Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly book discussion with a new topic every Tuesday hosted by Meeghan of Meeghan Reads (formerly 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. September is a theme [...]
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The Identity Crisis Tag
I saw this tag recently on Isabelle’s blog Bookwyrm Bites and thought it looked like fun. Online quizzes are always interesting. Why not find out which book characters I am? Rules: Take all the quizzes down below and record your answers. NO CHEATING. You get one shot to take each quiz, my friends. I’m watching [...]
The Pressure of Expectations: A Review of “Queen of Air and Darkness” by Cassandra Clare
Official Summary: What if damnation is the price of true love? Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees [...]
Top 5 Wednesday: Characters I’d Have Over for Friendsgiving
While Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate family, it’s also one of the most stressful holidays of the year. After all, even if you love your family members, that doesn’t always mean you like them— especially when extended family comes into the mix. I’ve been lucky both in that Thanksgiving at my house has always [...]
The Love Triangle Game
So, it’s been a while since I’ve done a good old-fashioned game tag. This one was created by BookTuber Jesse the Reader. It’s not unlike the RIP It or Ship It Tag, in which you put a bunch or character names (from all walks of book) in a hat, jar, or some other kind of [...]
Top 5 Wednesday: Fathers/Father Figures
Father’s Day is just around the corner and, as such, what better Top 5 Wednesday topic than our favorite fictional fathers and father figures! Trying to come up with answers for this made me realize how there really aren’t a lot of great father figures in media. At least not in the books I’ve read. [...]
Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite “Unlikable” Protagonists
Hosted by ThoughtsOnTomes Hello again, Strangers! It’s time to do this week’s Top 5 Wednesday topic! This week’s topic is your favorite “unlikable” protagonists. “Unlikable” protagonists get a bad rap, but they’re often some of my favorite characters. I get tired of flawless, can-do-no-wrong main characters, so “unlikable” ones are often a refreshing change. So, [...]
Slytherin Greatness: A Character Profile on Julian Blackthorn
You may or may not know this about me, but I am a Slytherin. A proud Slytherin. After years of my kinsmen being viewed as “the evil House,” things are finally coming around. People are learning more about us and the idea of what makes a Slytherin is broadening. And, as such, more non-Harry Potter [...]
My Top Five Books of 2016
I have read many books this year. How many? A whole fucking lot. Nearly 100. And I’m not done. However, it’s close enough to the end of the year that I’m ready to declare my five favorite 2016 releases. In order to be considered for this list, a book must meet only two qualifications: it [...]
Strange Storyteller 