I live within the pages of my books
This month for my "Out of My Comfort Zone" reading Challenge I am taking on an entire author. I never wanted to read Cassandra Clare for a few reasons: a) overly hyped series tend to be disappointing. b) that weird incest Harry Potter fan fiction, c) I love companion series, but when its all you… Continue reading Out of My Comfort Zone: Cassandra Clare
This weekend I got almost no reading done! I was determined to finish two books and fell sadly short. But all is not lost, I didn’t have as much time to read because we introduced this new addition into our family! Now we already have quite a few pets, we have three cats, the kid… Continue reading Life: Getting A Puppy
A queer retelling of “The Firebird,” a Russian folktaleWhen twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age. While Izaveta remained at court to learn the skills she’d need as the future queen, Asya was taken away to train with her aunt, the mysterious Firebird, who ensured magic remained balanced… Continue reading Book Review: These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy
After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship, all seems right in the world. That is, until Zeus tells Meg that she can't be with Hercules because she's, well, mortal. Luckily, Hera has a solution, offering Meg a chance to prove herself worthy of a spot on Mt. Olympus--as a god. All… Continue reading Book Review: Go The Distance by Jen Calonita
Born with a gift for music, Nannerl Mozart has just one wish: to be remembered forever. But even as she delights audiences with her masterful playing, she has little hope she'll ever become the acclaimed composer she longs to be. She is a young woman in eighteenth-century Europe, and that means composing is forbidden to… Continue reading Out of My Comfort Zone: Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
Trader. Fighter. Survivor. With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. In order to get to her intended destination she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem… Continue reading Book Review: Namesake by Adrienne Young
It’s been about a year since I posted any photos of my bullet journal, and I’ve been slacking with it A LOT. With how crazy the world has been in the past year, planning out my days hasn’t really worked, but I’m finally getting back into it! I’m hoping to have bullet journaling become a… Continue reading Bookish Bullet Journal
From the author of You Must Not Miss comes a haunting contemporary horror novel that explores themes of mental illness, rage, and grief, twisted with spine-chilling elements of Stephen King and Agatha Christie. Following her father's death, Jane North-Robinson and her mom move from sunny California to the dreary, dilapidated old house in Maine where her mother… Continue reading Book Review: Horrid by Katrina Leno
The first book I chose for my books outside of my comfort zone is Fangirl.Fun fact: I don’t understand fan fiction. I tried desperately to read Harry Potter fan fiction once upon a time but it just feels so weird to me. I can never seem to wrap my head around characters doing different things… Continue reading Book Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
An unconventional vicar moves to a remote corner of the English countryside, only to discover a community haunted by death and disappearances both past and present--and intent on keeping its dark secrets--in this explosive, unsettling thriller from acclaimed author C. J. Tudor.Welcome to Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, eight protestant martyrs were burned at… Continue reading Book Review: The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
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