This year went by pretty fast, and I'm sure most of you will agree with that. The weird thing is that the first half and second half of the year feel like two completely different years! Though now that the year is wrapping up I've been preparing a bit for next year's reading plans and … Continue reading 2020 Reading Goals and Plans
Month: December 2019
Books I Have DNF’d, Vol. II
I didn't think I'd be doing a second volume of DNF'd books this year, but here I am! Thankfully this list is a bit shorter, but it's also only covering not even two months of reading. November was a "yuck" month for reading as nothing really caught my attention. December has made up for it … Continue reading Books I Have DNF’d, Vol. II
Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2020
Who else feels like we're in a limbo between 2019 and 2020? Oh, good. It's not just me. This has been the weirdest work week because of it being shortened as well as it being ridiculously slow at work. Though I will say, I'm glad I don't work in retail anymore because dealing with returns … Continue reading Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2020
Review: The Wicked King
After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. … Continue reading Review: The Wicked King
Review: Catching Christmas
As a first-year law associate, Sydney Batson knows she will be updating her resume by New Year’s if she loses her current court case. So when her grandmother gets inexplicably ill while she’s in court, Sydney arranges for a cab to get her to the clinic.The last thing cab driver Finn Parrish wants is to … Continue reading Review: Catching Christmas
Christmas Bookish Haul
Hey everyone! I hope all of your Christmases (or other holidays) were good! I had a nice two days, spending time with family and just relaxing. Even so, I was still so tired yesterday. Who else thinks everything should stay closed the day after Christmas so people can recover? In any case, I was happy … Continue reading Christmas Bookish Haul
Review: Almost Midnight
Midnights is the story of Noel and Mags, who meet at the same New Year's Eve party every year and fall a little more in love each time . . .Kindred Spirits is about Elena, who decides to queue to see the new Star Wars movie and meets Gabe, a fellow fan.Midnights was previously published … Continue reading Review: Almost Midnight
Book Highlight – Librarian’s Night Before Christmas
We all have our Christmas traditions - decorating the tree as a family, baking cookies, exchanging on gift on Christmas Eve... the list goes on. I have a few myself with both my parents. Though one of my newer ones for the past few years has been reading a small book called Librarian's Night Before … Continue reading Book Highlight – Librarian’s Night Before Christmas
Review: The Burn of Magic
Earth is safe… for now. With both sides sustaining heavy losses, it’s time for the next battle. While the Aliens are busy retreating to Pluto to regroup, Patrick and the rebellion head for the stars themselves. Believing they have stripped the King of his power, they head for Venus and Mercury in hopes of growing … Continue reading Review: The Burn of Magic
2019 Book Awards
This blog post is brought to you by a meme I've seen a few times that has some merit to it. The person asks why we don't have an awards show for books and lists some different categories... so I wanted to do my own awards "show" for my top books in these categories, plus … Continue reading 2019 Book Awards
Perks of Working in a Library
I'm sure most of you know based on my profile bios across social media that I work as a librarian at my local library. This job was a blessing that came to me nearly four years ago and it's led me to meet some amazing people, including one of my best friends. It's hard to … Continue reading Perks of Working in a Library
Review: Finding Jake
While his successful wife goes off to her law office each day, Simon Connolly takes care of their kids, Jake and Laney. Now that they are in high school, the angst-ridden father should feel more relaxed, but he doesn't. He’s seen the statistics, read the headlines. And now, his darkest fear is coming true. There … Continue reading Review: Finding Jake
How to Read More Books In a Year
There are some people out there who read more than 100 books a year, which seems pretty insane for some people. Even I sometimes think it's a bit much, but this year I'm actually up to 76 books myself, which would've been more if I hadn't had a few reading slumps over the summer and … Continue reading How to Read More Books In a Year
Review: The Cruel Prince
Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son … Continue reading Review: The Cruel Prince
Books I’d Give as a Gift
With Christmas on the way, I'm sure we're all busy shopping for our loved ones and maybe even doing some bonus shopping for others. I personally love being able to gift books to others, especially when I know they'll most likely enjoy the book or have had their eye on it for some time. I … Continue reading Books I’d Give as a Gift