Did some lettering of part of my favourite quote from the Stormlight Archive! I love the idea behind it and thought it would be a great quote to live by for the year. Sometimes I find myself so focused on perfection — especially when it comes to my creative pursuits — that I forget to […]
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Fantasy, philosophy, politics, action, compelling characters. In my later days of teen-hood, I realised that this was, for me, my holy formula. All the ingredients necessary to create the Perfect Book. I found this in the A Trial of Blood and Steel series by Joel Shepherd, and in George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, but […]
Read MoreIt’s been a while since I’ve been here, and while so much has changed since my last post, one thing remains the same: I’m still chasing my teenage passion for reading. I’ve decided to change my site name to paperborne, to match the account I’ve made on Instagram that features my bullet journaling and art. […]
Read MoreThe second trailer for Scott Westerfeld’s new book, Imposters, dropped a few days ago! It’s a high quality trailer; vibrant and well-produced. It also concisely give us the premise of the story. Our main character is a twin who is the daughter of a rich, powerful, and dangerous man. She is trained to kill, […]
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Disclaimer: minor spoilery content ahead. This was exactly what I expected a supernatural road trip to be, in the best of ways: horrifying, dark, exciting, and loads of fun. Demon Road follows Amber Lamont, a once normal sixteen-year-old girl, who goes on the run after discovering a deadly family secret. Along the titular Demon […]
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I hit up my local library last week and picked up three goodies: Rogue (The Paladin Prophecy, #3) by Mark Frost Starborn (Worldmaker, #1) by Lucy Hounsom The Novice (Summoner, #1) by Taran Matharu I’ll definitely be reviewing Rogue as it’s the conclusion of the Paladin Prophecy. As for the others, that will depend on […]
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Fun abounds in this second instalment of the Paladin Prophecy, with just enough mystery and intrigue to keep you turning the pages! Will West and his new friends, “The Alliance”, continue to investigate the secret society known as the Knights of Charlemagne, while coming to terms with their newfound abilities. Soon they realise that everything […]
Read MoreI’ve changed my URL from oncebooked to theoncehooked because I feel like the latter is closer to the essence of why I started this blog in the first place, and it’s also much catchier in my head. “oncebooked” was actually a bad pun on my part for “oncehooked”, and my need to put something book-related […]
Read MoreMy mini book banners page has been updated! I’m also currently accepting five requests for mini book book banners so if you have something in mind that you’d like, shoot me a message! I can’t guarantee they’ll be perfect because, let’s be real, I’m a noob, but I’ll certainly try. 😛
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I gotta say folks, this book was a fun read, in that formulaic, young adult fiction kind of way. I’ve been off this genre for a long time because of that exact reason, but I guess I’ve just been craving a quick and exciting read to get that blood pumping, and this book delivered that […]
Read MoreBeen a while since I’ve done this. But here’s the book banner I made for Year One! I tried making a banner for the alternate cover but it didn’t work out. 😦
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