My world as a book worm

I am sorry for being away for this couple of days but I had some family responsibilities to attend. Now, back to business! Summary of January Every month I will make a summary of my readings of the month, starting this month. January 2018 Total books read: Genres (the books can have more than one genre): - Fantasy - 1 - Young adult - 1 - Biography - 1 - Classics - 1 - Philosophy - 1 - Politics - 1 - Historical Fiction - 1 - WW II - 1 - Humor - 1 - Christmas - 1 - Poetry - 1 - Travel - 1 - Mystery - 1 - Fiction - 2 - Feminism - 2 - Romance - 2 - Psychology - 2 - Short stories - 3 - Comics - 4 - non-fiction - 5 - Children - 13 Kind of book: Paperback books: 2 E-books: 33 Audiobooks - 1 Authors: Authors for the first time: 31 Authors that I've read before - 3 Sex: ( if I read more than one book I only count once): Male authors: 11 Female authors: 22 Natio

I did not disappeared.  Be back soon...( on Tuesday)

  Harvey's Hideout By  Russel Hoban Published:   4th February 2018 Genre:  Children Edition : Ebook Source:  NetGalley Pages:  39 My rating : 5/5  Goodreads rating : 4.2/5 Read:  2018 This book shows how a simple story can work so well. The story is beautifully written and with lovely drawings. A brother and a sister fighting each other... trying to show they were fine with their friends and with loads of activities and not needing each other... at the end...realised what was the most important in life....! Emotional and touching. Read it to my boys (son and hubby) and they loved it. Also, brilliant drawings... What did I not like the book? Loved every page, but maybe the parents could be more active. And what did I like? The emotion in it. Price  Amazon: £11.52 For now just found in Amazon. After the book release you will be able to find in more places. In Conclusion  You can spend a very good family time with this book. Cannot

Family reading...  or how it helps me to bound and get closer to my hubby and Little bookworm I want to share with you something personal. Although this blog is mainly for book reviews, once in a while I like to bring some different issues to debate. What do you feel about family reading time? Personally, I just love it. Have to confess. My boy is super young, three and a half months but the time we spend while reading is just unbelievable. I wanted to get him used to have two storytimes a day . Once before the naptime the other just before going to sleep. I know... getting him used to this will make me have to do it for a very long time... but I am not concerned. Reading is good in so many areas. Helps develop speech and language, helps develop the brain and the ability of thinking by himself, develops creativity and above all is an amazing way for us to cuddle and bounding. Other strategies include: a) Reading next to him while he plays at his gym; b) Alway

  Miss Winter's Demise and other crimes against Poetry By  Paul Minton Published:   28th January 2018 Genre:  Children, poetry Edition : Ebook Source:  NetGalley Pages:  112 My rating : 4/5  Goodreads rating : 4/5 Read:  2018 This is a very interesting poetry book. Since children almost always tend not to read and avoid poetry at any cost, this is a good book to introduce them to it.  There are various poems with different subjects that children will enjoy. Some are funny, some are scary, but at the end, they all are written with good quality. The drawings that sometimes accompany the poems are fun and makes the book lighter for children. What did I not like the book? Maybe it is a long book for children. Once in a while, the subjects change very suddenly. It is not fun like that. And what did I like? Simple poetry for children. Price  Amazon:  £6.99 For now just found on Amazon. After the book release, you will be able to find in more

ABC for me: ABC Mindful me: ABC's for a happy, healthy mind and body By  Walter Foster Jr. Creative team  Published:   1st may 2018 Genre:  Children Edition : Ebook Source:  NetGalley Pages:  36 My rating : 4/5  Goodreads rating : 4.25/5 Read:  2018 If you have a toddler this is the perfect book to teach mindfulness and the ABC at the same time. Simple and with a kind message. Teach empathy, mindfulness and how to be a better human and at the same time teach the ABC. I had a good time with this little book. What did I not like the book? So short! And what did I like? The emotion and message attached to it. Price  Amazon:  £10.99 For now just found on Amazon. After the book release, you will be able to find in more places. In Conclusion  If you want to teach kindness and the ABC all at once... try this book! ARC from 2018.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz By  Heather Morris Published:  11th January 2018 Genre:  Historical Fiction, WWII Edition : Ebook Source:  Bought Pages:  288 My rating : 5/5  Goodreads rating : 4.45/5 Read:  2018 The Plot  This book is based on real people and real events in one of the most horrible times of world's history. Imagine a man, imagine a girl, both confined in a concentration camp due to their faith. He knows her due to his job there: the tattooist of the camp. He is the one who marks the numbers that identify the people in there. Not name. Number. She is shy. She is scare. She doesn't trust anyone. And all of a sudden... Love starts to emerge. How unlikely is that? At the same time the book describes the environment of fear, bribery, violence that these people leave. Until one day.... when the war is over and they are separated again.  Will their love get them together again? Will love win? I will not spoil it and I will let you f

