Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
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
I have been doing my best not to think about climate change. Then we got 80-degree weather for almost a week in the middle of October. I would not like to be confronted with this reality, thank you. Autumn's a really hard season for me. On the one hand, I love the colder weather and… Continue reading October Wrap-Up: Starring Seasonal Depression
Obsessively looking for book tags DOES yield some results! I found this Star Trek book tag, created by Jay Dee Archer, on Space and Sorcery. I aspire to be like William Riker. I refuse to elaborate. STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES – A CORNY YET ENTERTAINING BOOK I loved Bright Gay Seas. It was a… Continue reading Star Trek Book Tag
I packed several dozen books for housesitting. Guess how many of them I read? I had such ambitions! Zezee did this TBR-themed book tag on her blog and I guess I feel like shaming myself. At the very least, because I drafted this post so long ago, I've since read some of these books! Huzzah!… Continue reading Not Enough Time TBR Book Tag
I'm experiencing ACNH vicariously through my friends. They tell me all about their favorite villagers and the walrus who lives...in the ocean? I'm not entirely sure about the walrus but I love him. Do I want to buy a Nintendo Switch so I can finally join the fun? KIND OF. Anyway, here's an Animal Crossing-themed… Continue reading Animal Crossing Book Tag
This post came about because I realized I really don't feel like posting my end-of-the-year reading stats. The last couple years, I've done graphs and percentages and all that good stuff. In 2022, I don't feel like doing the math. I'd rather talk about books. Hence, this survey. Zezee did this survey, created and updated… Continue reading End of Year Survey 2021
YOU KNEW IT WAS COMING. I'm so glad someone on BookTube made this tag in honor of A FANTASTIC album. I have listened to "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" numerous times. I'm not okay. Anyway, book tag. State of Grace - best opening book in a series Toss-up between Daughter of Smoke and Bone… Continue reading Red (Taylor’s Version) Book Tag
Lo and behold! My blogging friends Nish and Ngoc created a folklore book tag with great questions! In honor of Red (Taylor's Version), here I am doing another Swiftie tag. It's my sworn duty as a fan. the 1 “And if my wishes came true, it would’ve been you” – name a book character you… Continue reading i found another folklore book tag
Looove doing last minute Top Ten Tuesday posts. (No, honestly, I love doing this.) (Can you tell I'm a pantser?) Today's topic is bookish pet peeves! I thought I wouldn't have much to say today. I WAS WRONG. Price stickers on books Price stickers infuriate me. When my friends lend me books, I have to… Continue reading TOP TEN TUESDAY: Bookish Pet Peeves
I GUESS IT'S (almost) JULY NOW. I set a 175-book goal for 2021. So far, I've read 120 books. In other words, I've completed 69% of my goal and am ahead by 34 books. Math is wild! This post summarizes my reading accomplishments thus far. Best book read so far One Last Stop is my… Continue reading Mid-Year Freak Out Tag 2021
Narrative Paradise 