Favourites of 2020

Well it’s a week or so later than I originally planned, but finally it’s here. My wrap up of 2020. Life wise all has been well here, where I live we have managed to avoid, for now, Covid affecting our lives too much. The kids had a couple of weeks off school and a lot of business was closed for a while. I was off work for six months, but a lot of other people were affected way more than us. My daughter and I have started volunteering at a wildlife hospital, my son has taken up a new sport and I’m looking forward to trying new things in 2021 (Well maybe saying that I’m looking forward to new things is a bit strong lol). I also fell in love with reading middle grade books and they kept me reading while I was teetering on the verge of a massive slump.

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme where we get to feed that part of our soul that loves lists, by coming up with 10 things related to a certain topic.  Top Ten Tuesday was originally created by  The Broke and Bookish) and is now being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and future topics can be found here.  This weeks topic is:

Books For My Younger Self 

The Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar

I have had the most amazing run of middle grade fantasy books lately and it continues with The Ship of Shadows. The Write Reads brings us another Ultimate Blog Tour and I had an absolute blast.

“This ship was crafted with the fabric of legends,” Captain Quint had told her when Aleja had asked how it was all possible… “When something is immortalized in stories, it gives it an air of enchantment, I find.” She peered closer at Aleja then, a nearby lantern flashing light on her face in odd patterns. “Every legend you hear about the Ship of Shadows is true. It’s magic is fed by them…”

Pirates, lost treasure, pirate hunters and a kickass sisterhood… Can I get a hell yeah. This book promises adventure and delivers every step of the way.