Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
THIS IS THE TOP TEN TUESDAY I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. There's a meme going around Twitter where readers who claim to hate cliches cry over their favorite archetypes and genre conventions. The grumpy one loves the sunshine one? I'm tearing up already. (RONAN'S SECOND SECRET WAS ADAM PARRISH.) For my favorite tropes, I chose a… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Tropes
Hi-hi and welcome to the Babysitters Club Club. Various bloggers did this summery tag and I wanna try. And...it's August. I gotta hit these summer tags before fall swoops in. Lemonade Pick a book that started off bitter but got better Daughter of Smoke and Bone might seem like an odd choice since I loved it… Continue reading The Summer Reader Book Tag
Welcome in! Order whenever you're ready. Menu's behind the counter. No, don't GO behind the counter. Use your eyes...there you go. Iced Coffee Be straight with me: you're in the market for queer fiction, yeah? I've got this creepy novel about taxidermy that's allegedly queer-adjacent. Oh, you're more into history? Your choice of Seattle or… Continue reading Book Recommendations Based on Your Coffee Order
To the anonymous reader who typed "fruits basket ship or rip" into search terms to find my blog: what a GENIUS idea. Do you mind if I use it? Because I would LOVE to produce that type of quality content. Ground Rules I limited this round to characters I felt comfortable shipping (i.e., NOT THE… Continue reading R.I.P. It or Ship It: Fruits Basket Edition
I just bought a beautiful Scorpio necklace at an Ashland jeweler to honor my moon sign. Do I put stock in astrology? I don't KNOW. I LOVE THE AESTHETICS. I LOVE A STAR MOTIF. I did an astrology tag previously, but I'm always looking for excuses to do more tags. The Awkward Book Blogger did… Continue reading Zodiac Signs Book Tag
Listen. My mom and I made the eight-and-a-half hour drive from Seattle to Ashland, Oregon WITHOUT stopping for books. THAT IS SOME WILL POWER. On our way back, we split the drive so we could hit Powell's for the second time this year. I planned ahead so I knew what to buy. Then I scrapped… Continue reading August Book Haul: I went to Powell’s…again
Welcome! You made it! I started this blog as a "portfolio" for "serious writing" (per some professional advice that would have better suited someone else.) Over the years, Narrative Paradise morphed into a book blog...of sorts. I don't write book reviews (very often) or participate in reading challenges. I DO post book tags and gush… Continue reading An introduction
I just got back from a nice vacation in southern Oregon. The Raven Cycle must have been on my mind, because I bypassed all the Bard-themed T-shirts and Alice in Wonderland jewelry at the gift shop for something VERY specific. Everyone, meet Chainsaw. She and I have been inseparable since Thursday afternoon. Chainsaw kindly offered… Continue reading Meet Chainsaw
I'm in an interfaith relationship. My partner supports the Seattle Seahawks. I do not. Though my family and friends root for the Hawks, my days of football fandom are long behind me. Too many negative interactions with the fans left me with a distaste for sports. Some habits never go away, though; I still show… Continue reading Seattle Seahawks Book Tag (ORIGINAL)
STILL IN A STAR WARS MOOD. Someone on BookTube created this tag and another lovely blogger expanded it! 20 PROMPTS. It's a miracle. I found this tag on several fabulous blogs that you can read for even more Star Wars content. R2-D2: The lovable droid filled with sass Name a book that made you laugh The shade… Continue reading Star Wars Book Tag: ROUND TWO
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