Maia and a Little Moore – A Reading, Writing and Parenting Blog

Book Review: Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)

August 11, 2017 Article

Publisher: Harper Teen Pages: 262 Release Date: May 12th 2015 Summary: Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from Noelle Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout, this gorgeous full-color graphic novel is perfect for the legions of

Book Review: City of Saints and Thieves (Natalie C. Anderson)

August 8, 2017 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Oneworld Publications Pages: 432 Release Date: July 6th 2017 Summary (from Goodreads): Street-thief Tina breaks in to the luxurious house where her mother was killed to steal from Mr. Greyhill and nail him for her mother’s murder. She is caught

Book Review: A Change is Gonna Come (by lots of awesome YA authors)

August 4, 2017 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Stripes Publishing Pages: 384 Release Date: August 10th 2017 Summary (from Goodreads): Featuring top Young Adult authors alongside a host of exciting new talent, this anthology of stories and poetry from BAME writers on the theme of change is a

Book Review: S.T.A.G.S (M. A. Bennett)

August 2, 2017 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Hot Key Books Pages: 402 Release Date: August 10th 2017 Summary (from Goodreads): It is the autumn term and Greer MacDonald is struggling to settle into the sixth form at the exclusive St. Aidan the Great boarding school, known to

July Wrap Up

July 31, 2017 Article

Once again, it’s been a slow month, but I’ve really enjoyed the books I’ve read, especially the two from The Conqueror’s Saga by Kiersten White. This month also marks my first audio book, which is pretty cool. What I Read Where Am I Now? True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame by Mara Wilson S.T.A.G.S

Book Review: Now I Rise (Kiersten White)

July 21, 2017 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Corgi Children’s Pages: 480 Release Date: July 6th 2017 Summary (from Goodreads): She has no allies. No throne. All she has is what she’s always had: herself. After failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada Dracul is out to

Book Review: And I Darken (Kiersten White)

July 12, 2017 Article

Publisher: Corgi Children’s Pages: 484 Release Date: July 7th 2016 Summary (from Goodreads): No one expects a princess to be brutal. And Lada Dragwyla likes it that way. Ever since she and her brother were abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman sultan’s courts, Lada has known that ruthlessness is the key to survival. For

Book Review: Where Am I Now? True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame (Mara Wilson)

July 8, 2017 Article

Format: Audible Audio Length: 7hrs 22 mins Release Date: September 13th 2016 Summary: Mara Wilson has always felt a little young and a little out of place: as the only child on a film set full of adults, the first daughter in a house full of boys, the sole clinically depressed member of the cheerleading squad, a valley girl in

Book Review: Flame in the Mist (Renée Ahdieh)

July 4, 2017 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Pages: 402 Release Date: May 18th 2017 Summary (from Goodreads): The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but

June Wrap Up

July 1, 2017 Article

I’ve had a bit of a slower reading month than usual this month, but I’ve read some amazing books and am getting back into the swing of things again now. What I Read When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Day 7 by Kerry Drewery The Hundred Names of Darkness by Nilanajana Roy Lumberjanes Volume