I love books. I know, what a shocker. You’re shocked. I love everything about reading and books in general. Especially the covers. Yeah, yeah, “don’t judge a book by its cover”, blah, blah, blah. Let’s be real. We all do it. If you are one of the rare unicorns who doesn’t, bravo. But I’m shallow […]
Top 5 Reading Slump Tips
Ah, the Reading Slump. Just saying the words causes my stomach to turn. If you’ve spent any amount of time in the bookish community, you likely have heard the phrase. It’s used to describe the awful feeling that accompanies not wanting to read. I know, NOT wanting to read? Blasphemy. However, it is a totally […]
Persuasion by Jane Austen Review
Oh, Miss Austen. What have you done to me? Persuasion is the first Austen novel I’ve read, and oh my goodness! I’ll admit; I was familiar with the story of Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth due to my viewing of 1995’s film adaptation of the same name. It’s a well-loved (read: worn) dvd in […]
Geekerella by Ashley Poston Review
Marketed as a ‘love letter to fandom’, Geekerella plays with the well-known Cinderella story and strives to offer a fresh take. Our titular geek, Danielle (or Elle for short) is orphaned and living with a ‘stepmomster’ and two stepsisters. Poston writes Elle as a fan obsessed with the fictional science fiction show, Starfield. Starfield comes […]
The Elite by Kiera Cass Review
I felt that the plot of this book compared to the last one was pretty much perfect. In the first book, we get a lot of set up- the caste systems, a quick history lesson, etc. The second book is usually where authors tend to slow things down. It was fast-paced enough and kept me […]
The Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice & Virtue by MacKenzi Lee Review
Let’s start with the synopsis. This is a YA historical fiction novel that follows the story of Henry ‘Monty’ Montague as he embarks on a Tour before settling into his inheritance and life in society. Along for the ride is Percy, his best friend and secret love of his life, and Felicity, Monty’s sister and […]