Tag: bookblog
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5 Ways to organize your books on your bookshelf
As i am going to move into my new apartment this month, I thought it could be cool to share with you ideas on how to display your books. This post is dedicated to ways you can actually organize books on a proper bookshelf but if you rent a tiny apartment (around 20 sqm) like…
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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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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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Middle Grade March Recommendations ♡ What is MM, Favorite Middle Grades and TBR!
As you probably know, March is the month of Middle Grades and as you probably know as well, Middle Grades are my favorites! For those of you who do not know, Middle Grades are basically the books dedicated to children aged 8 to 14, but they are totally suitable to adults as well! I love…
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Bunny ♡ Mona Awad
This one is probably one of the weirdest book I have ever read in my life (and I have read quite a bunch of weird books) and as of right now, I am still not sure 3 stars is the right rating. To be honest, I do not even know if I liked it or…
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5 Ways To Read A Book In A Foreign Language For The First Time ♡ Learn A New Language.
As you may know, foreign languages are a big part of my life. First of all, I am writing in English now but I am French, which already says quite a lot about my relationship with languages. Moreover, I have a bachelor’s of English and am writing a thesis about young children’s bilingualism. Usually, when…
The English-speaking Frenchie 