About
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” (Jane Austen)
Once Upon a Bookshelf is the blog of Courtney, a twentysomething Graphic Designer who spends a good majority of her free time reading. What once started out as a blog solely about the books that Courtney had read, has evolved into being an almost every-purpose blog. While the main focus is still on books, there is an occassional post in regards to sewing, movies, television, web and graphic design.
I have a tendency to gush about things I enjoy; don’t expect too much intelligent discussion, but if you enjoy good characters and good stories, then perhaps we shall get along capitally. I have a tendency to devour whatever I can get my hands on, though I go through phases where I will stick to one certain genre for a long period of time. In the past it has included fantasy, YA fiction and nautical fiction. It may include those genres again at periods of time.
My favourite books include C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, Sara Douglass’ Troy Game, L.M. Montgomery’s Rilla of Ingleside and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight. Other authors that I love are C.S. Forester and J.K. Rowling. If you are interested, the list of numerous books I want to read can be found here, whereas all the books I’ve reviewed on my blog can be found here.
Aside from bookish stuff, I enjoy anything that has to do with Doctor Who, Torchwood, Heroes and Firefly. I secretly want to be a cryptozoologist when I “grow up”, and when I’m not working on graphic design projects.
If you want to send me an ARC of a book, please contact me. I do not accept all books I am contacted about, but if you do send it, I will read and review it. I try to do it almost as soon as I receive the ARC, though that does not always happen. I also cannot guarantee that I will have only pleasant things to say about your book.