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7/12/2018

The Secret of the Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton | Book Review #115

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
The Secret of the Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton

Are there spoilers?

No.

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Disclaimer:
This book was sent to me by the publishing company (Nobrow) in exchange for an honest review.

Title: The Secret of the Black Rock

Author: Joe Todd-Stanton

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Pages: 40

Publisher: Flying Eye Books

Published: 2017

Genre: Picture Books, Children's, Fantasy

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Date Read: July 5, 2018

Rating: ★★★★★

This surreal modern folk-tale tells the story of an adventurous young girl who must protect a peaceful living creature.
Erin is fascinated by the stories of Black Rock: a huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy any boats that come near it! But are the tales really true? One day Erin sneaks on board her mother’s fishing boat to find out…

The Rating:

My Review:

The Secret of the Black Rock is a beautiful story that grabbed my attention and took my heart for a ride.

I was truly taken by this book and its magnificent illustrations. I cried and smiled and felt I had -no! I must read this book again sometime soon.

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7/10/2018

Top Ten Tuesday #7 | Best Reads of 2018 (So Far!)

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

July 10:
Best Reads of 2018 (So Far!)

I wanted to do something like this on Instagram and on here as an official post but since most of the boos I read are either books I got through Netgalley or books I borrowed from my friends but had to give them back I couldn't take a good photo with all of the books together. But I'm glad I could do it in this Top Ten format so -yay!

This time it ended up being a Top Eleven Tuesday.

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I finally got my hands on and read The Ghost and the Goth which I've wanted to read since 2015. And I wasn't disappointed. And Killer Instinct was crazy good.

The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade

Killer Instinct by S.E. Green

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I finally read books by Becky Albertalli and I was glad I did. These two did not fail me at all.

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

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And We Stay is so far my favorite of the YA of the year but Shug is up there too.

And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard

Shug by Jenny Han

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This year I have read more Mystery/Thrillers. Ones I've read thanks to Nobrow and the others I have accumulated since last year.

Tagged for Death by Sherry Harris

She Be Damned by M.J. Tjia

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Nobrow bestowed upon me these two beautiful books and as all the previous ones, I have fallen in love again. This time with these two different but beautiful books

Out, Out, Away From Here by Rachel Woodworth & Sang Miao

The Secret of the Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton

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This year I've already read more Adult Romance novels. My favorites being these two below.

The Knocked Up Plan by Lauren Blakely

Dear Bridget, I Want You by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland

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4/23/2017

Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd Stanton | Book Review

Book Review:
The Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd Stanton

Spoilers?

Maybe.

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Title - The Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Arthur and the Golden Rope
By - Joe Todd Stanton
Publication - February 14th, 2017 by Flying Eye Books
Genre - Children's Book, Mythical, Picture Book, Fantasy, Graphic Novel

Imagine a vault so cavernous that it could contain all the world's greatest treasures and relics, from mummified remains of ancient monarchs to glistening swords brandished by legendary warriors. Who could be in charge of such a vault and how did he come into possession of such a unique collection? Who is...Professor Brownstone?

The Rating:

My Review:

via GIPHY

I want to say that this was sent to me for review from publisher and that, as all my reviews, this one is full of my honest opinions.

The Cover:

Although they say never judge a book by it's cover I believe the cover should represent what the book is going to be like or at least some aspect of it.

The title and the ribbon are in gold foiling and it's beautiful. The cover art is amazingly beautiful too.

The Story:
A young boy starts his adventures and things start happening. With the things he has picked up and learned he will save the day.

Illustrations:
The illustrations are very vibrant and detailed. I love the warm tones in the colors and how clean and clear everything is. Its simple but its very awesome and I love it. With every page being so different you have to look at them more than once, certainly read the book more than once too, to be able to see everything. Or you'd miss a little detail.

From a kids point of view:
I think children would find Arthur to be a hero. With Arthur being an unlikely hero who ends up saving the day. They would probably say he looks like Harry Potter which would make them like the character more.
That's what I believe.

Overall:
First thing first, I was supposed to write this review after Nightlights but I completely forgot.

Also, I just have to say it but this book smells amazing. Between the smell of books and new shoes, books always win. Especially this one.

Am I curious about what other stories can come out o this world Joe has created? Yes.

This story is intertwined with a little bit of Norse mythology having some of the Norse gods as characters. Like Thor, and Odin.

This is such a beautiful book in every way. An adorable main character whose also an adventurer, a beautiful world full of creatures and magic, and delightful illustrations that make it easily submergible.

via GIPHY

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12/28/2016

Stacking The Shelves - 7

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where bloggers share what books they got throughout the week!

I completely forgot about Stacking The Shelves, so I'm doing it on a Wednesday.
This week not much has happened. I haven't read much of anything and I haven't gotten books. Except for today, which is the reason I remembered this post.

I also have been working hard on finishing the first draft of my novel to finish it before the year ends. And I actually finished it yesterday which is both exciting and scary. Now I just have to print it out and do some edits and annotations and stuff to make sure somethings make sense or add certain things. You know editing stuff.

As For Update:

This week and the past one I read a bunch of Harley Quinn graphic novels. I love Harley Quinn since like the beginning of her existence but I think I love her more since I read her recent graphic novel series. Since after her thing with the Joker. Like I'm so glad that she got over him. I love her so much when she's just herself.

I also read the two awesome children books that I got sent by Nobrow.
The Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd Stanton
&
Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez Gomez

Haul:

Gosh! It's just so beautiful. Plus, that orange spine and the title font are way pretty.

Books To Read:

I, sadly still haven't gotten to reading this book, which is such a tragedy because it's so good. At least the part I read was good. Last week took it with me to the dentist office for a clean up I had to get and while I waited I read like over 20 pages. It's an easy read but I'm just lazy sometimes.
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I usually add the links on the Goodreads but I made a list and linked them here instead.

The Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd Stanton
Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez Gomez
How To Keep a Boy From Kissing You by Tara Eglington

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12/18/2016

Stacking The Shelves - 6

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where bloggers share what books they got throughout the week!

This week and the one before I decided to take off of blogging and other things to concentrate on my last two weeks of my first semester of my bachelors in college. Which was successful btw. 😄😄 But I did manage to read a few books and get two.

As For Update:

I read To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han and loved it. I cant wait to get my hands on the second book in the series.
I also finished reading This is My Brain on Boys by Sarah Strohmeyer last week as well and even if it was all big words and confusing plots I actually liked it a lot.

I stated reading No Love Allowed by Kate Evangelista and its getting interesting but I don't know if I like it yet.

Haul:

This week I got in the mail two beautiful books.

The Secret of a Heart Note by Stacey Lee & The Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd Stanton

Lately I've been getting into journaling and it helped me out a lot during my semester. It helped me be more organized and in control. So for next year I'm going to get prepared. I bought more stickers and tape. I also bought a set of 10 or so notebooks for when I'm traveling or stuff.

I got inspired by this girl who does the most awesome journal entries.

The Rainbowholic

Books To Read:

This next week I want to get my hands on and try to finish How To Keep a Boy From Kissing you as well as the books above. And since I don't have any big school responsibilities I can actually read these books.
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Below those covers I have the books I borrowed from my friend.
Books Borrowed:
This is My Brain on Boys by Sarah Strohmeyer
To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
No Love Allowed by Kate Evangelista