Author: Eliza Eames

My Name is Eliza, I'm a 21-year-old Aussie from Outback Queensland.

I'm an avid reader & an Amateur Photographer. I also own a Beauty Salon in my home town & am a Lifeguard at the local pool during the warmer months.

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Blogtober 2020

Graphic Novels still on my TBR! 📚 Blogtober #23

Post author By Eliza Eames
Post date October 23, 2020
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I was hoping to read a lot more during Graphics-A-Thon but I just didn’t have the time with work. So I thought I would talk about the Graphic Novels/Manga’s that are still on my TBR!

1. Wicked Things by John Allison & Max Sarin

This is a YA detective Graphic Novel which sounds super fun! There is only this single volume so will be a quick & easy read hopefully.

2. Slam! by Pamela Ribon & Veronica Fish

I feel like I read more sports based Graphic Novels than I ever would sports related books! This is one of them. Slam! is based around Roller Derby and has just the two volumes so another quick & fun read by the sounds of it.

3. Brave Chef Brianna by Sam Sykes & Selina Espiritu

Another single volume graphic novel! This one I honestly know nothing about but I’m guessing it involves cooking and the cover just looks so interesting.

4. Hex Vet by Sam Davies

A two volume graphic novel series about a vet that specialised in magical creatures? I’m in!

5. By Night by John Allison & Christine Larson

This one is a 3 volume fantasy graphic novel that sounds super interesting!

6. B.B. Free by Gabby Rivera, Kieran Quigley & Royal Dunlap

Volume 1 of B.B. Free is currently out but Volume 2 doesn’t release until next year! So I will probably hold off and read this one closer to the release of Volume 2 so I can read them both together! Either way I am super interested in this one and it sounds like it has amazing diversity!

7. Bee and PuppyCat by Natasha Allegri

I have no idea what this is about but it looks hilarious and it’s fantasy, so I’m in.

8. Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera & Miguel Muetro

I want to get more into horror graphic novels & try and convince my partner to read them with. me seen as he likes horror but doesn’t love reading. I feel like a horror graphic novel is the perfect middle ground!

9. Ghosted in L.A. by Sina Grace, Siobhan Keenan & Cathy Le

This is another one I will probably wait to read as Volume 3 comes out in December. So I will wait till then and then read all 3.

10. Basically everything Junji Ito

I’ve read one bind of Junji Ito stories so far and that was Frankenstein and it was very interesting. So I’m keen to read more by this author. I have featured Gyo, Uzumaki & Tomie as they are the ones I most hear talked about but there is others by the author that interests me as well.

11. Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu

This one is talked about so much and I’m so curious to get to it! It sounds cute and so much fun so I’m keen!

12. Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken, Leigh Dragoon & Kit Seaton

Brightly Woven is based on Alexandra Bracken’s debut novel, which I personally haven’t read but I love Alexandra Bracken’s The Darkest Minds series so I’m keen to get to this one!

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Blogtober 2020 Meme

Last Year I Was Reading… 💫 #7 📚 Blogtober #22

Post author By Eliza Eames
Post date October 22, 2020
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So, I’m joining a weekly feature that is kind of like a Throwback Thursday! Last Year I Was Reading… was created by ReadingMaria!

Take your current read and compare it to what you reading this exact time last year. Which one do you like better? What is different about the books? Any special facts/things you want to make note of or bring attention to? Be sure to link it back to my blog so I can see them!

This Year I Am Reading…

The Inheritaance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

I’ve just finished The Inheritance Games today and it was amazing! Listened to the whole thine in 24 hour period and I had so much fun! I loved mystery aspect & it was very gripping and I didn’t want to put it down!

Last Year I Was Reading…

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks

I loved Pumpkinheads and was thinking of rereading it this October! It’s such a fun Graphic Novel and super quick. This is just one of those feel good books but with a hint of autumn (fall). The illustrations are also amazing.

This is a hard one to compare as they are just so different but I think I’m going to go for The Inheritance Games. Both are really good books in their own right but I think I love the mysterious aspect of The Inheritance Games a little more! Highly recommend both though!

