Romance. Fantasy. Reader culture. Honest thoughts.
ARCs were once something to get excited about. But as advance copies become increasingly tied to influence, followers and status, have we lost sight of what they’re actually for?
I recently came across this article and it immediately made me uncomfortable. I don't have an English Literature degree from Duke or any other degree for that matter, but even I know that reading for pleasure isn't a guilty pleasure. I'm so sick of the rhetoric that women should feel guilty about reading for joy. … Continue reading Reading for Pleasure Does Not Make You Dumber
A debut fantasy romance filled with hope after heartbreak, secrets, and betrayal, as a dancer-turned-spy must decide how far she will go to secure her freedom My protector is gone, revealed to be a monster. But I remind myself that I am not a damsel. I’m no princess bound within a tower. I am a shadow. Vasalie Moran … Continue reading [Book Review] A Dance of Lies by Brittney Arena
Happy Friday, and welcome back to Friday Five! If you're new here, the idea is simple: every Friday I share five bookish picks around a different theme. Sometimes it'll be books, sometimes characters, tropes, playlists, adaptations, or anything else that gets us talking. This week's theme is: Five Books I’d Recommend for a Darker Reading … Continue reading The Friday 5: Five Books I’d Recommend for a Darker Reading Mood
A little catch-up from my reading life — what I’m reading, buying, obsessing over, abandoning, annotating, and generally spiralling about. Think of it as part reading journal, part life update, part chaotic book club chat. 📖 The Reading Situation Still very much dipping in and out reading. Its such a strange place to be, I … Continue reading The Reading Diaries: My Latest Reads (#5)
Rowan Gallagher is a devoted single mother and a talented architect with a high-profile commission restoring an historic mansion for the most powerful family in Maine. But inside, she’s a mess. She knows that stalking her ex’s avatar all over Portland on her phone isn't the healthiest way to heal from their breakup. But she’s … Continue reading [Book Review] Dying to Meet You by Sarina Bowen
Happy Friday, and welcome back to Friday Five! If you're new here, the idea is simple: every Friday I share five bookish picks around a different theme. Sometimes it'll be books, sometimes characters, tropes, playlists, adaptations, or anything else that gets us talking. This week's theme is: Five Things That Are Very On Brand for … Continue reading The Friday 5: Five Things That Are Very On Brand for Me
(Mostly Spoiler Free) Initial thoughts… A few notes before I get into it, I didn’t do a re-read before watching. The last time I read the book was last year, so I still have most of the plot in my head and I’ve been excited to watch it since the announcement was made. Ok. The … Continue reading I watched the Love Hypothesis Movie and I have thoughts…
Every day it feels like I’m seeing a new book to screen adaptation announced and once upon a time I would have been excited but now… it's trepidation. I think the number one thing that ruins any adaptation is the casting and it's not always about what the cast looks like, they can be off … Continue reading My Slightly Unhinged Take on Book Adaptation Casting
She thought they were divorced. He never filed the papers.Now he's determined to prove their love story isn't over.Josie: Before The MomentThere are ghosts at every corner. In the stolen kisses while I waitressed at the diner, in the town festivals in the square, in the many jokes about Betty Bagley and her pie at … Continue reading [Book Review] When I Should’ve Stayed by Max Monroe
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