Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
Thanks to Lent, Daylight Savings Time, or that extra cup of coffee, I had a terrifying thought yesterday: I own too many books. Even though I'd returned all my library books and cleared out a portion of my book collection last month, I still felt overwhelmed. I picked up some new paperbacks recently and received… Continue reading The Lenten Book Purge, AKA I cleaned my apartment
I read a book early in February so great that I predicted it would be my favorite of the month. I've highlighted some of my other favorite February reads without mentioning this one. It deserves the spotlight. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland "Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the… Continue reading February Book-of-the-Month Club
I didn't read as many books last month as I would have liked. I started the month off really strong by finishing a bunch of half-read books only to fizzle out during the last week-and-a-half. I only read half of my Black History Month picks. I started The Hate U Give and, while I really enjoy it,… Continue reading Top 5 WTF February Reads
This month, I DNFed 5 books. That's only 1 more than last month. As always, I had grand plans for the month of February. Bless my optimistic soul. I tried my hardest and still ended up not finishing the following 5 books. Twelve Steps to Normal by Farrah Penn I expected: The heartwarming tale of… Continue reading Books I DNFed in February
Was anyone else disappointed by this year's Academy wins? Did the feel-good, white-guy centered, historical race drama seriously win Best Picture? I had to leave a REALLY GREAT Oscars party to go to improv class. When I checked the results later, I couldn't believe it. SO MANY good movies came out this last year and… Continue reading Bookish Academy Awards
I found this tag on Avery's blog and loved it so much, I did it twice. Basically, you put your music on shuffle (I used my Favorite Songs playlist on Spotify) and attribute each song to a book, character, ship, or something else book-related. I used to make bookish playlists like these in college, so… Continue reading Musical Shuffle Book Tag: Round 1
YES. I've been looking forward to this Top 5 Wednesday topic all month. I came up with a list of awful love interests while at work and found it made me ANGRY. Sure, people are complex, but there are LIMITS to bad behavior. Okay. Without further ado... (By some strange coincidence, the bulk of this… Continue reading Top 5 Wednesday: Love Interests I Would Have Broken Up With
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. We're all searching for different things. I tried my best to categorize some of my favorite books (and some upcoming reads) for Valentine's Day. I hope you find what you're looking for. If you love fluff... What does a Princess in Love do when her dream boy prefers a girl who can clone… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Book Recommendations
In honor of Valentine's Day, today's Artsy Reader Girl-sponsored Top Ten Tuesday covers SHIPPING. My last post about Top 10 Favorite Ships didn't include many book couples. You'll see some overlap in this post, but not much. For this post, I limited myself to traditional books - no manga or graphic novels this time. These are my… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Book Couples
Unpopular opinion: I hate '80s movies! Yes, I'm sure. Yes, even your favorite film. Yes, especially The Return of the Jedi. Kristin at Kristin Kraves Books did this tag (complete with graphics) a couple days ago. I've been perfecting my answers ever since. A book that kept you up all night I stayed up till midnight… Continue reading ’80s Movie Book Tag
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