Everyone knows that characters are one of the most fundamental elements of any story. Dragons are a close second, though. For me, a great character can lift a lousy plot, or a lousy character can drag down a great plot. I want characters I can fall in love with, daydream about, idolize, and sometimes maybe […]
It’s already that time of year for pumpkin foods, jack-o-lanterns, horror movies, and all the best creepy books. As such, Molly @ Silver Button Books is hosting Frightening Good Reads 2019, which focuses on reading all the best Halloweeny books during the season. Now that’s something I can totally get behind, which is why we’re […]
Title: Gideon the NinthAuthor: Tamsyn MuirPublication Date: September 10, 2019Publisher: TorFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository It’s taken forever for me to write this review, because all I could do was alternate between screaming into the void and weeping in the corner. For some reason, it’s a bit hard to put that into words. […]
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:Would you take up a sword to save the world?Would you become a dragon rider?Was that last question even a real question?! 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? […]
It’s no secret that I love books … and also hate numbers. But you know, sometimes the two coincide, and then I’m … conflicted? I mean, this is a Top Ten Tuesday post, so I imagine it was bound to happen eventually. Numbers mean things. Even more so when they happen to appear in titles. […]
Title: PetAuthor: Akwaeke EmeziPublication Date: September 10, 2019Publisher: Make Me a WorldFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’ve really been in a dystopian mood, which is what first drew me to this, because I love seeing “perfect” societies fall into ruin. Maybe I just enjoy watching perfection collapse and burn while I sip tea […]
It’s time to play “guess that book” and also watch our TBRs weep. “First Line Fridays” is by Hoarding Books 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 out […]
Okay, I’m feeling a little bit called out right now. It’s not exactly a secret that I’m forever always behind on ARCs. And yet, I was tagged by the lovely Melanie @ TBR and Beyond and I so appreciate the tag, but wow, talk about airing my dirty laundry. xD Rules ✿ Link back to […]
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:What if the government banned words?What if they rewrote history?What if everything you knew was a lie? 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 weekly […]
In some brilliant marketing ploy to get us to buy all the books, the end of 2019 has a lot of must-read releases. I mean, what gives? I’ve petitioned to my bosses that they should just give me all of November off paid leave so that I have the necessary time to read all these […]