I just love typing “2016”! Starting a new year is the best, because it feels like a fresh start. I have to admit I’ve had some blogger ennui lately, and for the past couple of months I’ve had trouble finding that spark of excitement that has propelled me to keep this blog going for the […]
I’ve learned over the past few years that reading challenges, in general, just aren’t my thing. Like many readers, I tend to forget about them a few months into the year, and so I’ve mostly given up on them. EXCEPT for two. The first is, of course, Goodreads. Say what you will about being stressed […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where each week bloggers are given a new top ten theme. I love looking back and celebrating my favorite books of the year, but it’s so much fun to look ahead as well! This week we’re listing our top ten most anticipated books of […]
The nitty-gritty: A nail-biting, realistic portrayal of one of American history’s most influential events, the California Gold Rush, told by a girl with a talent for finding gold. I had seen so many glowing reviews of Walk on Earth a Stranger, that I knew I just had to fit this in before the end of […]
Last week I revealed my Top Ten Adult Speculative Fiction titles of 2015, and today I’m focusing on young adult books! This was a tough year for me personally, when it came to YA. In fact, I actually struggled a bit to come up with ten books that deserved to be on this list. Yes, […]
The nitty-gritty: A very short but powerful story about a girl leaving home for the first time, with a strong theme of dealing with prejudice, but a little too short, in my opinion, to fully develop that theme. This is the second work of fiction that I’ve read by Nnedi Okorafor, and I have to […]
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Welcome to Over-Booked, my every-other-week book haul post where I share my latest review books and purchases. I’m linking up with Stacking the Shelves at Tynga’s Reviews and The Sunday Post at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Although I’ve mostly slowed down with requesting books, a few have come my way in the last two weeks, […]
Welcome to my monthly Book Review Giveaway, where you have the chance to win one of the books I reviewed the previous month! I only reviewed seven books last month, but among those were a couple of 5-star reviews, and both of those made my top ten list this year! As long as The Book […]
It’s finally time to evaluate my reading year, and I’m starting off with my Top Ten Adult Speculative Fiction picks this week! I’m linking up with The Broke and the Bookish, where you’re sure to find many other Best of 2015 lists. It’s always so hard to narrow down my favorites to only ten books, […]
The nitty-gritty: An intricately woven tale, a dangerous and deadly world, full of wonderfully layered characters and uncommon world-building elements. I was late to the party, but as the saying goes, “Better late than never!” The Fifth Season has been on my reading list for a while, but because it wasn’t a review book, it […]