Once Upon A Book Blog(ger): February 2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Random Book Updates :)

Hello World!

There has been much news in the book world, and I am behind in telling you my favorite points! Here are a few things you may or may not have heard yet: there is going to be an Anne of Green Gables ballet tour (in Canada), someone released a treasure hunt of feminist poetry postcards in London for anyone to find and enjoy, and Archie Comics' Katy Keene is going to have her own musical series (!).

So what have I been up to? This past holiday season, I pre-ordered Stain by A.G. Howard, which came with a swag pack for the early order. The swag pack included a pretty purple pin, an autographed book plate, and a short novella to Ms. Howard's Splintered series titled Alice the Absent. This pre-order bonus arrived shortly after Valentine's Day, after which I immediately devoured the novella (which may or may not have led on the path to rereading Splintered. I am very much Team Morpheus). For those not familiar with the series, it is a punk/modern twist on Alice in Wonderland staring Alyssa, a girl who descends from Alice Liddell and is set on fighting and breaking Liddell curse of insanity. The series will pull you down the rabbit hole, where you will find it is very hard to leave without reading the entire series. If you are a fan of all things Alice-related, I definitely recommend giving this series a try.

My Stain Swag Pack! (c) Once Upon A Book Blog(ger) 2019

Have you ever visited Iceland before? I have not, but my friend, who I will refer to as AC, visited Iceland this past month! Both he and his girlfriend (AG) were nice enough to take lots of photos for me, including a few bookshop ones to share with you!