Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
I'm back for Top Ten Tuesday with some wistful nostalgia. Things aren't the way they used to be. I mean, obviously. That is how time works. Here is how my reading life has changed over the years. It takes me longer to finish books In high school, I would read a book a day (sometimes… Continue reading TOP TEN TUESDAY: Changes in My Reading Life
Top Ten Tuesday at it again. Today is favorite character traits. I might be rehashing my favorite tropes. Or I might simply be listing the character traits of one Ronan Niall Lynch. I was asked for character traits I love; no one said they had to be from different character. Strong and silent I love… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Character Traits I Love
Here I go participating in Top Ten Tuesday at the last second. I hate to be left out. Fall is my favorite time to reread books. This fall, I want to reread some books and try some spooky new reads. (Hey, Mansfield Park.) It's. Happening. 1. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore This is my favorite book in the Graceling series. Rain,… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Fall 2019 TBR
I PREPARED for this week's Top Ten Tuesday. You don't have to believe me. A friend of mine used to call snacks "snackums," a practice I found super charming. THESE ARE MY FAVORITE READING SNACKUMS. 1. HOT DRINKS WE HAVE HIT THE BEST-EVER READING SEASON. TIME TO GET OUT THE READING SUPPLIES. WE NEED: WARM… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Things to Eat/Drink While Reading
Top Ten Tuesday has returned. It happens every week! How come I am NEVER ready?? My TBR is 18 miles long and I'm avoiding a number of books on it, including (but not limited to) the following. And I Darken by Kiersten White I bought this BEFORE reading The Chaos of Stars and I'm super hesitant… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my TBR I’m avoiding
I hate when I read something from the library, love it, and have to RETURN it. Truly a terrible plight in the life of a bookworm. I've read many lovely books that, for a plethora of reasons, I do not own. The following are my top priorities. Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’ve Read That I’d Like in My Personal Library
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
Give me all your clichés and archetypes. Let me swallow them whole. Today's Top Ten Tuesday was a freebie, which means the bloggers I follow came up with trillions of creative ideas. There's a "favorite tropes" TTT coming up, so today I wanted to focus on characters. Specifically, character types. I know I'll love certain… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite (and least favorite) character types
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN. Today's Top Ten Tuesday features my top ten auto-buy authors. Is this a rehash of my Lady Writer Supergroup? POSSIBLY. Maggie Stiefvater OB-VI-OUS-LY. Stiefvater gave me murder horses in The Scorpio Races. She gave me Ronan Lynch in The Raven Cycle. She gave me miracles in All the Crooked Saints. I will go… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Auto-buy authors
This week's Top Ten Tuesday was a character freebie. Naturally, I went with my favorite type of character: the redhead. To begin this list, I must honor the OG redhead. #1. Anne Shirley Anne of Green Gables Anne hates her red hair. She dreams of becoming a raven-haired, violet-eyed hottie like her bosom friend… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Redheads in Literature
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