Read-a-thooooooons! I'm terrible at them. So of course I sign up for them. WOOO! GO TEAM! Alright, for real though. Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon for you fine folks is exactly what it sounds like. A period of 24 hours in which you read till your eyes bleed and the Lady of the Pages finally takes... Continue Reading →
The Martian : Book vs Movie
As I've stated more than a few times, I adore The Martian. It's one of my favorite books of the year and within my Top 3 of all time. So as someone who doesn't usually care for book to movie adaptations I was anxious about the movie. The trailers, first of all, made it appear... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Wednesday : Top 5 Authors Discovered This Year
Top 5 this week sounded like an excellent topic as one of my goals this year was to read new to me authors or debuts. I've done okay in this regard, and have discovered some gems! A great chance to share today! Top 5 is of course created by Lainey at GingerReadsLainey. And as usual... Continue Reading →
September Wrapup!
Q : Queer fiction, main protagonist or important side characters with story arcs or agency involved qs : LGBTQA elements but no major characters or plot points R :Â Romance heavy, main plot thread PoC : Persons of color play a prominent role SF/F : Adult Science Fiction/Fantasy read, off this world or a completely... Continue Reading →
Mini-Reviews : Volume 1!
Here is a batch of my most recent reads and the mini-reviews I've posted to Goodreads! Iron Night by M. L. Brennan Generation V Book 2 ☆☆☆☆    This is an excellent series so far, and this book suffers from none of the typical second book syndrome (though it may help that it's been awhile... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday : October 7th, 2015
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three W's: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish? What do you think you'll read next? Currently Reading? Â Â Â Right now I've got a few goodies going. I just started Among the Shadows, a short story collection I helped Kick-start... Continue Reading →
Tor Novella Line : Update
I'm caught up, so far, on the Tor.com's Novella Line. My thoughts on the overall quality are good! Everything, even if perhaps the writing style didn't work for me, has potential and has left me thinking or left me feeling satisfied with it. I'm only a few novellas in but so far I'm pleased! My... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three W's: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish? What do you think you'll read next? Currently Reading? Right now I'm still working my way through Kushiel's Dart, and Storm Front (the audio version). I've also picked up the Scary... Continue Reading →
Y’All Fest 2015
Is anyone else going to YALL Fest? This is the highlight of my year, I'm not even kidding. Last year was the first year that my husband and I attended YALL Fest and we loved it. The 'we' in that sentence is surprising as my husband does not read very much - or didn't at... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday : September 21, 2015
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three W's: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish? What do you think you'll read next? Currently Reading? Â Â Â I've just started the second Borrowers book a few days ago, checked out on OverDrive. I'm hoping to finish this one... Continue Reading →