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Blogtober 2020 Challenges/Readathons Wrap Up

Graphics-A-Thon Wrap Up 📚 Blogtober #21

Post author By Eliza Eames
Post date October 22, 2020
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Graphics-A-Thon is over and here is my wrap up! I completed all 5 challenges plus I read some other Graphic Novels as well.

1. Read a graphic with BIPOC representation

Goldie Vance: Vol 1 by Hope Larson & Brittany Williams

2. Read a graphic with disability &/or mental health representation

The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Niell

3. Read a graphic with LGBTQIA+ representation

Fence: Vol 2 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad & Joana LaFuente

4. Read a spooky graphic

Frankenstein: Junji Ito: Story Collection

5. Read a graphic you predict you will give 5 stars

The Avant-Guards: Volume 1 by Carly Usdin & Noah Hayes

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Blogtober 2020 Reviews

The Tea Dragon Festival 📚 Spoiler Free Review 💫 Blogtober #20

Post author By Eliza Eames
Post date October 21, 2020
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Title: The Tea Dragon Festival
Series Name:Tea Dragon #1
Author: Katie O’Neill
Genre: MG Fantasy
Publication Date: Sept 17th, 2019
Pages: 136
Publishers: Oni Press
Rating:

Goodreads Synopsis

Rinn has grown up with the Tea Dragons that inhabit their village, but stumbling across a real dragon turns out to be a different matter entirely! Aedhan is a young dragon who was appointed to protect the village but fell asleep in the forest eighty years ago. With the aid of Rinn’s adventuring uncle Erik and his partner Hesekiel, they investigate the mystery of his enchanted sleep, but Rinn’s real challenge is to help Aedhan come to terms with feeling that he cannot get back the time he has lost.

The Tea Dragon Society: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spoiler Free Review
The Tea Dragon Festival: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Tea Dragon Tapestry: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spoiler Free Review to come

These books are just AMAZING!

Just because something comes easily to you, does not mean it has no value.

Firstly the diversity is amazing! This one is set well before the events in The Tea Dragon Society and does not focus on the same characters or location. So we have new diversity being featured including someone who is deaf. I love that the the book features sign language in this one! The author didn’t have to include the actual sign langugae & translation but she did it so smoothly that it just works naturally and that amazing.

I love the messages that are portrayed in this graphic novel series. It doesn’t come across as a motivational kind of book but that is really how it feels sometimes. The author always includes some message that makes you think and that can relate to the real world.

I enjoyed learning about a new species in this one as well as we meet a full size dragon. The world is always being expanded and it feels very well developed and explained even though the books are under 150 pages each.

Of course I have to mention the artwork as it’s gorgeous and so colourful! I’d love to get some of those chapter headings as stickers or something as they are just beautiful!

Overall I really enjoyed The Tea Dragon Festival! The books are gorgeous, feature amazing diversity, always have a really good message & they are just cute and wholesome reads. I highly recommend giving this series a go as I simply can’t fault anything about it!

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Blogtober 2020

Auto Buy Authors 📚 Blogtober #19

Post author By Eliza Eames
Post date October 20, 2020
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Today I am going to talk about the authors whose books I automatically buy without even reading a synopsis half the time!

1. Maureen Johnson

Truly Devious is in my top five favourite series! I am so keen for The Box in the Woods & I will definitely be pre-ordering it closer to release which is set for 27th of April 2021. I’m also very keen to eventually see what Maureen Johnson comes up with next. She does have one older release that I plan to give a go at some point but it always makes me nervous going backwards in release order because maybe the author wasn’t as good or experienced then as they are now. I do want to have a go at The Name of the Star but the other don’t interest me as they are contemporary romances & that’s just not my cup of tea.

2. Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

I’m pretty sure this duo is on most YA readers Auto Buy list at this point. I personally don’t love Jay Kristoff’s writing alone but I do enjoy Amie Kaufmans & I love them together! I can’t wait for Aurora Rising #3 and I’m hopeful that we will see something else from these two in the future!

3. Karen M. McManus

I’ve read all of Karen M. McManus’s released books, the One of Us is Lying duology & Two Can Keep a Secret. I have The Cousins pre-ordered and it is set to release December 1st. So not long to wait! Karen M. McManus is an amazing YA mystery writer and I’m excited for The Cousins and everything else she writes after that!

