In 2019, I decided to read for quality over quantity. Combined with the fact that I’ve started reading more adult books and have gotten better at picking out books I think I’ll like, this has made for a great reading year. Unfortunately, there were still a few stinkers. The good news is there were far [...]
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Reacting to the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Winners
Everybody knows that the annual Goodreads Choice Awards is nothing more than a popularity contest. But that doesn’t stop us from arguing over it every year. It’s human nature, baby! So I thought it would be fun to react to this year’s winners and share which books I think should’ve won instead. In the spirit [...]
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 [...]
Bookending Summer: Popular Books I Couldn’t Get Into
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 brought to you by Rachel of The Must Reads. Sometimes [...]
April 2019 Wrap-Up
I had thought this was going to be a slow reading month (given how long it took me to read the first book) and then suddenly I went on a reading rampage at the end. I mean, I only read three books and they were fairly short, but I read them in less than a [...]
Unpopular Opinions Book Tag: Take 2
It’s my two-year blogiversary! It’s hard to believe I’ve been running this blog for two whole years. Where has the time gone? To celebrate this momentous occasion, I thought I’d take another swing at the first post I ever wrote— the Unpopular Opinions Book Tag. That’s right, I started my blog by potentially immediately alienating [...]
Top 5 Wednesday: Hyped 2019 Releases I Don’t Care About
As I begin this Top 5 Wednesday post, I want you all to know that it’s taking everything in me to not say “Top of the Wednesday to ya!” I’ve already used that greeting at least twice and it’s not even that clever. Why can’t I stop saying it? Even now, in saying I’m not [...]
Strange Storyteller 