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 [...]
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The Fictional Family Book Tag
Hey gang! I haven’t posted the past couple of days because I’ve been busy. Work’s been hectic and yesterday I went to see twenty one pilots with my friend Ciara. So yeah, no chance to write a post. Today I’ve been relaxing and thought I’d crank out a tag I’ve been meaning to do for [...]
December 2018 Wrap-Up
New year, new content! But first, I have one more loose end I have to tie off before I leave 2018 behind for good. I’ve got to tell you about all the books I read in December. During the final month of 2018, I read four short stories, two short story anthologies, five novels, and [...]
The Top 7 Best Books of 2018
Recently, I was tagged on Twitter to post my four favorite books of 2018. I didn’t do it because, well, a couple problems. First of all, the lowest I am able to narrow my list down to is seven. Twitter only allows four pictures per Tweet. I suppose I could’ve added the other three in [...]
Dreams of Yesteryear: A Dual Review of “Vengeful” by V.E. Schwab and “Muse of Nightmares” by Laini Taylor
When I went to edit this post, I realized I never wrote an introduction or conclusion. Since both mini-reviews contain their own introduction and conclusion, I’m just not going to bother with one for the whole post. Let’s just jump into this. Vengeful by V.E. Schwab Official Summary: Sydney once had Serena—beloved sister, betrayed enemy, [...]
If You Like That, Try This!: The Young Elites Chain Reaction!
Well, well, well. Yet another meme I started and then promptly abandoned. The meme I’m bringing back today is the classic recommendation meme. Basically, I recommend things (books, TV shows, movies, etc.) based on what you already like. I usually only recommend things based on one specific piece of media (for example, I recommended other [...]
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: 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 [...]
The Words That Built the Story: A Study of Laini Taylor’s Writing Style
When asked to list popular YA authors, Laini Taylor often doesn’t make people’s lists. This by no means indicates that she’s not as good. On the contrary, her writing is downright ethereal. It’s just not as readily accessible. Where most YA is written in a fairly straightforward manner, Laini’s prose is poetic and lyrical. In [...]
Top 5 Wednesday: Books and Series Best to Go into Blind
Hosted by the Top 5 Wednesday Goodreads Group Hello, fellow fans of things! Sorry I haven’t been posting as much lately. I’ve been scrambling for ideas, feeling like I always talk about the same things over and over. Plus, I’ve been binging It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Twice (I’m already on season eight again after [...]
Strange Storyteller 