4. Ashley Poston

So I have only actually read 3 of the 5 that are currently out but I’m getting there! I’ve read Geekerella & The Princess and the Fangirl. I only got Bookish and the Beast recently and I just haven’t gotten to it yet. Hopefully after my spooky Halloween reads and done. I’ve also read Heart of Iron but am yet to get to Soul of Stars but again hopefully soon. I might do a reading vlog binging the Ashley Poston books once my copy of Among the Beasts and Briars arrives!

5. Seanan McGuire (AKA Mira Grant)

Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire

So far I have read 6 books by Seanan McGuire but she has SOOOO many its kinda crazy. Not only does she has 40+ books under Seanan McGuire but she also has a heap under Mira Grant. I’ve read book 1 – 5 for the Wayward Children series as well as Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day which is one of her standalones. I’m keen to see what she comes out with next but as for her older stuff I honestly have no idea where to start. I am curious about the Rolling in the Deep (possibly) series but that’s the only one I’m actually sure I might read at some point.

6. Lynette Noni

Another in my top 5 favourite series is The Medoran Chronicles by Lynette Noni. The only book that she has published that I have not read is A Very Medoran Kaldoras which is a Christmas short story set in The Medoran Chronicles world. I also really enjoyed the Whisper duology and I can’t wait for The Prison Healer which is set to release April 2021.

7. Alice Oseman

There is just something about Alice Osemans books that I just love! Solitaire is probably my least favourite but it’s still good. Raido Silence, Loveless & I Was Born For This are favourites in that order. As well as the Heartstopper graphic novels & the companion book to them Nick & Charlie. I can’t wait for Volume 4 and then whatever Alice Oseman releases next!

8. Nadine Brandes

I’ve read Nadine Brandes two most recent releases, Romanov & Fawkes, and both were amazing and extremely unique! I am really keen to see what she comes out with next & I’m also curious about her older series Out of Time.

9. Amanda Foody

So far I have read Ace of Shades & King of Fools from the Ace of Shades Trilogy and I’m really keen to have time to sit down and read Queen of Volts! I’ve also read Daughter of the Burning City which is an amazing standalone! You can bet that I will be pre-ordering The Accidental Apprentice which is book 1 in her new middle grade series & All of us Villains which is co-authored by Christine Lynn Herman, whose writing I also love!

10. Angie Thomas

I have read The Hate U Give three times & I’ve read On the Come Up twice because they are both amazing! I can’t wait for Concrete Rose and literally anything else she writes in the future!

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Blogtober 2020 Reviews

Salt to the Sea 💫 Spoiler Free Review 📚 Blogtober #16

Post author By Eliza Eames
Post date October 18, 2020
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Title: Salt to the Sea
Author: Ruta Sepetys
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publication Date: Feb 2nd, 2016
Pages: 391
Publishers: Philomel Books
Rating:

Goodreads Synopsis

While the Titanic and Lusitania are both well-documented disasters, the single greatest tragedy in maritime history is the little-known January 30, 1945 sinking in the Baltic Sea by a Soviet submarine of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German cruise liner that was supposed to ferry wartime personnel and refugees to safety from the advancing Red Army. The ship was overcrowded with more than 10,500 passengers — the intended capacity was approximately 1,800 — and more than 9,000 people, including 5,000 children, lost their lives.

Sepetys (writer of ‘Between Shades of Gray’) crafts four fictionalized but historically accurate voices to convey the real-life tragedy. Joana, a Lithuanian with nursing experience; Florian, a Prussian soldier fleeing the Nazis with stolen treasure; and Emilia, a Polish girl close to the end of her pregnancy, converge on their escape journeys as Russian troops advance; each will eventually meet Albert, a Nazi peon with delusions of grandeur, assigned to the Gustloff decks.

This book is absolutely amazing! This is actually my reread of this one as I did listen to the audiobook a couple years ago and loved it then too. However, I didn’t end up reviewing it last time so I decided to do it this time!
Firstly I highly recommend the audiobook! It is amazingly done & has full cast narration. It’s definitely worth the listen.

