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'Astronomical' , by Tim James Title: Astronomical Author: Tim James Genre (s): Nonfiction, Science, Astronomy Language: English Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 9th November 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Link to buy it!  Thank you to Edelweiss and Simon & Schuster for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.  Astronomical by Tim James is a nonfiction book of astronomy , the science of stars. The book talks about many topics related to, evidently, stars (life and death), black holes , solar systems and what kind of solar systems we can find in space, galaxies (it talks of course about our own galaxy: the Milky Way), etc. It talks about many things related to the science of the cosmos. I have found it a very good reading for me, as I am a lover of this science and I do enjoy reading and learning more about it. It is written in a funny, but scientific and formal way that makes it so easy to read it. It makes funny references to Pirates of the Caribbean...

'Living With Viola' , by Rosena Fung Title: Living with Viola Author: Rosena Fung Genre (s): Nonfiction, Mental Health Language: English Publisher: Annick Press Publication Date: 26th October 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Link to buy the book! Thank you to the publisher Annick Press and Edelweiss for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.  Living with Viola is a middle grade story about Livy , and how she feels about the world and everything that surrounds her, how anxiety and fear doesn't seem to let her go. It's a story about mental health in teenagers, how many factors can affect them.  It's a graphic novel that explores feelings and negative thoughts. There are two topics that I find them of more importance: racism and anxiety and panic attacks . I won't talk about these topics here because it will be spoilers from the book and I don't want to ruin the experience of reading such great work.  Regarding the illustrations , they are beautiful and full of co...

'Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Astronomy' , by Sarafina Nance & Greg Paprocki Title: Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Astronomy  Author: Sarafina Nance Illustrator: Greg Paprocki Genre (s): Graphic Novel, Children, Astronomy, Science Publisher: Gibbs Smith Language: English Publication Date: 7th September 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to the author , the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  Illustrative, interesting facts about the universe and celestial objects fill this book in a way so easy and so beautiful for children to understand and to learn more about this fascinating subject.  This book talks about how universe works , and what's inside it: planets , galaxies , stars , black holes, white dwarfs, moons , neutron stars,... Along with supernovae that happens when a bigger star dies, and light , and dark matter and dark energy , which is invisible to us. It shows you illustrations so full of color ...

 ¿Cuáles son mis lecturas actuales? ¡Hola! ¡Espero que estéis teniendo un día maravilloso ! Hoy quería escribir un poquito sobre mis lecturas actuales , que son actualmente tres: Wish Hunter , Un Universo Gravitacional y By Any Other Name .  Wish Hunter es un libro de fantasía , el primero en la saga The Savannah Series . Está escrito por Hero Bowen y Jordan Riley Swan . Lo estoy leyendo con calma, pero me está gustando bastante. No voy a comentarlo por aquí del todo porque me lo guardaré para cuando publique la reseña correspondiente. Es un e- ARC que me aceptaron a finales de mayo Xpresso Book Tours vía Netgalley . Salió a la venta el 1 de junio .  Un Universo Gravitacional es un libro de ciencia y astronomía en el que se tratan temas como los agujeros negros , los agujeros blancos, los agujeros de gusano , las estrellas, el espacio-tiempo , la materia oscura ,... ¡Me está encantando! La astronomía y todo lo que tenga que ver con el cosmos me fascina y estoy muy...

 'LOVE SCENES' , by Bridget Morrissey  Title: Love Sscenes Author: Bridget Morrissey Genre (s): Contemporary, Romance, Adult, Fiction Publisher: Berkley (Penguin Publishing Group)  Language: English Publication Date: 22nd June 2021 Thank you to the author, Berkley ( Penguin Publishing Group ) and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A romantic comedy about two people who fall in love on a film set.  Two people that, apparently, hate each other. Sloane is having a bad time, and the least she wants is to work along with her enemy, Joseph Donovan , the actor she had a terrible time while shooting a film a few years ago. I absolutely loved this book . I have so many things to say about it! Although I'll probably end up saying too little (I'm sorry for that). Love Scenes is not just a love story. It's more than that. It's about self-love , alcoholism, relationships, toxic relationships, friendship, family ,... It talks about many topics —...

