This month is Pride Month, which I figure means I should do at least one listicle post about all the wonderful LGBTQ+ books I’ve read (and some still on my TBR). Because phew, there are a lot of great LGBTQ+ books that deserve some love. One of my bookish goals last year was to read […]
I’m not entirely sure how it’s summer already, but you know what? I’m willing to roll with these unexpected developments. If you had asked me months ago how I’d be spending my summer, I would’ve said reading aaaall the books to make up for my lack of doing so during grad school in the spring […]
I’m not sure at what point a bookwyrm needs to officially admit to having a problem, buuuut . . . I have 678 books on my to-read shelf and I don’t even remember adding them all. Is that a bad sign? Should I be concerned? I recently was scrolling through my Goodreads TBR to help […]
One side effect of reading a lot of fantasy (and comedy) is that I sometimes stumble upon quotes that really make me stop and think about what I thought I knew about life. Usually they’re funny … or in my case they are, at least. Sometimes they’re just introspective. Always, though, they smack you over […]
In case you haven’t noticed, fantasy is kind of my thing. Fantasy and I go together like peanut butter and cheese. Like bacon and maple syrup. Like … necromancy and a graveyard! I mean, sure, you can technically do necromancy anywhere, but it’s never quite as effect as when you’re standing in a graveyard. Unless […]
If you’re someone who has a child—or who works with children … or occasionally kidnaps someone else’s child—no doubt you’ve felt the bitter frustration of attempting to get a non-reader to read. Listen, I’ve done a lot of harrowing things in my life. Well … some. I’ve done some harrowing things in my life. Nothing […]
I know you’re technically not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but how about we just … appreciate some lovely covers with no assumed quality attached? How’s that for loopholes? I mean, it’s just a fact that people enjoy covers. If they didn’t, what would be the point of putting all that effort […]
TBR Status: I deserve a reward for good behavior. How about … a book! Awww, but what if the book’s lonely? Make it a few books! The more the merrier! To celebrate the halfway mark of my first semester of grad school, I ordered books! Huzzah! Even though being in grad school means a marked […]
We’ve all read those books. You know, the ones you’d like to throw in the ocean because it’s the only thing saltier than you about it. The sad truth is you can’t like every book. I’ve done all the research. I’ve polled a bunch of people. It’s true. This is just a Sad Fact. (Even […]
Whoever said a picture’s worth a thousand words clearly hadn’t read these titles, because … phew … let me tell you … they tell a story all on their own. I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by it’s cover (allegedly), but no one ever said we couldn’t judge books by their titles! […]