This is a very emotional and hard hitting book. I spent the last couple chapters with tears in my eyes & actually had to put the book down twice to pull myself together. It is written in a way that you have an instant connection with these characters (well most of them) and you just want them to get to freedom. Of course this is based off WWII and a lot of people did die, so it’s something you know is likely coming in the book but it doesn’t make it easier to read when it does.

I love and care for Florian, Emilia & Joana so much and genuinely hate Alfred as a person and a character. These characters feel so fleshed out and you learn their stories & their history. It makes it hard to not think of them as real people.

This book also drags you in and won’t let go. I didn’t want to put it down as I just wanted to find out what happens next. It’s also very unpredictable. Just when you think everything is going alright the shit hits the fan again and you are left in shock because of it.

I also love that the author kept the book as historically accurate as she could. Not only did she do that but she also explained it all and told you what really happened and what was fiction. I love that this also focuses on a lesser known event that was extremely deadly. I wish more YA books focused on specific lesser known events so as to educate readers.

Overall I highly recommend this book. Of course it is a WWII story and it’s extreme and hard hitting. There is of course the obvious trigger warnings for a war book such as violence, death, children suffering, etc. but also, please be aware that there is references & discussion of rape in this one. However I think it is an important read and one that needs to be discussed & promoted more.

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Blogtober 2020 Meme

The Finished Books Tag 📚 Blogtober #17

Post author By Eliza Eames
Post date October 17, 2020
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Today I am doing The Finished Books Tag! I have no idea who created this tag as no one else seems to have tagged a creator either. If you know who did let me know & I will give credit!

1. Do you keep a list of the books you’ve read?

Multiple actually.
I track all books read on Goodreads

I have a monthly reading tracker spread sheet that tracks what pages exactly I’ve read of each book (this helps with my Bullet Journal & ReadAThon tracking a lot). This one I adapted a little bit from the ReadAThon Tracker that Caz @ Little Book Owl created.

I also have a yearly spreadsheet that tracks what I read as well as details about the books & author which I use to track my stats.

I also track in my reading journal & Always Fully Booked Planner what books I read each month

2. If you record statistics, what statistics do you record?

I track a fair bit actually.
Total books, Books DNFd, Books reread, New to me Authors, Pages read, stand-alones read, 5 star ratings, eARCs/ARCs Read, 2020 releases read, LGBT+ books read, Authors of Colour read, Genres Read, Age group read, Format read, Page length of read books, Publication year of read books, authors gender, what LGBT+ representation is in the book I read and my yearly reading goals.

3. Do you give star ratings for books and if so, what do you score books out of and how do you come about this score?

Of course! I rate out of 5 and you can check out my Rating System below.

4. Do you review books?

I sure do. I try and review every book I physically read. I don’t always review audiobooks or graphic novels I read though. That just depends on the book.

5. Where do you put your finished books?

If I enjoyed or loved them then they get moved from my TBR shelf to my Read Shelves. You can check out my Book Shelf Tours for those shelves on my YouTube Channel.
For the books I didn’t enjoy they will go on my unhaul pile. Once I get a decent amount of books on that pile then I do an Unhaul video on my Channel. Those books are then sold on Facebook or donated to out local used book store. The funds from that store goes towards the local seniors bus which runs seniors and disabled people to Drs appointments and such.

6. Do you have any other rituals for when you have finished a book?

My ritual is: I add the info to my spread sheets, GoodReads & Bullet Journal. I then write out review notes in my Always Fully Booked Planner if I will be reviewing. If it’s a physical book I will add it to the top shelf of my TBR cart until I film my end of month wrap up. Then after that’s filmed it will either go on my read shelves or to the unhaul pile. Then at some point I will write my review to post on here.

Well that is all the questions! What bookish stats do you track?

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Blogtober 2020 Reviews

A Song Below Water 💫 Spoiler Free Review 📚 Blogtober #16

Post author By Eliza Eames
Post date October 16, 2020
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Title: A Song Below Water
Series Name: A Song Below Water
Author: Bethany C. Morrow
Genre: YA Contemporary Fantasy
Publication Date: June 2nd, 2020
Pages: 288
Publishers: Tor Teen
Rating:

Goodreads Synopsis

Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Never mind she’s also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes.