  WRAP UP MAY 2021 - Part 2/2 Hey!  This is the second post of my May Wrap Up . So, I've read 19 books , and I've talked a bit about them on my last post .  On this post, I'll be talking about the rest nine books .  1. Murmuration,  by  Blake Auden Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre:  Poetry Language:  English (original & read) Publisher:  Independent Publishers Group Publication Date:  5th October 2021 Link to buy it on Amazon Independent Publishers Group and Edelweiss provided me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I leave the links where I published my review: here , Goodreads and Instagram .  2. Ellipsis,  by  Adeola Juwon Gbalajobi Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre:  Poetry Language:  English (original & read) Publisher:  BooksGoSocial Publication Date:  5th June 2021 Link to buy it on Amazon BooksGoSocial and Netgalley  provided me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an ho...

' Michelle Obama' , by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara (writer) & Mia Saine (illustrator) Thank you to the authors, Frances Lincoln Children's Books (Quarto Group) and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  In this new installment of Litte People, Big Dreams , written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara, we can read about Michelle Obama's life .  It's a short , and illustrated biography about her infancy, her college years, and adulthood.  I really enjoyed it because Michelle Obama is one of the public figures I want to know more about.  The illustrator, Mia Saine, did a great job with the illustrations , which are so beautiful and lovely. I loved them!  In this book, we get to know more about Michelle Obama's life: how she became one of the most influential public figures around the world.  We get to know about how she became a lawyer, how she met her husband, Barack Obama, and how she supported Obama's campaign to become President of the...

' Ruth Bader Ginsburg ', by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara Thank you to the author, Frances Lincoln Children's Books and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  In this new installment of Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara's Little People, Big Dreams book Series, the author explores the life of the judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020). It is a beautiful, inspiring human story about a girl, a woman, who believed in herself , who never gave up. It is lovely, and it is so beautifully written, with illustrations. Ruth became one of the symbols for female lawyers. She fought for women's rights , for equality of gender. She spent all of her life fighting for it. She wanted to become the person her mother believed she could be. Her mother died before she graduated from high school.  Ruth and Martin's story is so sweet- how Martin cared for her, how he admired her and saw her as his equal. She became the leader of a feminist law group, and worked to e...

'Lights Day and Night: The Science of How Light Works' , by Susan Hughes & Ellen Rooney Thank you to the authors, Kids Can Press and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A funny, graphic and easy way for children to learn more about how light works. It talks how light travels from our star —the Sun — to us, and it gives glimpses of the rest of the stars out there in space, far away from us. It also explains some concepts in a easy way for kids : types of lights that exist, how the water cycle works —in a simple and illustrative way—, and how sunlight is so important to us, Earth and its children. It gives visual examples with beautiful details. It comments interesting facts for kids. At the last pages, we found a game/exercise for them. It is a detail that makes the book even better for them to digest if they're not into reading. Also, there is a glossary full of terms at the end. It helps them, and also makes them more curious about the top...

 “ Murmurations ”, by Blake Auden First, I want to say thank you to the author,  the editorial and Edelweiss for accepting my request to read the book in exchange for an honest review.  I don't even know how to say this. I don't think I am capable of writing everything that's up on my mind about this book right now.  Murmuration is one of the best poetry books I have ever read. It's so emotional, and its poems are so deep and so beautifully written. I wish I'd be able to write such beautiful poetry.  This book talks about loss, grief, heartbreak, sadness, and love.  “𝒊 𝒂𝒎 𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅, 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍, 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉.” The author takes the grief and the loss of someone you once loved/still love and transforms it into something that breaks your heart when you read it.  It's a book about past...