I’m Back!

Hello, all! It's been a long while since I've posted. Amongst moving, starting an (intense) new job, and life in general, I just haven't had the time or energy to devote to the blog, but I've missed it and all of you so very much!! This is just a short note to let you know …

Book Traveling Thursdays: Yellow Cover Edition

Book Traveling Thursdays is a weekly event hosted by Danielle's Book Blog and The Girl Who Read Too Much. Each participant picks a book to match a theme, then finds the original cover, the covers for your country, and identifies favorite/least favorite covers. For more information, check out the Goodreads page. This week's theme was …

Let’s Talk About: Reading Spaces

So one of my big blog goals for this year was to post more discussion/reading life posts as well as reviews, weekly events and tags. Now that it's June, I thought I'd get around to doing it!  I know I want to get a lot of reading done in the little bit of summer I …

Review: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco is a beautiful, fantastical story. Framed as a flashback, it tells the story of Tea, a young asha (read: witch) in training. Her power? Necromancy, which is alternately loved and feared in her society. Her power is discovered when she is young, and accidentally raises her brother Fox from …

Review: Portal of a Thousand Worlds by Dave Duncan

This book was interesting, I suppose. It kind of reminded me of a shorter version of Game of Thrones, set in ancient China. It was billed as a fantasy, and while there are fantastical elements, it didn't come across to me as mainly fantasy, if that makes sense. The novel follows multiple viewpoints across ancient …

24 in 48 Readathon Updates!

  This weekend, I'm participating in the 24 in 48 Readathon! More info here. (I borrowed the graphic from the blog). I'm aiming to get the full 24 hours before 11:00 p.m. CST tomorrow (Sunday)! It's hour 12 & this is my first update, here goes! Hour 12 Update Currently Reading: Here We Are: Feminism …

Blogging/Bookish New Years Resolutions!!

Happy New Year, everyone!! Every New Year I set resolutions. I always set the usual: get in shape, eat better, etc., but now that I have a blog, I thought it would be fun to set some resolutions about my blog & bookish life in general, so here goes! Bookish Resolutions Track all of my …

Review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis

I picked this book up after (1) seeing the author at Southern Festival of Books and (2) it fit the space for a purple cover for Fall Bookish Bingo. It's a YA sci-fi pick, and I found that I enjoyed it. The story follows Elder & Amy, both on a spaceship headed for a new …

Review: The Invisibles by Cecilia Galante

This novel was an unexpected pleasure. I randomly picked it up off of a library shelf and read the back and thought it sounded interesting so I gave it a go. It also fit into the friendship category on Fall Bookish Bingo, so that was an added bonus. It follows Nora, a thirty-two year old …

Review: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

This book is a complex, character-driven, political dark YA fantasy. It was so different from what I expected, but in a very good way. I love complexity in fantasy. I also love YA fantasy, though a lot of them follow some of the same tropes that make them somewhat predictable. While I still love those …