| Review | Fire and Ice | Jennifer DiGiovanni

Here's a new review, book-nerds!!
I'm doing better right? I'm trying very hard to be organised, but I still have a long way to go before having my reviews in order. Still, how's your reading going?

Review | Fragments of the Lost by Megan Miranda

Hi book-lovers!
Last review of the year! I don't think I can make you understand how happy I am to be here and to have had this amazing opportunities and to have you all in my life. Thank you much for sticking with me!

Review - Jackaby by William Ritter

First of all guys, I amazed that our little blog has been able to reach across the ocean to allow us to work with enormous names in the ‘’book world’’ like Algonquin Young Readers.

Thank you for making Thinking Like a Fangirl what it is today. I hope I can keep bringing you the best of the book world!

Suffice to say this book was kindly provided by the publisher.

Let’s get to the book!

Review - Irmandade de Mariza Martins

*I took this image from the authors page*

Hey guys!

So, for the next few weeks, I will be Reading almost exclusively Portuguese books. Why? Because I’m currently organising a massive event with several authors and I need to have their books read by November (date will be announced soon, I’ll let you know as soon as I can!).

Who’ll be joining me in the panel?

• -       Patricia Ferreira from ‘’Ameaça de um Anjo’’
• -       Mariza Martins from ‘’Irmandade’’
• -       Iria Cardoso from ‘’Equilibrio I – O despertar’’
• -       Ana Dâmaso from ‘’Koldrann’’ parte 1 e 2

I’m also back at college so my to reading has been reduced to waiting minutes. Minutes before a class starts or someone I’m supposed to talk to arrives and time before I get the bus. So what would normally take me a day to read will now take me 2 weeks or more.

I’m very sorry to all our partners, and I will try to be as quick as possible to read these books so I can go back to what I promised I would do!

Since we’re touching this subject, I will probably post less but I will try very hard to have a post a week!

Please understand and don’t give up on me – us.

Let’s go to the book, shall we?

Review - The Reader by M.K. Harkins

~ Received an ecopy from Netgalley ~

I started this book as a diversion for my time on the bicycle on the gym – I don’t do music very well.

To be honest, I couldn’t remember what this book was about anymore all I knew was that it was one of the ones I should have read long ago and didn’t. I’m so sorry if the author is reading this, I tried! But my life got super dupper complicated and I turned my attention to physical books.

I’m so sorry!

Review - The Game (O Jogo) by Mariana Fernandes

Hey guys!

How are you?

Another Portuguese book kindly provided by Chiado Editora. I’ve been talking so much with Portuguese authors and I’m so excited to be reading their work!

And today I’ll be talking about one of the first I got!

 ~ Don't forget to enter our UK giveaway ~

Review - A Curse of Ash and Iron by Christine Norris

Hey guys? How are you?

I'm finally getting my reading done and I'm so excited to talk to you about some of them!

Review - Ponto sem Retorno (The Point of no Return) by Gabriela Simões

Hi guys, how are you?

So today’s post won’t just be my thoughts on The Point of no Return it will be about my thoughts on Portuguese writing.

I’m a Portuguese writer so this is a theme that touches me very deeply. I’m a strong believer of supporting what is ours before reaching beyond borders. I try to do that, the only books I buy in Portuguese are the ones written by Portuguese people. (HERE ME PUBLISHERS: I WILL NOT SUPPORT YOUR TRANSLATING BUSINESS!!)

But I’m also the first to criticise our material. Listen, we have so little opportunities, how can we afford for the ones we get to be disappointing? How can we afford not to accept critics from other people when those are the ones that will help us grow?

I see so many bad material out there that it pains me – physically pains me – to think someone might read it and think of that as an example of Portuguese literature.

This is to say I am extra hard on Portuguese books, I will scrutinize every detail of the book and find every little thing that should be correct and I will tell you, so that the author may grow. And listen, I do this to myself, I have friends with the ‘job’ to make that with me, to question every single move on my book, to criticize every little imperfection. And hey! It’s not enough. It will never be enough. Because it will never be perfect. But it needs to be as close as possible.

So I’m authors, if I sometimes come off as a ‘’know it all’’, it’s really not my intention. I’ve made most of those mistakes – I even do some of them – but I feel like it is my duty as a reviewer and a writer and a Portuguese person to try to help, as best as I can.

I’m sorry if that hurts, it has hurt me too. But in the end, you like it or not – it will help you.

I’m sorry for this ramble, I’ve just felt like I really needed to take this off my chest. It is not address to anyone in particular but feel free to let me know your thoughts on the comments.

Review - Ameaça de um anjo (The threat of an angel) by Patricia Ferreira

Hey guys!
How are you?
I'm so excited to talk to you about this book! Not only because of what I have to say but because I had the honor of participating in one of Patricia's presentation and I've got some photos for you (kindly provided by the author).

Review: Altar of Reality by Mara Valderran

Another book read, another review for you!

This one was graceful given to me by Curiosity Quills 

Press, which is a partner of TLF, actually being the first book from our partnership.

If you still don’t know this publisher go check it out, they have truly amazing books, with beautiful, beautiful cover, amazing content and they’re so nice people! Always ready to lend you a hand to make your day easier.