Autumn is my favorite season, and this month, it finally snapped cold and feels like autumn, and I’m very much enjoying it. I’m also snapping between the idea of wanting 2020 to be over already and not quite sure I’m ready for whatever 2021 brings. What if it’s worse? Can it get worse? No, don’t […]
So you’ve written a book. Huzzah! The next step is getting it out into the world, in front of people’s eyeballs, and a good way to accomplish that is by having book bloggers review the book. This can be a terribly daunting process, and understandably so. What if bloggers are mean? (They aren’t.) What if […]
It’s time to play “guess that book” and also watch our TBRs weep. Book Beginnings is hosted by Rose City Reader and is all about the first line of a current/upcoming read. Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda’s Voice, where you turn to page 56 (or 56%) in what you’re reading a find a snippet that jumps […]
I may have mentioned once or twice (every other week) how much I’ve been looking forward to Maya and the Rising Dark, so I’m super excited to be here today with this post. In case you’ve missed it, I had a chance to read the book! Actually, I posted my review today, and you can […]
Content Tags: Middle Grade Fantasy Urban Fantasy Adventure Orisha Mythology Perfect for readers who want: Adventure akin to the Rick Riordan Presents books. Strong friendship bonds. Stories based on West African mythology. Books involving the Orisha pantheon. A strong Black female protagonist. Interesting, […]
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:What if you were the only one who could see ghosts?Would you befriend them?Would you help them cross over? Wait, no, that’s not right. We ask these three W’s:What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? WWW Wednesday is […]
This blog post topic may come as no surprise. I love quotes almost as much as sarcastic characters, so when you combine the two? Poof, magic happens! Okay, so it’s not real magic. It’s all smoke in mirrors and waving hands and maybe a little glitter and confetti (which I staunchly refuse to clean up). […]
I’m not even sure how to introduce this month’s box, except to say that it scratched a spooky itch for both myself and Minion, and I’m super excited about it! Minion is a teensy bit indifferent, but that’s mostly how she lives her life at this point when it comes to bookish things. What can […]
Content Tags: Young Adult Contemporary Mystery Thriller Enemies-to-lovers Love Triangle Perfect for readers who want: Fast-paced thriller mystery Books along the lines of Knives Out Lots of riddles and clues to solve A Cinderella story turned on its side Sibling bonds Lots of […]
Content Tags: Middle Grade Fantasy Humor Superpowers Family bonds Perfect for readers who want: Funny books (especially butt/fart humor) Weird books with, like, poop being different colors and stuff Books about close families Evil doctor/scientist characters Kids with superpowers Many thanks to the author for […]