What’s this? A TBR post? “But Ren, you never post TBRs! Aren’t you a mood reader?” Yes, Virginia, I am a mood reader. And you know what I’m in the mood for all October? Spooky books, spooky, shows, spooky movies, spooky everything! Halloween is my favorite holiday and spooky season is my favorite time of [...]
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Most Anticipated Books: October 2020
Most Anticipated Books is a monthly series in which I discuss the releases I’m most excited for in the coming month. In September, there are seven books coming out that I’m excited to read. I’m also including one book that I read the ARC for. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Summary: [...]
Top 5 Tuesday: Books That Didn’t Meet My Expectations
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. Today’s topic is books that didn’t meet my expectations. I’m [...]
The Best Books of 2019
Despite reading less books than years past, I would qualify 2019 as my best reading year. It was certainly better than 2018, when I only managed to read about 70 books. I read more books in 2019 by simply reading for quality over quantity. How? Well, good books are easier to finish. And so, I’ve [...]
Roaring 20s Book Tag
***This post contains affiliate links. I get a small commission when you use my link to buy from Book Depository (at no extra cost to you). CODE: renstrange*** After announcing I was going to start doing Top 5 Tuesday in my last post, you may have expected one to go up today. Not so. Why? Because [...]
July 2019 Wrap-Up
So… I read three books in July. Is it a slump? Maybe? I don’t know. All I know is that’s a pretty shitty reading month, even for someone reading for quality over quantity. Okay, maybe it’s not so bad. Two of the books I read this month I gave five stars. But you know what’s [...]
Bookending Summer: Down and Acrostic
Bookending Summer is an event hosted by Sam of Fictionally Sam and Clo of Book Dragons 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 by Isabelle of Bookwyrm Bites. I’ve chosen “beach umbrella” as [...]
A Deliciously Dark Portal Fantasy: “Middlegame” Review
Official Summary Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story. Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her obsession, her everything. All she understands, she does so through the power of math. Roger and Dodger aren’t exactly human, though they [...]
Most Anticipated Books: May 2019 Releases
So… I meant to post this a week and a half ago. Alas, the day I planned to write it I came down with a migraine. And then I had other scheduled posts I had to get to first. And now over half of my list is released as of today. But… now at least [...]
October 2017 Wrap-Up
Happy Halloween, bitches!!! It’s time for my October wrap-up. I know for sure I’m not finishing any more books by the end of the day, so I’ve got my total. This month I read five novels, one novella, two graphic novels, and one exhibit companion book. This adds up to a total of nine [...]
Strange Storyteller 