Category: Book reviews
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![[ARC] Henry – The Goose Who Got To Love ♡ Amadeus Vultznick.](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img_4833.jpg?w=1024)
[ARC] Henry – The Goose Who Got To Love ♡ Amadeus Vultznick.
I got contacted in the beginning of the month by an author of children’s books asking me to review his novella (around 60 pages). As I was still in my now famous reading rut, I was far too happy to accept: it felt like the perfect opportunity to read somehting cool (you know my love…
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3 Book Reviews in 1: 3 of my favorite Middle Grades reviewed!
I always feel quite bad when I create a post for only one review. Obviously, when I share an in-depth review, that is not the case but whenever I just give an insight about a book and few thoughts, I feel like I am fooling you! Some of you have asked so here is the…
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ♡ Lewis Carroll (Bilingual version)
It was my first time actually reading this book. As a children’s literature grad student, such a shame, right? But I absolutely wanted to take the time to be ready for it. A tale of language There are thousands of things I would want to say about this book, it would be too long for…
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May Wrap up + FULL REVIEWS!♡ Comics, Contemporary fiction & Middle Grades (& NORMAL PEOPLE!!)
Here I am, on the last day of the beautiful month of May, creating my wrap up for you. To be honest, between a tumultuous personal life, the end of my wonderful internship in the library and the start of my new job at the tourist information center, this month did not let me much…
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![[ARC] Behind The Red Door ♡ Louise Claire Johnson](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_3674.jpg?w=1024)
[ARC] Behind The Red Door ♡ Louise Claire Johnson
It took me a little while (around three weeks) to finish this book as I was going though hard times. Nonetheless, I think it was precisely the best time to pick it up as it gave me the life advice I needed the most. Where do I start? Maybe with the core topic: Elizabeth Arden.…
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Convenience Store Woman ♡ Sayaka Murata
I do not even know where to start; it had been years since I had last been ready to cry for a book. Wow! For those of you who have never heard of the plot, let me give a very short summary: our main character is working part-time in a convenience store and does not…
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April Wrap up + FULL REVIEWS!♡ Picture books, French lit & Middle Grades.
I can now officially say that when you work full-time at a library, then you read more books. Obviously (and contrary to popular belief), you do not read at work, but you read a lot after work because you have seen all the pretty books you may potentially borrow and take home. Well, that is…
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If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
It had been a while since I had read such a great book, sincerely. There are so many things I love about this book that creating a concise review is an astonishingly hard task for me. First, you must know that this book takes place in a prestigious university focusing on art. The group of…
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March Wrap up + FULL REVIEWS!♡ Middle Grades, foreign literature & Classics.
It is that time of the month again when I share my wrap up. This month, I read 14 books and I have decided to share with you no only their titles and my rating, but also short reviews for most of them. Ready? Go!
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![[ARC] Twas Just Before Bedtime ♡ Jessie L. Best](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_2926-1.jpg?w=1024)
[ARC] Twas Just Before Bedtime ♡ Jessie L. Best
Click here to see my review on Goodreads. When the author contacted me to ask whether or not I would like to read and review her book, I felt like “oooooobviously”. I mean, we are talking about children’s literature and that is the theme of my thesis so it could not be more perfect!I have…
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