I've enjoyed looking through everyone else's Best Of lists and decided I'd do my own version this year! The books below are listed in the order I read them and are primarily books I've rated 5 stars throughout the year, with a small handful of my favorite 4.5 star reads thrown in to round out... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on Time’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
First of all, let me say that there are many folks who have already commented on this topic and some were truly excellent pieces of writing. I'll probably cover the same topics others have, but I want to share my thoughts on this rather... interesting... list. I initially didn't care about what was on this... Continue Reading →
What Should I Read Next?
I watched a recent Youtube video from BookswithEmilyFox where she went through her shelves and discussed her unread books. It got me thinking about how many unread books I have lingering on my shelves and, well, what better time to work my way through them! The selection above just features first books in a series... Continue Reading →
Public Service Announcement – Don’t Delete Pictures You Uploaded to WordPress
If you happen to look back through any of my book box and maybe even some Stacking the Shelves posts there won't be any pictures. I did a BIG DUMB and deleted some of the pictures I had uploaded into WordPress because they were killing my workflow and made it harder to find all the... Continue Reading →
2018 Year in Review + 2019 Goals
2018 IN REVIEW Wow, 2018 has been such a spectacular year in so many ways! My blog has continued to grow which has been so wonderful. I would have never guessed that my blog would be getting 10,000 views a year - that's 10,000 time I've been able to share my love for books with... Continue Reading →
Vacation Reading Recommendations
It's that time of the year again my dear readers - VACATION TIME. People are heading towards the beach with books in hand and buddy, that sand is going to get everywhere. In anticipation of this mass migration towards bodies of water, I'd like to share some of my favorite vacation reading material. I typically... Continue Reading →
Format Matters!
As I was settling in to work one morning this week I had a brilliant idea for a discussion or opinion type post. I didn’t write it down or jot some notes as I should have (it would be much better if I had done this) but I’m going to go for it anyway. In... Continue Reading →
General Update and Ramble
Sorry guys, no review today! I've been busy with life and haven't been reading quite as quickly as I had hoped to. I should have a review of A Veil of Spears ready to go on Tuesday (it's a fantastic book) and I've GOT to do a Stacking the Shelves post this week... I think... Continue Reading →
Reviewer’s Block
Does anyone else ever get to the point in their blogging where they just don’t know what to say any more? I’ve hit that point. I always feel like I say the same things in my reviews – the characters are good, the worldbuilding is cool, I like the setting… blah blah blah. Now, don’t... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Reviews of 2017
Now that 2017 has essentially come to a close for much of the world, I figured I'd go ahead and share the 5 reviews that received the most views on my blog this year. 5. The Holver Alley Crew by Marshall Ryan Maresca - 87 views 4. Free the Darkness by Kel Kade - 91 views... Continue Reading →
