Whether they’re in your closet, under your bed, or just in your imagination, monsters have had a grip on all of our minds since childhood. They fill us with terror and exhilaration. Therefore, it’s no surprise that this week’s spooky Top 5 Wednesday topic is our favorite monsters. Fiction has so many great monsters, it [...]
Tag: monsters of verity
Trope Talk: Reluctant Monster
Imagine you’re a monster— vampire, witch, werewolf, it doesn’t matter what. Imagine this is your life, either the only one you’ve ever known or one you’ve lived long enough that’s it’s all you really remember. Imagine the way you’d look at the world, the morals you’d have. They’d probably be a very different set than [...]
The Birthday Book Tag
Fun fact about me: I share a birthday with Lord Voldemort. Do with that information what you will. Today I’m popping out a quick tag. This tag is based all around your birthday! My birthday, in case you don’t know Good Old Voldy’s off-hand, is December 31st. So every year I have to look at [...]
The Bob’s Burgers Tag
Happy Saturday, everyone! How are you feeling this fine day? I thought I’d kick off the weekend with another original book tag! As you can tell by the title, this tag is based on Bob’s Burgers. I’ve taken the characters from the show and created questions based on their personalities. But I’m a shower and [...]
My Top 7 Most Disappointing Books of 2017
Well, now we’ve come to the last of my most disappointing lists. We’ve exhausted the albums, TV shows, and movies that didn’t live up to my expectations, so now it’s time to talk about the top seven books that fell from grace in my esteem for them. Why top seven? Simply because seven books I [...]
November 2017 Wrap-Up
November was a big reading slump month for me. So how did I solve that? Graphic novels, of course! In fact, it’s entirely due to graphic novels that I’ll be reaching my reading goal this year. Fortunately, I wound up discovering a new favorite series, so it worked out for the best. This month [...]
The Words That Built the Story: A Study of Victoria “V.E.” Schwab’s Writing Style
Over the past few years, Victoria Schwab (V.E. when writing for an adult audience) has become one of the biggest names in young and new adult fantasy. While Schwab will readily admit hers was not an overnight success, this skyrocket into the public consciousness was inevitable. Her stories are unlike anything else out there, [...]
Strange Storyteller 