Before going into today’s topic on the useful apps for bookstagram, there’re a couple of things I should point out. My aim is to present breadth rather than depth. If I were to outline the workflows for all the apps I’m presenting, we’d still be here tomorrow. Another point to note: I’m an iPhone user. I’ve never had an Android phone and have only had brief moments with a Windows operated phone.
Hot off the Press – Feb 1, 2016
If you were to go out and buy all the books that hit the shelves this week, you’d have about enough reading material to last you half a year. That is, provided the paperback and re-releases are new to you too and based on a reading target of ca. 100 books per year. In any case, this speaks a lot for YA books because seriously, how could you ever run out of exciting books to read?
Project 52 – February Themes
After Georgie wrapped up January of Bookish Scene: Project 52, I have the pleasure today of unveiling the February themes! As you can see from the theme card for the upcoming month, we’ve selected the following themes.
Project 52 – Off the Beaten Path
“Off the beaten path” in relation to books can mean a great deal of things: underrated reads, quirky book covers, very original stories, etc. This theme made me thing of The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew because of its genre, which is alternate history.
REVOLUTION by Jennifer Donnelly
Revolution presented the obsession with music and 18th-century France in the face of post-traumatic stress disorder and mental illness. The combination of these added so many layers, I was immersed in Revolution for the entire duration of the audiobook. Living in contemporary times, Andi’s grief over the loss of her brother was palpable as she and her mother had completely fallen apart.
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