Knees By  Vanita Oeslchlager Published:  1st may 2012 Genre:  Children Edition : Ebook Source:  NetGalley Pages:  128 My rating : 3/5  Goodreads rating : 3.94/5 Read:  2018 This book focuses on showing the kids and the community about what dyslexia is all about... in a simple way. Anyone at any age can understand this problem with the story and cartoons. On the other hand, it shows that anyone can have a normal life, despite the difference. Recommend for schools, parents and everyone who wants to know about this subject. What did I not like the book? Nothing negative that I can say about it. And what did I like? The fact that is so informative in an informal way. Price  Amazon:  £7.35, Kindle: Free In Conclusion  A simple way of showing a complex problem. Recommend for schools, parents and everyone who wants to know about this subject. ARC from 2012.

My first book of bedtime stories By Tig Thomas Published:  1st august 2016 Genre:  Children Edition : Paperbook  Source:  Bought Pages:  512 My rating : 5/5  Goodreads rating : 5/5 Read:  2018 The Plot  This is a book of several children stories. It is divided in four parts: Once upon a time, strange and silly, animal antics and tricks and teases. They are short sotires, come of them I knew, some don't and it is beautifully written. Also it is accompained with beautiful drawings. Where the action takes place   Lots of different places of our imagination. How is it written Simple and beautiful language. Likes  The drawings, the stories. Dislikes  Nothing to say. Price  Amazon:  from £1.35 Waterstones : £14.99 Foyles : £14.99 WH Smith : Out of stock! In Conclusion  This is quite an interesting activity to do with lil book worm. Although he is only three months old he is already really focus when we look at h

The View from Rainshadow By  Colleen Coble Published:   23rd January 2018 Genre:  Crime, Mystery, Thriller Edition : Ebook Source:  NetGalley Pages:  336 My rating : 3/5  Goodreads rating : 4.08/5 Read:  2018 The past has a way of rising up and stepping into view when we least expect it. This story starts with the death of Jack, Shauna's husband. An apparent accidental death that makes her living in a depressed mood. She has to take care of everything in her life by herself and they also had a son. Alone, depressed and with her heart closed to the world, the story starts with an explosion. ANd why was that important? Because someone close to her died. Following that death, a few more happened and no one can find out who is the murderer. The story keeps going and we learn about her past and how her mother died and her siblings disappeared. Since that day, her father became alcoholic, a sad, desperate man. Is everything connected? Maybe yes, mayb

The Holiday Swap By  Zara Stoneley Published:  22 September 2016 Genre:  Holiday, Christmas, romance Edition : Ebook  Source:  Bought Pages:  392 My rating : 4/5  Goodreads rating : 3.86/5 Read:  2018 "Love does seem to be all around this christmas - and in the places Flo and Daisy least expect to find it, but where will they be in the new year?"  By Goodreads  The Plot  Imagine three old friends. One (Flo) lives in Barcelona and goes on a Holiday with her boyfriend thinking he is going to propose. The second one (Daisy) is with her boyfriend and he proposes... and she doesn't know what to answer. The third, Anna, manages a short escape for the three.  This is only the beginning. When the three friends get together there is an idea of Flo and Daisy to swap lives for a couple of weeks. Flo goes to Daisy's house and Daisy goes to Flo's place.  And then the action begins. Full of descriptions of amazing places, new friendships

 Herding Cats By  Sarah Anderson Published:   27th March 2018 Genre:  Comics Edition : Ebook Source:  NetGalley Pages:  116 My rating : 4/5  Goodreads rating : 5/5 Read:  2018 Go make stuff! First ARC of 2018 that is not published yet.  This is another book from Sarah's Scribbles series. It is comics for adults. And we can relate to them so easily.  They are funny and easy going to read. Seeing it available as ARC I thought that I really wanted to have it. And I was not disappointed. The author makes jokes with daily stuff in a clever way. It is so lovely to read and just get away of our daily problems... The second part of the book she focus on the creation process... which is very important. She sends the message that we should never give up on our dreams... on our hope... something that in our society is so easy to happen. People do not encourage others to persue their happiness... People do not like someone else's success... What did