Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
I didn't record my DNFs this year, which helped me feel less ashamed about the practice of DNFing. Then good ol' Storygraph shared my DNF stats in my 2022 Reading Wrap-Up. I am trying to sit with that discomfort. This list includes books I DNFed last year that filled me with some sort of annoyance… Continue reading Top Ten DNFs of 2022
Through my liberal practice of DNFing, I mostly read books that I enjoyed. There were still a few books that disappointed me. I read each of these books in its entirety without enjoyment. The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C. M. Waggoner I have mostly wiped this book from my memory. All I remember… Continue reading Top Ten Least Favorite Books of 2022
Well. I changed jobs. The reason that this wrap-up is 3 weeks late is because I have recently changed my entire routine, learned a ton of new skills, and skipped town for a house-sitting gig. I'm tired. It's been a lot of change in a short amount of time. Oh, AND I got my Piranesi… Continue reading August Wrap-Up: THINGS HAVE CHANGED
I don't normally do a list of my least favorite books of the year. Everyone on BookTube was doing it, though, and it looked really fun. I disliked quite a few books this year, so narrowing this list down to ten was a REAL CHALLENGE. I managed, though. I had a minor change of heart… Continue reading Top Ten Least Favorite Books of 2020
My Books That Matter April box came ON TIME and I NEGLECTED TO WRITE ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW. Because I live in the States and Books That Matter is U.K.-based, I sometimes have the content of the monthly boxes spoiled for me by other happy customers. Oh well. Even though I knew some of what… Continue reading Subscription Box Post: Books That Matter – April 2020
I was furloughed from my job yesterday. Knowing it was coming didn't make the phone call from my boss any easier. Though I have a prospective date for returning to work, I don't know what to do in the interim. Thankfully, two miraculous things happened: I FINALLY received an order of Girl Scout Cookies after… Continue reading Subscription Box Post: Books That Matter – March 2020
HAPPY MARCH! The VERY amazing Margaret @ Weird Zeal created this excellent original tag for Women's History Month (which is THIS MONTH! RIGHT NOW!) Margaret has "a lot of feelings" (same) and writes lovely, passionate reviews. She recently shared about her editing process, inspiring me to print out my own NaNo novel and give editing… Continue reading Women’s History Book Tag
We're BACK AGAIN with more references and jokes! Let me get straight to the point. WELCOME TO THE SECOND BUDDY-READ DISCUSSION POST INVOLVING TRICIA LEVENSELLER'S DAUGHTER OF THE SIREN QUEEN. Jenna and I came back for the sequel and had a blast reading it. We have been screaming about this book for weeks and we'd love… Continue reading DAUGHTER OF THE SIREN QUEEN BY TRICIA LEVENSELLER || BUDDY READ DISCUSSION
Hello! I'm doing the Sunshine Blogger Award for the THIRD time. What is the Sunshine Blogger Award? The Sunshine Blogger Award is given to those who are creative, positive and inspiring while spreading sunshine to the blogging community. How does it work? Thank the blogger(s) who nominated you in a blog post and link back… Continue reading The Sunshine Blogger Award III
I will be honest: I thought I was ordering Books That Matter's January box. Let me back up. For my birthday, I gifted myself a book subscription box. I chose Books That Matter, a UK-based feminist subscription box company that sends readers books written by womxn. What I did not realize: I ordered my box too late… Continue reading Subscription Box Post: Books That Matter – February 2020
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