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 [...]
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My Blog Name in Books Alphabet Tag
So, I’ve been on a semi-hiatus from this blog since I started my new job in July. I’m not saying this post is a return to my regular posting schedule— that I’m still taking one day at a time. Today just felt like a good posting day and so here I am doing my first [...]
Top 5 Tuesday: Authors from A to Z (U, V, W, X, Y, Z)
Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly book discussion with a new topic every Tuesday hosted by Shanah of Bionic Book Worm. 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. March is a theme month for Top 5 Tuesday! This [...]
Recommending Standalones
I'm a big fan of series. I love joining characters on lengthy adventures and being in it for the long hall. But that doesn't mean I read series exclusively. On the contrary, I've read some fantastic standalones in my day. Today, I'd like to recommend a few of my all-time favorites. From fantasy to contemporary [...]
May 2018 Wrap-Up
This month, I felt really good about the amount I read. And then I checked Goodreads and realized I didn’t read nearly as much as I thought. The good news is the content of what I read was overall really good. In May, I read two novels, three graphic novels, and one short story. In [...]
Top 5 Wednesday: Character Names
Hello, hello, hello. It’s Top 5 Wednesday again. In keeping with May’s topic-less topics, this week I’ve chosen a fun one. Today I’m going to talk about my top five favorite character names. To me, character names are as important as character traits. Of course, sometimes a name is just cool. Either way, I deeply [...]
May 2017 Wrap-Up
Evening, Strangers! It's time for my May wrap-up! This month was a much better reading month than April. I read nine books this month, most of which were on my TBR. I read a lot of good books, as well as some I had mixed feelings on. Well, enough dilly-dallying around. Here are all [...]
May 2017 TBR
As April was a so-so reading month for me, I’m really looking to step it up in May. I’ve already finished one book (albeit one that I started in April, but it still counts). Here are the rest of the books I plan on trying to read this month: A Court of Wings and Ruin [...]
Strange Storyteller 