Welcome one and all to the first annual Book EGOTs! For those who don’t know, an EGOT is someone who has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. In that same vein, I’m going to be awarding books the books I read in 2020 that I think are as phenomenal as an [...]
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December 2020 Reading Wrap-Up
It’s time for the final wrap-up of 2020! Yay! The year from hell is officially over! Will things be better in 2021? I don’t know, but I think we can try to make sure it is. I had a great reading month in December. I read three novels, all adult fantasy. And guess what? I [...]
Book Meme: WWW Wednesday (#6)
WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam of Taking on a World of Words. It’s basically a fun way to update your readers on your current reading. The questions are based on the Three Ws: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading The [...]
Book Review: “The Bone Shard Daughter” by Andrea Stewart
Add on Goodreads “I would drink a thousand lies just to see your face again.” In an empire controlled by bone shard magic, Lin, the former heir to the emperor will fight to reclaim her magic and her place on the throne. The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic [...]
Book Review: “Black Sun” by Rebecca Roanhorse
Add on Goodreads “There was magic in the world, pure and simple, things she didn't understand. Best get used to it.” In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun [...]
November 2020 Reading Wrap-Up
Is this wrap-up late? Yes. Have I fallen behind on other blog posts I want to write? Also yes. My bad. In my defense, I have no defense. November was a wild ride, I guess! I mean, my country had an election that lasted nearly a week, Destiel went canon but only in Spanish (thus [...]
Top 5 Tuesday: Friends’ Recommendations
Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly book discussion with a new topic every Tuesday hosted by Meeghan of Meeghan Reads. It’s each blogger’s job to pick five book-related things (though you’re welcome to pick things from other media, if necessary) that fit the topic. Today’s topic is books you read because a friend recommended them [...]
October 2020 Reading Wrap-Up
Happy Halloween!!! Are you guys dressing up? I’m trying to think of a lazy man’s costume I can throw together to sit around the house in (thanks, COVID-19). No solid ideas yet, aside from just reusing an old costume chilling in my closet. On the upside, I had an incredible reading month in October. I [...]
Book Review: “The Year of the Witching” by Alexis Henderson
Add on Goodreads “Good people don't bow their heads and bite their tongues while other good people suffer. Good people are not complicit.” In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet’s word is law, Immanuelle Moore’s very existence is blasphemy. Her mother’s union with an outsider of a different race cast her once-proud family into [...]
September 2020 Reading Wrap-Up
Can you guys believe we’ve already finished September? That there are only three months left of 2020? On the other hand, can you believe it’s still 2020? On the bright side, I had a great reading month in September. I read two novels (both adult SFF) and one memoir. The lowest rating I gave was [...]
