My name is Nafiza and if you are really curious, I am of Indo-Fijian descent. I speak five languages, three of them fluently. I have a BA in English Literature and I minored in Asian Languages and Culture, specifically Korean. (Which means I translate from Korean to English.) I am also pursuing a Masters of Arts in Children’s Literature from September 2012 onwards at the University of British Columbia.
I am a voracious reader and consume books insatiably. I take pride in writing thoughtful reviews that are parts analysis and parts reaction. My reviews are not objective in manner. I do not claim to be a professional reviewer and you will find that the tone of my reviews do not reflect me as one either. I get very involved with the books I read and I review them from a personal perspective.
While I do read many more genres than just young adult, I prefer to pick the books belonging to other genres myself and therefore do not accept any book that falls outside the young adult genre. Publicists, publishers and authors are welcome to email me for reviewing purposes but before you do, please be advised that I write honest reviews and I would prefer that you read one or two of my reviews to see if my style suits your needs . I accept ARCs and finished copies for reviewing purposes. E-Galleys, as long as they are in .mobi format, are also welcome. I would appreciate it if you would give me at least six weeks before the book is released to get the review up.
Please be aware that I do not review books by self-published authors.
To contact, email me at: fizzlicious at gmail.com.
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What’s the smile for – it makes me suspicious.
Nafiza…..Canadian!
Land I would love to explore!
Thanks for tagging Reutreads. Then I found you. I am really impressed that you can read that quickly. I am new to WordPress and blogging. Also a newbie at writing YA but not published as I have a great road trip story to the midwest on the editing table..hopefully I don’t lose to much to the delete key. Any words of wisdom?
Love to read but apparently not as passionate as you, as my new adobe is a studio with no place to hide as hubby has the TV on and winter is outside here on the Oregon coast. Love my new place tho as I am two doors from grandkids. I did reduce my stuff to the “essentials”. So blogging and writing is my new thing. Oh gardening is coming too.
My hubby accuses me of using my cell for a camera only since I don’t answer it when he calls…but I will snap a pic of nature every chance I get..flowers, rocks. ocean. birds, everything but people (they don’t smile or stand still)….Daughters gives me plenty of pics of the grand babies..(I have 10).
Thanks for sharing on bibliophilic….is that a real word?
Hi Emilieann, thanks for replying to my post. And bibliophilic is certainly a real word (or it is now, haha). Good luck with the story. I hope you get it done.
So I found the “Writing” section and started a new book…”How did I get here”..It starts out innocent but as life has it, it turns sour and then a redemptive ending…so it could be rated as her life goes on. I found I was writing in the first person, almost like it was my life…OH it is…..oops. Do you know if it is a good place to write?…course I don’t have a audience yet…well not anyone that let’s me know they are reading my ramblings. Sorry I interrupted your reading…..carry on.