Hiya book lovers With Christmas being just around the corner, I thought I’d highlight some South African reads that should go on your TBR pile. We have so many phenomenal SA authors that deserve to be celebrated , and because this list will be an extensive one, I am splitting this post and making it a series. I know it won’t be possible to include every single South African author, but I am going to try to highlight books from every genre and make it as diverse as possible (so, with respect, please don’t ask me why so and so isn’t on the list – there’s more to come). First up: 1. Sing Down the Stars by Nerine Dorman A book I recently received for review ( thanks you NB publishers ) and am super excited about diving into is Sing Down the Stars. I was first introduced to Nerine’s writing years ago, when I read one of her first books, What Sweet Music They Make (Would 100% still love to see more of that). Over the years, I ’ve come to know Nerine as well and she’s not ...
I don’t often do this, but in today’s post, I’m featuring a post that I’ve previously featured on the blog. I’m doing this because, as I was browsing through my files, I realised that today I’m feeling the emotions that I describe in the post below - and that the only way to make this better is to remind myself once again why I read YA and why I love book blogging. Not only that. The other reason I’ve written this post, is for those who have gone through something similar and for those who often feel judged because of your love for YA fiction. I’ve edited here and there (edits in bold), but essentially, everything below still very much applies to my current situation. I hope that, if you’re reading this, you’ll find something you can, in some way or another, relate to. On to the post: Why Young Adult fiction has saved (and still saves) my life time after time, after time. Today I'm going to be talking about a subject that most bloggers have been defending over the last couple of m...
