Tag: bookreview
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Book Review: Translations, Brian Friel.
Irish literature is not the most well-known in the English-speaking world. Here is a book review that will have you want to read more Irish books.
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Book Review: A Winter’s Promise (The Mirror Visitor #1) – Christelle Dabos.
You guessed it, as I gave it five stars, I must have liked it… hmm, it is not that simple, actually. The truth is that I really liked it, but it took me a (very) long time to dive into this world. I had not read Fantasy but only Classics and self-help books since 2017…
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![[ARC] Evie Everyday Witch, Secret Magic – Elena Paige. (Children’s lit.)](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/orange-preschool-book-review-3.png?w=1024)
[ARC] Evie Everyday Witch, Secret Magic – Elena Paige. (Children’s lit.)
We all know that children’s books are important in the development of a child, especially when it comes to self-esteem. The message of this book is simple: be yourself. We follow the story of Evie, a young witch whose dream is to be… a normal girl.
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5 Classics everyone should read at least once.
Dear reader, As you may know, I am an avid reader. I feel like nowadays, numerous people tend to scorn “classic books”, mainly because they are sure they are boring… even tough they often never read them. In my eyes, the main reason for that issue is that numerous students are forced to read a…
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![[ARC] Book Review: Ubiety – Grzegorz Kunowski](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-img_8823.jpg?w=1024)
[ARC] Book Review: Ubiety – Grzegorz Kunowski
Dear reader, I usually share reviews about books I have been able to download through the platform Booksirens.com but today, things differ a little bit. In February 2020, I received an e-mail from Grzegorz Kunowski. He reached out to me in order to ask me to write a review on his latest book, Ubiety. I…
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The Frenchie Book Club: The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood (Can/U.S. Lit.) + in-depth review and honest thoughts.
Dear reader, As I was writing a review on Goodreads, I thought “why not writing one here?” and here I am. First, I will leave you with my Goodreads review and then, we will cover more thorough topics and dive deeper into the meaning of this amazing dystopian novel that is, according to The New…
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Book Review: Les faux-monnayeurs/The Counterfeiters, André Gide (FR literature)
Dear reader, We usually spend time together talking about style, elegance and good manners. However, I tell you quite often that one of the most elegant thing in the world is knowledge. I hope that, through this series, you will expand your literary culture, and that we will be able to talk about the reviewed…
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