Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly themed post first created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010 and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's post is all about short books that you could easily read in a single sitting, whether that be a novella, a short story, or simply a very short novel.... Continue Reading →
Currently Reading: 2/5/24
Defiant by Brandon SandersonKilling two birds with one book - I'm wrapping up the Skyward series and reading more sci-fi! I can't believe how much I've forgotten from the previous book (and novellas), so jumping into this was a bit disorienting at first. I swear, I'm actually going to read Briar Book of the Dead this week.... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly themed post first created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010 and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's post is all about the new author's I discovered in 2023. Some were so good I binge read multiple books, some I only read one, but all the ones... Continue Reading →
Can’t Wait Wednesday: Heavenbreaker by Sara Wolf
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. I'll be quite honest, I'm really interested in Heavenbreaker for some rather shallow reasons. First of all, the cover in combination... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read in 2023 but Didn’t Get To
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly themed post first created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010 and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The following books are all ones that I own and intended to read in 2023, but didn't quite get around to it! Defiant by Brandon Sanderson The Sunlit Man... Continue Reading →
Powder & Page’s Best Books of 2023
It's that time of year again where I share my 20 favorite books of 2023. The books selected are rated either 5 or 4.5 stars and you can check out my full review by clicking on the title links! Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson - 5 StarsTress is an absolute delight of... Continue Reading →
January – March 2024 Anticipated Book Releases
The end of 2023 has almost arrived and that means its time for me to share the fantasy, science fiction, horror, romance, and mystery books I'm most excited for in the first quarter of 2024. These are specifically books that I'm planning to read, but if you want a bigger list of exciting new releases,... Continue Reading →
2024 Book Releases
What started as a nice way for me to keep track of ARCs received and other upcoming releases I was interested in has burgeoned into quite a detailed spreadsheet of 2024 book releases! Rather than keep this to myself, I thought I'd share so everyone else can get out their own calendars and prepare for... Continue Reading →
Can’t Wait Wednesday: The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. While I may have fallen off the Expanse bandwagon after the first book, I am very curious to pick up another... Continue Reading →
Starter Villain by John Scalzi – Review
Published: September 19, 2023 Publisher: Tor Books Series: N/A Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 264 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4 Stars Synopsis:Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place. Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a... Continue Reading →