But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation; the girls’ favorite Internet fashion icon reveals she’s also a siren, and the news rips through their community. Tensions escalate when Effie starts being haunted by demons from her past, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice during a police stop. No secret seems safe anymore—soon Portland won’t be either.

I was highly anticipating this book before I picked it up! A siren story with POC MCs & Black Lives Matter themes?! Sounded like the perfect mix of contemporary issues & fantasy elements. What could go wrong? Well, turns out a fair bit. I easily have more negative points than positive and while I did have a good time actually reading it and it dealt with some good topics the overall execution just wasn’t there.

So as I said I did enjoy the discussion on the Black Lives Matter topics. I enjoyed that the author blended the hate towards the black community in with the hate towards the siren community. I’ve also seen some own voice reviews that claim the book has good representation, so that’s a positive as well even if it’s not something I can directly comment on.

However, that and the general enjoyability of the audiobook experience is really the only reason why this book got the rating that it did. It isn’t necessarily bad but it could have been done SOO much better.

Firstly for the negative side of things, there is basically no world building or background given at all. You are just thrown in and are just meant to understand what is going on when really you have no idea. There were also a general lack of explanation for a lot of aspects and also a fair few references to things, events, etc. that just weren’t explained. As if you are magically meant to know the back story and understand the references.

The main thing that bugged me with A Song Below Water is that it was advertised as a Siren Story but kinda wasn’t. Yes it started out that way but after a certain point Tav (the siren) basically doesn’t matter anymore and it’s all about Effie. The story turns into Effie trying to find herself and figure out what she is. What about Tav? And the siren hate? And her accidentally exposing her voice? And basically everything siren related?
Also slight spoiler but when Effie’s species is revealed it’s one we basically hadn’t heard of and have no idea what it is but everyones just like yeah cool she is a ….. And that’s it. We are just supposed to be like ‘yeah, makes total sense’ and move on. Prime example of lack of explanation.

I did start reading this book physically but found myself pushing to get through it due to simply not feeling any connection towards Effie or Tav. I like Tav but there was not real connection there and the characters had no depth. They felt very flat and one dimensional which makes it hard to connect to them as they have basically no personality. So, I ended up swapping to the audiobook which definitely made it easier to read.

Overall I am not particularly impressed with A Song Below Water. This book had so much potential but it just didn’t quite hit the mark. I’m not sure if I will end up picking up book 2. I’m kinda curious but also not really that curious, so I don’t know. If the audiobook pops up on Scribd I may end up giving it a go but I don’t think I will go out of my way to buy it.

Have you read A Song Below Water? What were your thoughts?

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Blogtober 2020 Meme

Last Year I Was Reading… 💫 #6 📚 Blogtober #15

Post author By Eliza Eames
Post date October 16, 2020
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So, I’m joining a weekly feature that is kind of like a Throwback Thursday! Last Year I Was Reading… was created by ReadingMaria!

Take your current read and compare it to what you reading this exact time last year. Which one do you like better? What is different about the books? Any special facts/things you want to make note of or bring attention to? Be sure to link it back to my blog so I can see them!

This Year I Am Reading…

The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill

This was so amazing! I’m sad that the series is over but I could read about these characters and these tiny creatures forever. This series is cute, has gorgeous art work, amazingly diverse characters & is just such a feel good book!

Last Year I was Reading…

When She Reigns is Book 3 in the Fallen Isles Trilogy which is an awesome fantasy series with a focus on dragons! I loved this series and book 3 was my favourite. In my opinion this series got better and better with each book. Definitely need to do a reread of these soon!

How can it really compare? While I loved When She Reigns it just can’t hold up against The Tea Dragon Tapestry.

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Blogtober 2020

Goodreads “Want to Read” Clear Out #2 📚 Blogtober #14

Post author By Eliza Eames
Post date October 14, 2020
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So I thought it was time for another Clear Out on my Goodreads “Want to Read” Shelf. I have removed 79 books from my Want to Read Shelf this time around but last time I removed 180+ books! So if you want to check that out you can find that post HERE!

Basically all of these book are either sequels to books that I have read but I’m not interested in continuing or books I simply lost interest in. So, here are all the books I scraped!