The Writerly Way has officially reached 300 followers, and I just don’t know how that happened, but I love you all. I mean, I ramble. I occasionally throw books. Mostly I hoard them and build a fort, which I guard religiously from intruders while shunning the outside world. And still you come and listen to […]
Step right up, gentle folk, and behold all the splendors awaiting you at Being that my Minion is eight and knows everything there is to know about the world, she’s decided to (rather generously) share her knowledge with you. And aren’t you honored? Every now and then, my Minion will stop by my blog and […]
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 […]
Title: Diamond CityAuthor: Francesca FloresPublication Date: January 28, 2020Publisher: Wednesday BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This summary gave me all the Six of Crow vibes, so of course I was going to read this book. The tropes are sort of similar, but instead of a heist, this is a well-planned assassin attempt where […]
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:What would you do if a classmate went missing?Would you fear the djinn?Would you ask a spirit for help? 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 […]
“A book haul? You?!” I hear you say. And I get it, this is a shocking occasion. I don’t normally do book haul posts, because my book shopping habits can hardly be considered a haul. Sporadic, sure. Frugal, maybe. Barely existent, yeah, okay. But a haul? Surely not. Christmas is an exception, though, because that’s […]
Title: The Will and the WildsAuthor: Charlie N. HolmbergPublication Date: January 21, 2020Publisher: 47NorthFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’m not usually a big reader of romance, but seeing that this was written by Charlie N. Holmberg (author of The Paper Magician series) and considering that the blurb gave me mad Howl’s Moving Castle […]
The best part of being a member of the bookish community: reading challenges! Because it’s not like we have enough on our plates, of course, with reading all the books and posting reviews and raving about all our favorite characters. Every now and then, we realize our TBR judging has reached critical capacity, and we […]
Title: Black Girl UnlimitedAuthor: Echo BrownPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: Holt/Ottaviano Format: Paperback ARC(Many thanks to Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight for sending me this) Goodreads Amazon Book Depository My first thought when I read this book was: black wizards? About dang time! Because like many other people, I grew up reading Harry Potter, […]
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 […]