s been about two months since the publishing of our last post. Two months . We’re sorry for that. Truly. Here’s the thing, though... TwoGirlsThatRead is our creative space.   A place where we create content about what we love: literature. However, for too long we’ve been unsuccessfully attempting to continue our regular weekly schedule and have concluded the mission by posting for the sake of posting. That is not okay. We want to ignite TwoGirlsThatRead to its fullest potential, and to do so, we need to make a few changes... Quality over quantity . Our posts may not be regular, but you can still expect a few posts a month...we promise :), but  we want to refocus on presenting the best representation of our ideas, thoughts, and writing. Improve our content . We’d like to spice it up a little. The origin idea for this blog was to create a space where we could discu...

OMG guys! We've missed you! We've literally been drowning in homework these past few months and just had to give the reviewing and blogging a break. We are sincerely sorry for our sudden absence. However, it's summer now, so you can expect tons of new posts in the next little while... :) Photo Source Link: Emma: I had a great time reading The Dogs. First, I have to say that I loved the cover and how it showed the books scary qualities. I just love the look of that blood splattered title. I think that it drew me to the book more than the summary which did not captivate my attention nearly as much as I think it could have. If you are not a fan of scary books this book might not be your forté, but if you do enjoy scary books you are in for a treat. The book was also sprinkled with a little mystery throughout that really made you theorize all of the possible directions that the story could go in. I loved how Cameron (the main character) had to piece together w...

Hello Everyone, It's been awhile since we last posted, it just so happened that we got super caught up with life and took an unplanned vacation from blogging. However, today's post is sort of like an update on what bookish activities we've been up to.  Not that long ago, the TwoGirlsThatRead Team went to our local bookstore eagerly anticipating a rare significance: an author event! A lot of the time decent author events either never happen or are just a long drive away. However, that was not the case with this one and we were able to meet Penguin Teen On Tour! That's a wondrous picture of the posters they handed out and my (Ashvini's) shelf-in-progress! Anyways, Penguin Teen is a very famous publisher of many New York Times Bestselling books including "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir (more on that to come). Recently, they announced tour dates where a few of their authors would come in, answer questions, and do some book si...

Hello, and welcome to today's review. This is our first Red Maple post for this year, yay! Sound off your thoughts in the comments! Oh, and we may have overwritten a pinch... Photo Source Link Emma's Rating: 3.5/5 Ashvini's Rating: 4/5 Emma's Review:  I thought that this book was amazing! I don’t know where to start… Okay, I guess I should start with the cover, because it is the first thing anyone sees. I actually thought the cover was okay compared to some covers I have seen, but I also have to say that it was plain. The Truth Commission was  SO  much better than the cover portrayed. Another thing I loved was how it was written (with the footnotes). I did not like it that much at first but it kind of grew on me. I loved how it was written as if The main character, Normandy, was writing the book and hadn’t yet had it edited by her creative writing teacher, Mrs. Fowler. I also thought that it was so cool how the author was able to sneak in littl...

We are so sorry for the delay in the review. We know we haven't done a review in a long time but it is FINALLY here... Photo Source Link Emma's Rating:4/5 Ashvini's Rating: 4/5 Emma: I had a great time reading this book. Recently I have been in a bit of a book slump because I have kept wanting to buy most  97.5% of the books that I read and want to read (don't judge, they are all just so good). Lets start with the cover. It is so appealing is it not? *sigh* Love at first sight. (Ashvini- Really?) Anyways, the plot line was also pretty compelling. The story is about a girl named Blue and a boy named Gansey. Blue comes from a family that are psychics, but she is not. Instead she acts like a battery for her family whenever they are around her. Gansey, on the other hand, is a rich kid who goes to Aglionby Academy (an all boys private school).  I really enjoyed all of the characters and their personalities especially as the book went on. The...

So we decided to do this post after the holidays to bring in 2016... Our most anticipated reads of 2016! Guys, this was hard, because there were a lot of books that we wanted to read, but just weren't anticipating. Keep in mind that this is in order of release. We could never chose favourites! Photo Source Link Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare - March 8 Ashvini: I’m so excited to read this! How is someone supposed to wait? Emma: Yay! I was so excited when I found out this was a book. By the way, I still am excited. A Torch Against The Night - Sabaa Tahir - April 26 Ashvini: I haven’t read An Ember In The Ashes yet, but Emma has and she absolutely loved it. I’m going to try to get around to it before this book comes out. Emma: Oooh… Can’t wait for this, after the last book ended I’ve been begging for more. The Hidden Oracle - Rick Riordan - May 3 Ashvini: Another Percy Jackson-ish series. TOO MUCH TO PROCESS! Emma: A little birdy told me we might be s...