Category: EusReads

Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.

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Classic Remarks: Why is The Secret Garden more popular than Little Lord Fauntleroy?

July 17, 2020
Why is The Secret Garden more popular than Little Lord Fauntleroy

Yes, we’re back for another Classic Remarks, hosted by Pages Unbound! I’ve been preparing for this since June, when I reread both The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy. This week’s prompt: During her life, Frances Hodgson Burnett received more acclaim for Little Lord Fauntleroy than for The Secret Garden.  Today the reverse is true.  What do you… Read More Classic Remarks: Why is The Secret Garden more popular than Little Lord Fauntleroy?

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Book Review: How to Have a Better Relationship with Anybody by James Hilt

July 15, 2020
How to Have a Better Relationship with Anybody by James Hilt

As someone who’s made her fair share of relationship missteps over the years, How to Have a Better Relationship with Anybody intrigued me when I saw it on NetGalley. It’s a look at relationships from a Christian perspective, and I found that it complemented God’s New Community and The Meeting Class quite well. While those… Read More Book Review: How to Have a Better Relationship with Anybody by James Hilt

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Childhood Favourites: Was Five Run Away Together inspired by the Secret Series?

July 13, 2020
Was Five Run Away Together inspired by the Secret Series

According to WordPress, this is my 1000th post! The first post appeared in 2014 when I was blogging about my life in Japan (this blog has undergone many changes, including a move from blogger to WordPress). I don’t know if it’s my true 1000th post, but I still thought it would be fun to celebrate… Read More Childhood Favourites: Was Five Run Away Together inspired by the Secret Series?

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Kickstarter Book Review: The Necronomicon of Solar Pons edited by Derrick Belanger

July 6, 2020
The Necronomicon of Solar Pons edited by Derrick Belanger

This Kickstarter book had me at “Sherlock Holmes meets Cthulhu”. While I haven’t read the Solar Pons stories or been able to find August Derleth in the library, which means I went into this collection unfamiliar with the main characters, I still enjoyed this short story collection very much. A little bit of backstory: August… Read More Kickstarter Book Review: The Necronomicon of Solar Pons edited by Derrick Belanger