By: Manuela Soares "He had always wanted more-and look where that had gotten him." Tor, Ch. 13. This is a story chock-full of adventure, friendship, and reflection. I think that everyone at some point in their lives has questioned the path they're on in life; that's part of being human. On Emblem Island though, the... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares Poetry has never been my strong suit, more often than not I have a hard time understanding and deciphering it, so it's not a genre that I typically gravitate towards or find enjoyable to read. That being said, I have studied it a bit in the past, my BA is in English... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares Hello once more, and welcome back to Functionally Fictional and a Tuesday Top 5. So, I'm packing to move, and one thing that this has had me doing is going through all my books and deciding which ones to keep and which to donate or junk. Now, even after donating nearly 100... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares If you're a fan of the movie "Ghost Ship," then this is a book for you! Sci-Fi: awesome. Horror: superb. Sci-Fi/Horror: spectacular. I love the mixing of these two genres. This was a story that I just couldn’t put down, it sucked me right in from the beginning and had me immersed... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares Hello, and happy Tuesday, all! Welcome back to another seasonal TBR list. Spring is officially upon us, and that means a slew of books are being released and making it the perfect time to clean up and dust off some of those books on our never-ending TBR lists. So here are a... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares Happy Hump Day, readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares TW/CW: Potential readers, please be aware that this book makes several mentions of sexual assault and physical abuse against an underage girl, a few scenes of sexual nature (adults), and features varying degrees of violence throughout. So, this book was not what I expected based on the summary. Yes, it has an... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares Happy Tuesday, readers, and welcome back to Top Ten Tuesday here at Functionally Fictional! I've been spending more time on bookstagram and booktok lately and have seen so many great reels and videos. I don't know about you, but sometimes I'll pick up a book before even reading the summary simply because... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares Hey all! Welcome back to another Friday here at Functionally Fictional and this week's Friday Firsts. For those who don’t know, Friday Firsts was created by Tenacious Reader and is used to spotlight the first few sentences/paragraphs of your current read and your first impressions. It’s meant to be a quick and... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares Happy Tuesday all, and welcome back to Functionally Fictional! This week I decided to list 10 of the books that I plan on reading at some point this year. This is kind of a Top Ten Tuesday and a 2022 TBR wrapped into one. Top Ten Tuesday, for those who aren't familiar,... Continue Reading →
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