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...
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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...
Hello, everyone! We're going to be doing the For The Book Lover Tag today! It's where you get a characteristic or trait of the book lover, and you pair it up with a book. We remember watching this on Bookables's channel at this time last year and loving it (you can watch her video here ). So now, since it's the holiday season, we have a blog to do it on, let's get started! Photo Source Link 1. A book for the old soul. Ashvini: I'm going to go with The Railway Children, by E. Nesbit. (BTW Emma, it's one of the only classics I have read. So ha! :) Emma: Well, I am very short on reading classics, but a fairy tale is a classic right? Then I choose Alice in Wonderland. 2. A book for the young at heart. Ashvini: Usually, I say Percy Jackson, but today I'm going to go with Harry Potter. Whenever, it's Winter and I'm really feeling the holidays I crave Harry Potter. Emma: Well, well, well, Ashvini. I choose The 39 Clues...
Oh man, it's been forever since we've done a review. Is it too late now to say sorry? Photo Source Link Emma's Rating: 4/5 Ashvini's Rating: 4/5 Ashvini: M-MAG-NUS-CHASE! I just had to turn it into a song… My biggest worry with Magnus Chase was that it would turn into a cheap remake of Percy Jackson. After reading it though, I can safely say that is not at all the case. Our main character Magnus is dead (not a spoiler), apparently looks like Kurt Cobain, hates the colour blue, and is very sassy and sarcastic - in a not cute way. So Magnus dies, and finds himself at a magical Norse hotel afterlife… Not too much like Percy Jackson right? Norse mythology isn’t generally as well-known as Greek mythology, but the timing of the world building and plot development was extremely well done. At times, the switch between the nine worlds (Yup, there are nine Norse worlds) could be a lot, but you’re never too disoriented to continue. ( I was able to keep m...
As we all know, the holiday season is rapidly approaching. With the holiday season, comes many gift buying opportunities. With gift buying opportunities, comes the pressure to live up to gifting expectations. We can all relate to that... Especially when the person you're gifting is a booklion. That's why we've comprised a gift guide of five hot bookish presents. BTW, to any relatives reading: this is also our Holiday Wish List. Photo Source Link Photo Source Link 1. Graphic Novels A great breather from novels. National Book Award Finalist, Nimona's a really good one! Photo Source Link 2. Giant Picture Books Great companions and all the rage right now! Other great ones include the Philosopher's Stone , Greek Gods , and Greek Heroes . Photo Source Link 3. Fandom Merch This is a cute bookish t-shirt design I found on Red Bubble . There are really cute bookish designs almost everywhere, so be sure to explore a few c...
Photo Source Link Over the course of the past few months, TwoGirlsThatRead has been working on a really special surprise. When we started this blog nine months ago, we'd hoped that one day we'd be able to do cool stuff like this. However, we'd never in our wildest dreams (T Swizzle reference) thought we'd be able to do something like this so soon and with someone so kind and talented. This has been an amazing opportunity that we'd seriously like to thank Ms. Nielsen for. About a month ago, Jennifer A. Nielsen released her new book " A Night Divided." It's a historical fiction based around the Berlin Wall. Us, being the fangirls we are, were curious. about how Jennifer A. Nielsen wrote her books, and why she wrote her books, and just her writing books in general. So, after pulling a few strings we got the opportunity of doing an interview with her and POOF! Here we are now! For those of you that don't know, Ms. Nielsen is a New ...