Today’s Wyrd and Wonder prompt is A book within a book. A Discovery of Witches is all about the book. Ashmole 782 to be precise. This is an enchanted manuscript that historian Diana Bishop calls up from the Bodelian Library. […]
Say what? (fictional languages)
With all due respect to J.R.R. Tolkien and other authors who have labored long and hard for their books, I hate fictional languages in books. This may be an unpopular opinion but the sight of a lot of writing in […]
Five Star Fantasy Reads
Today’s Wyrd and Wonder prompt is Five Star Fantasy Reads. I’m a notoriously hard grader when it comes to giving out 5 stars for a read. I went back and looked at my Goodreads to see where I have given […]
Wyrd and Wonder – Top Five Fantasies since last year
I’m so excited about this year’s Wyrd and Wonder. I love month long genre celebrations. The first weekly prompt is a hard one. What are the top fantasy books I’ve read in the last year? (Yeah, I know there are […]
I might be a bit twisted or rereading The Others
I recently listened to Crowbones, the latest book from Anne Bishop in the world of The Others. While listening to it I started thinking about how much I loved the original series that started with Written in Red. I decided […]
Romance Descriptions I Hate
I’m super picky when it comes to romances. I think most romance readers are. We tend to know what tropes we like and avoid what we don’t. I’ve been realizing though that I have a set of words that will […]
How Do You Review Series?
I find it really hard to figure out how to handle reviewing series. If I’m reading a series you can presume that I’m enjoying it a lot. I’d like to tell people about it. But how? Reviewing the first book […]
Quotes I’ve Loved
One of the things I love about ereaders is how easy it is to highlight quotes. Then I tend to never look at them again. However, I was looking for one quote recently and started looking at some of the […]
South of the Equator Reading Challenge
Every year I tell myself that I’m going to read more South American books. Every year I don’t. Here are the issues: I’m such a mood reader that I’m rubbish at sticking to a plan Most of the books in […]
November 2021 Wrap Up
Wow, for Nonfiction November I really didn’t end up reading a lot of nonfiction. That surprised me. I felt like I was reading a lot because my audiobooks were nonfiction. I’m currently in the middle of a great audiobook on […]
Nonfiction November – Be the Expert/Ask the Expert
Week 3: (November 15-19) – Be/Ask/Become the Expert with Veronica at The Thousand Book Project: Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more books on a single topic that you have read and can recommend (be […]
Slavery in Historical Romances
Historical romances tend to skip right over the source of all the wealth of the aristocracy in England. There are a few books that might allude to holdings in the Caribbean but not a lot remind readers of the reality […]
Get in the Sea
Fantasy Books Set Around the Sea Archer’s Beach series This series include Carousel Tides, Carousel Sun, and Carousel Seas by Sharon Lee. “Carousel Tides pulls you into the chill foggy reality of peeling-paint sand-grit coastal Maine outside of tourist season […]
Wyrd and Wonder – Mixed Feelings
Maybe it didn’t meet your expectations. Maybe you loved part but not all of it. Tell us why One author that I have had mixed success with is N.K. Jemisin. I know, right?? Everyone loves her. She’s dominating the Hugos. […]
Wyrd and Wonder – Fantasy Moms
I’d like to take this occasion to highlight the greatest fantasy mother of them all – Nanny Ogg. The witches in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld hold to traditional values. They always have a representative of the Maiden, the Mother, and The […]
Fantasy in a Non-Western Setting
Wyrd and Wonder is a celebration of all things Fantasy in May. There are prompts for everyday. I’m going to pick and choose a few to discuss. Fantasy Settings Inspired by Non-European Cultures I figured this one was easy for […]
Clanlands
I bought this book for my husband because I forced him to watch the first season of Outlander. I got bored with it but he kept watching all the rest. When I saw that two of the stars of Outlander […]
Books I Read This Year That Need More Love
Some of the books I’ve read this year definitely need more love. I was looking on Goodreads and about 15 of the books I read this year have less than 100 ratings. Here are some books that you should know […]
Nonfiction November – Be the Expert
Political Spouses I think by this point everyone who is interested in the topic at all has probably picked up Becoming. This is Michelle Obama’s bestselling book about her life before, during, and after her husband’s presidency. I thought it […]
Nonfiction November – Book Pairing
Week 2: (Nov. 9 to 13) – Book Pairing (Julz of Julz Reads): This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!†or just two titles that you think would go […]