Bookending Winter is an event hosted by Sam of Fictionally Sam and Clo of Cuppa Clo 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 Heather of The Frozen Library. An [...]
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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 [...]
November 2019 Wrap-Up
***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*** For someone who spent half the month in a reading slump, I had a pretty damn good reading month. I read five novels (two of which were [...]
STOP MISLABELING BOOKS: Keep YA Readers Safe
I’ve rebranded! Goodbye Strangely Pop Cultured, hello Strange Storyteller! This new URL and identity feels more in line with what my blog has evolved into. I love this new name and hopefully you do too. And now onto our regularly scheduled post! ***This post contains affiliate links. I get a small commission when you use [...]
Most Anticipated: August 2019 Book Releases
Guess what! I can walk again!!!!!! Okay, so technically I still need to walk with crutches for the next week, but I can put weight on my ankle now. Praise the Lord (by which I of course mean Danny DeVito)! Anyway, today I’m here to talk about the books coming out in August that I [...]
Top 5 Wednesday: Independent Women
Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly book discussion with a new topic every Wednesday. It’s each blogger and BookTuber’s job to pick five book-related things (though you’re welcome to pick things from other media, if necessary) that fit the topic. This week’s topic is independent women. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lPQZni7I18 No, not Destiny’s Child. I mean the leading [...]
Top 5 Wednesday: 2018 Honorable Mentions
I know, I know. I said I’d be back to my regular posting schedule last week and then immediately went MIA again. All I want to do is *gun shot* *gun shot* *cash register noise* make it up to you. I will do that by giving you a few surprises. First, today’s T5W post is [...]