Format: ebookPublished: August 8th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Stars I know others dislike it or think it overdone, but I really enjoy the ‘trend’ of Greek myth retellings (though I do think it’s not so much a trend now as just a…fantasy subgenre?). As a kid, I was obsessed with Greek mythology, reading anyContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear”
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Book Review: Black Victorians: Hidden in History by Keisha N. Abraham, John Woolf
Format: ebookPublished: September 1st, 2022Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – History Rating: 5/5 Stars I’ve been able to read a few books more recently which set out to spotlight overlooked historical figures, and they’ve all been pretty great. This is no exception. Abraham and Woolf present these short biographies that show Victorian Britain really wasn’t as monolithicContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Black Victorians: Hidden in History by Keisha N. Abraham, John Woolf”
Book Review: The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod
Format: PaperbackPublished: April 29th, 2025Age: AdultGenre: Historical (Regency) Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars This was fantastic. Charlotte is a recent widow, after the death of Mr. Collins. Facing the idea of leaving her home, and the garden she has lovingly cultivated, she writes to Lizzie, who sends her sister, Mary to Charlotte in hopes of liftingContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod”
Book Review: Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde
Format: ebookPublished: June 4th, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 2/5 Stars I really wanted to like this so much more than I did! My frustrations with the book stem from issues that, in my very humble opinion, seem to be industry-wide in certain genres, and could have been resolved with tighter editing. It’s a shame,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde”
Book Review: ADHD Unpacked by Alex Conner & James Brown
Format: ebookPublished: March 13th, 2025Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – Psychology Rating: 5/5 Stars This is an absolutely excellent resource for anyone with ADHD or who have loved ones with ADHD. It’s got all the essential information, while making it clear there’s still a lot we don’t know, and that everyone who has ADHD is different. It’sContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ADHD Unpacked by Alex Conner & James Brown”
Book Review: Star Wars: Darth Maul – Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves
Format: PaperbackPublished: January 1st, 2001Age: AdultGenre: Sci-Fi Rating: 2/5 Stars When I was setting up my reading challenges at the start of this year, I gave my Star Wars loving partner a task; to find three of his Star Wars books that fit with any of the prompts, with a promise that if I gotContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Star Wars: Darth Maul – Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves”
Book Review: Kiss Across Time by Tracy Cooper-Posey
Format: ebookPublished: May 1st, 2010Age: AdultGenre: Paranormal Romance Rating: 1/5 Stars I open every book with hope – when I start a book, I want to like it. I want to feel engaged with the characters and the story and end up feeling invested in what’s happening. For the most part, too, I’m happy toContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Kiss Across Time by Tracy Cooper-Posey”
Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Occupations in the Title
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This was a fun though hard one! Apparently I haven’tContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Occupations in the Title “
Book Review: Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su
Format: ebookPublished: January 30th, 2025Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary – Literary Rating: 4/5 Stars Judging by the Goodreads reviews, I might be in the minority in really liking this! I do think if you’re going to pick it up though, there’s a few things to be aware of. It’s not a romanceThe MC is exceptionally messyIt’s weirdContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su”
Book Review: The Forest of Stars by Heather Kassner
Format: ebookPublished: August 4th, 2020Age: Middle Grade – Young AdultGenre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Stars I really liked this. There’s an eerie element to the novel threaded in by the use of shadows and the threats hanging over our cast, and it’s just the right level for older Middle Grade and younger Young Adult readers toContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Forest of Stars by Heather Kassner”
Unwrapping Words 