As the great philosopher, Heraclitus said, you can never step in the same river twice. He didn't say exactly that, but I can never remember the real quote, so that will suffice. I think reading is directly applicable to that observation about the state of the world though. You can never read a book the … Continue reading Discussion: My Rating System
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Beat the Backlist Readathon
I am SO excited to finally post about Beat the Backlist Readathon! It's being hosted by Novel Knight and you can join at any time throughout 2019. The goal is to read books published in 2018 or before. I have plenty of those, so this is just the challenge I need this year! My goal … Continue reading Beat the Backlist Readathon
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books of 2019
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. No that's not a typo in the title, today I am going to look into my bookish future and tell you the 10 books I will love the most in … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books of 2019
My Top Ten(?) of 2018!
Only a few days left in 2018 and I am looking back fondly on some of my favorites. Did you love any of these books this year? Planning to read them next year? Let me know! Ok so there are more than 10, I just couldn't narrow it down!!! … Continue reading My Top Ten(?) of 2018!
Vita Nostra: Nothing I Expected & Everything I Ever Wanted
Vita Nostra by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko was a featured book at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2018. I wanted to read it since then, and I am so glad I did! I knew very little about Vita Nostra going in, and I think that is the ideal way to experience the book. Not to discourage you from … Continue reading Vita Nostra: Nothing I Expected & Everything I Ever Wanted
25 in Five Wrapup! December 2018
If you missed my 25 in Five TBR post, you can check it out here! I had a great readathon, even if I didn't, in fact, make it to 25 hours total. I did accomplish a lot of reading goals though! Total Reading Time: 19 Hours Total books read: 3 The only book I didn't … Continue reading 25 in Five Wrapup! December 2018
Slayer by Kiersten White|Good for fans of Buffy?
Slayer by Kiersten White sat near the very top of my want list at San Diego Comic-con last summer. I fought pretty hard to get an ARC (with some help from Christine) and I had really high hopes because I know that White is a big Buffy fan! I also read and loved The Dark Descent of … Continue reading Slayer by Kiersten White|Good for fans of Buffy?
Down the TBR Hole December 2018
As I look forward to a new year, I can't help but think of what I'm going to read next year! Though I have a lot of books already in mind, I thought it would be prudent to eliminate some books from my TBR as well. So these books are going away for the foreseeable … Continue reading Down the TBR Hole December 2018
Top Ten Tuesday: My Backlist
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week is devoted to my book backlist. Some of those books … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: My Backlist
Down the TBR Hole! September 2018
Down the TBR Hole is a book meme created by Lia @ Lost in a Story to help readers organize and prioritize their Goodreads To Be Read lists. If you are anything like me, you don't even remember half the books you've added over the past few months or years, so I'm going to start with the … Continue reading Down the TBR Hole! September 2018