I read a lot of fantasy, you know, as you do, and there are two things that are generally what catch my eye first: title and cover. Yes, because I’m shallow. Hey, I didn’t say they were the only things. Given that, I’ve read a lot of titles, and it strikes me that there tend to […]
Language is a beautiful—and often confusing—thing. I can’t tell you how many random things I’ve learned through reading, but my favorite has to be expressions. I love all the different and creative ways you can say things that mean other things. Who knew? Some of these are new ones I discovered while reading, and some […]
A book calls to you on a shelf, and unable to turn from the siren song, you pick it up. Four books and two days later, you blink and realize you have to stumble your way back into the “real” world, which is disappointingly devoid of magic, and they get mad when you stab people, […]
Confession: I have never traveled the world. Unless Canada and the United States count. No? Well, fine. Be like that. That being said, the beautiful thing about books is that they help us travel the world, all from the safety and relative comfort of our living room. You can learn about other cultures, “see” the […]
Despite what the weather seems to think, Spring has just about sprung! Never mind the incoming snow. Ahem. Where I live, spring means ungodly allergies, thunderstorms, and flooding, which is … perfect weather for reading? I mean, it seems as good a time as any, really. So here’s my spring reading TBR list. There’s honestly […]
In a perfect world, bacon and cake would grow from bushes, everyone would own a dragon, and books would always turn out the way we expect them to. Unfortunately, none of these are the case, although I sincerely hope someone is at least working on that dragon thing. Over the many years of reading probably […]
I have it on pretty good authority that there are more books in existence than it’s possible to read in a lifetime (still, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED). Since I apparently can’t live forever (pffft), I tend to be a bit choosy about the books I pick up. When I pick up a book and decide it’s THE […]
Remember that time when you were little and cute and innocent? Yeah, me neither. But in my childhood, I did a lot of reading. (Ha, surprise, bet you didn’t see that coming.) So for Top Ten Tuesday, I thought it’d be fun to drown in a little nostalgia and dig up the top 10 quotes […]
Many thanks to the ever-inspiring Douglas William Thurstan Smith, who nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. Because obviously, I am radiating sunshine and rainbows so no one would suspect me of working for the dark side. Since I’ve realized that this blog is almost two months old already, I thought it might be fun to […]
There comes a time in everyone’s life when change is required. We’re no longer allowed to go in our pants, even if it’s more convenient and the toilet is waaaaay over there. We can’t have imaginary friends anymore, because then people think we’re crazy. We’re told we should stop believing in silly things and come to […]