In 2021, I have but one reading goal: I want to prioritize my backlist. I have so many unread books on my shelves and on my Kindle and a bad habit of buying books faster than I can read them. This year I plan on doing something about that. Instead of focusing on new releases [...]
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Book Review: “Honey Girl” by Morgan Rogers (ARC)
Add on Goodreads ***Thank you to Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.*** “Have you ever stared up at the sky and wondered where it was you saw yourself, all those years ago? Which star it was you followed here?” With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, twenty-eight-year-old Grace [...]
Most Anticipated Books: January 2021
Most Anticipated Books is a monthly series in which I discuss the releases I’m most excited for in the coming month. In January, there are six books coming out that I’m excited to read. Persephone Station by Stina Leicht Summary: Persephone Station, a seemingly backwater planet that has largely been ignored by the United Republic [...]
Book EGOTs: The Best Books of 2020 Awards
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 [...]
Book Razzies: The Worst Books of 2020 Awards
Welcome to the first annual Book Razzies! The Razzies are an annual award show for the worst movies of the year. I’m adopting that model to share my worst books of 2020 with you! I got this idea after seeing several creators, including Gerry of The Book Nook UK, do something similar last year. I [...]
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 [...]
Bookending Winter: 2021 Releases I Can’t Wait to Read
Bookending Winter is an event hosted by Sam of Fictionally Sam and Clo of Cuppa Clo in which book bloggers from all over get together to discuss books using summer themes. There are lots of great prompts I’m excited to respond to. Today’s prompt is brought to you by Sam of Fictionally Sam. What are [...]
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 [...]
