“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”― Stephen King © T.K. {Genie in a Novel} I've never read any of Stephen King's fiction books (I'm not a horror person) but even without having read his books, I know that this guy knows … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 2/27/2022
Dear Bookstores, Walmart, Target, Libraries, and Any other place that sells books, Kindly leave your stickers off the front of books. I get that you want to show off the great deal you get by getting this book - whether it's 20% off or at a crazy low price - however, by doing so, you're … Continue reading A Sticky Situation
Up all night.Nights have always been Auden's time, her chance to escape everything that's going on around her.Then she meets Eli, a fellow insomniac, and he becomes her nocturnal tour guide.Now, with an endless supply of summer nights between them, almost anything can happen... This was a great story of character development, which I see … Continue reading Review: Along For the Ride
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire © T.K. {Genie in a Novel} There are so many good quotes from this series, but this one really applies with daily life. One of … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 2/20/2022
Sixteen-year-old Tessa Johnson has never felt like the protagonist in her own life. She’s rarely seen herself reflected in the pages of the romance novels she loves. The only place she’s a true leading lady is in her own writing—in the swoony love stories she shares only with Caroline, her best friend and #1 devoted … Continue reading Review: Happily Ever Afters
Passionate, stirring and faith-inspiring, this autobiography captures and transports the reader's mind and heart to a village in Transylvania beginning in the early 20th century. As the story unfolds, the struggles of a son born into a large family, the dividing effects of World War II, and the oppression of Christian believers in Communist-dominated countries … Continue reading Review: Called to Serve
We needed a book about the Marauders and their time at Hogwarts, along with Lily Evans and Severus Snape. A series about them would be fantastic, of course, but I would've even been happy with one book. And I'm not talking about a play or script to a movie published as a book. Fantastic Beasts … Continue reading We Didn’t Need the “Cursed Child” Book
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”― Oscar Wilde © 2016 T.K. {Genie in a Novel} So many of us wonder what our lives would be like if we were just a little different. A little more athletic. More creative. Less of a disorganized mess. Less sensitive. Some of those things we can change. After all, … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 2/13/2022
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time . . .From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes Tales from the Cafe, a … Continue reading Review: Tales From the Café
It's been three months since The Night on the Bathroom Floor--when Lily found her older sister Alice hurting herself. Ever since then, Lily has been desperately trying to keep things together, for herself and for her family. But now Alice is coming home from her treatment program and it is becoming harder for Lily to … Continue reading ARC Review: The Words We Keep
Today is a love freebie for Top Ten Tuesday, and I'm using this freebie to share my favorite couples in books. One of the genres I read the most is romance, usually in young-adult or new-adult, as they're either what I wish I'd had in high school or closer to my experiences now. Ten Favorite … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Favorite Fictional Couples
“Do, or do not. There is no try.”- Yoda © Photo by D A V I D S O N L U N A on Unsplash This is the only Star Wars quote that my mom will actually use on me. Whenever I say "I'll try" to something that I'm going to do, she'll say … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 2/6/2022
Two kings now claim the throne of Camelot, but only one is the True King. Nearly every kingdom of the Woods has pledged their loyalty to King Rhian over the Storian; all but one. The ring of Camelot is the only ring that stands, keeping the Storian alive, and now that Tedros has it, the … Continue reading Review: One True King
Is it me, or did January seem to last a long time? I feel like all January's feel longer than 31 days. It's weird. On one hand, it makes it easier to read more books in the month. Especially if they're shorter books. This month was about average for me, reading wise, as I read … Continue reading January 2022 Wrap Up
A false king has seized Camelot’s throne, sentencing Tedros, the true king, to death. While Agatha, narrowly escapes the same fate, Sophie is caught in King Rhian’s trap. With her wedding to Rhian approaching, she’s forced to play a dangerous game as her friends’ lives hang in the balance.All the while, King Rhian’s dark plans … Continue reading Review: A Crystal of Time
Genie in a Novel 