About Me


Hi! My name is Marlin, and this is my book blog. I'm a first year English student at university, and I've always loved to read. I'm also a three time NaNoWriMo winner, a scarf collector, a cat lover, a TV shows enthusiast, a lazy person and occasionally a songwriter.

I will mostly be reviewing Young Adult books on this blog, simply because that is what I mostly read. If you have any requests for reviews, feel free to drop me a comment!

So I quickly wanted to introduce my rating system. I will be awarding the books I read stars, depending on how much I enjoyed them. Yes, I stole this idea from Goodreads, and I will also be sticking pretty close to what the ratings signify on Goodreads.

☆ - I didn't like it. I wouldn't recommend it.

☆☆ - It was okay. This means I didn't like it, but it was readable because it had at least one redeeming quality.

☆☆☆ - I liked it. This means the book was overall enjoyable, but it had some flaws.

☆☆☆☆ - I really liked it. This means I enjoyed the book and would recommend it.

☆☆☆☆☆ - It was amazing. I reserve this rating for my absolute favorite books.

Of course, this rating system is overly simple, and usually matters are more complex than that. But if you are not in the mood for reading the entire review and just want to know my basic judgement on a book, you can just have a look at how many stars I awarded it and roughly know how I felt about it.

Also, a quick note about the summaries that I will post of books. They are all copy and pasted from Goodreads, unless I state otherwise. Goodreads is an awesome website that helps you to discover books, keep track of the books you're reading and have read, and find other bookish people. But I'm sure you all know about it, so no more on this subject. If you want to add me as friend on Goodreads, you will find me here:

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8678229-marlin-elina

Update: I have recently become a bookdepository affiliate. You can find a link to bookdepository.com at the top of the sidebar. If you go through this link to buy books, I will receive a small percentage of the money. You would greatly help out a poor student with a reading addiction by doing so ;)

That is all. Have a wonderful day, and happy reading!

1 comment:

  1. My name is Daniel M. Fife and I am the author of Light & Dark: The Awakening of the Mageknight, the first in a series of young adult fantasy adventure novels. I have subscribed to your channel because I find your video reviews honest, insightful, and compelling. I understand that you must be terribly busy, but I would like to propose an arrangement that could benefit both of us. It would be my pleasure to send you a free copy of the said work in an exchange for an honest and unbiased review on your channel. If you find that you are interested, I can be reached through email at kayge@comcast.net. Please let me know if and how you would like to proceed.

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