You can find all of my posts here by date (but you might not be able to see the book title). If you want to see posts by book title, click here, and posts by topic are here.
2019 (75)
- 17.11. A Fascinating New, Ghostly And Romantic Urban Mystery Series (Diversity, Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, NetGalley, Society, Urban fantasy, Women's)
- 27.10. A Fun, Fast-Paced Scifi Comedy That’s Both Silly And Serious At The Same Time (Fast-paced, Fiction, Loved-it, Scifi)
- 16.10. Do You Think Barbie Is Timeless? And Do You Know Her History? (Non-fiction, Photo books, Women's)
- 06.10. [Not Quite] A Love Story That Turned Out To Be So Much More (Diversity, Fiction, Humor, Loved-it, Other-cultures, Romance, Society, YA)
- 27.07. The Greatest Book Blogging Myths I’ve Encountered (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 25.07. Excerpt From Five Steps To Happy: An Uplifting Novel Based On A True Story With #Disability Rep (Fiction, Illness, NetGalley, Women's)
- 20.07. A Brilliant Dystopian Fantasy With A Twist That Uncovers The Dark Nature Of Humanity (Dark, Dystopian, Fantasy, Fiction, Indie, Loved-it)
- 17.07. Heavy Content, Quirky Writing – Definitely Not For Everyone, But I Enjoyed Reading It (Dark, Fiction, Literary, NetGalley)
- 10.07. Women, Hippies, Minorities – But Not The Way You’re Used To Reading About Them (Diversity, Fiction, Loved-it, Society, Women's)
- 06.07. What If Jules Verne’s Nautilus Was Actually Built? Well, Someone Looked Into This (Indie, Loved-it, Nerdy and proud, Non-fiction, Scifi, Trivia)
- 03.07. A Heart-Breaking, But Very Good Dystopian Critique Of Our Society (Dark, Dystopian, Fiction, NetGalley, Society)
- 26.06. Reading The Weird, Yet The Profound – What A Trip This Book Was (Dark, Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Weird)
- 22.06. A Book About Kindness And Community With Brilliant Ace Rep! I’M IN LOVE WITH IT (Diversity, Fiction, Illness, Loved-it, NetGalley, Rising star, Society)
- 19.06. It’s Mini-Review Time! Real Story: Woman Saves Her Jewish Family In WWII (Biographies, Loved-it, Memoirs, NetGalley, Non-fiction)
- 15.06. A Wild Ride Of A Book: Scifi, Speculative And Plain Old Adventure (Diversity, Fiction, Genre-bender, Loved-it, Scifi, Well known books)
- 08.06. Racism, Evil Governments And Our Small Lives: A Relevant Story In Today’s World (Dark, Diversity, Fast-paced, Fiction, Loved-it, Society)
- 05.06. It’s Mini-Review Time! An Uplifting And Light Women’s Fiction Story (Fiction, Mini reviews, NetGalley, Romance, Women's)
- 29.05. A Dark Semi-Slow-Burn Thriller About Some Forgotten WWII Nightmares (Dark, Edelweiss, Fast-paced, Fiction, Historical, Thiller / Mystery)
- 18.05. A Book That Brings Some Magic Back Into The 21st Century (Diversity, Fiction, Historical, Illness, Magical realism, Society)
- 10.05. Traveling From Your Living Room: Another Camino de Santiago Memoir I Loved (Indie, Loved-it, Memoirs, Non-fiction)
- 05.05. Nothing To See Here, Moving Along… Just Another Sunday Post… And A Little About Accessibility! (Book hauls, Sunday post)
- 03.05. The Best Moon Mission Book I’ve Ever Read, Without Doubt (Edelweiss, Kidlit, Loved-it, Non-fiction, space)
- 28.04. I return from hiatus!!! + mini reviews + State of the ARC #21 (Book hauls, State of the ARC, Sunday post)
- 05.04. Teens Fight For Their Right To Choose Their Career – The Theatre (Fiction, Kidlit, Loved-it, YA)
- 03.04. PaperFury’s Characters Rip My Heart Out, Take Two (Diversity, Loved-it, NetGalley, Rising star, YA)
- 27.03. The Life Of A Bookworm With Dyslexia – An Interview (#bookwormproblems, Book blogging, Discussion, Illness)
- 22.03. Short Fiction Gets Short Review – Turn of the Century Magic In A Diverse Setting (Diversity, Fiction, Loved-it, Other-cultures, Short stories, Society, Steampunk)
- 20.03. Eleanor Oliphant Broke My Heart And Glued It Back Together In Three Evenings (Fiction, Humor, Literary, Loved-it, Well known books, Women's)
- 15.03. A Story of Magic, Dragons, But Also Love, Sorrow And Understanding (Buddy read, Fantasy, Kidlit, Loved-it, Magic, Well known books)
- 08.03. The Writer Behind The Name: How Much Does Gender Bias Exist In Publishing? (Discussion, Women's)
- 06.03. A Story of Love, Friendship And Spirituality – In A Magical Setting (Fiction, Historical, Loved-it, Spiritual, Well known books)
- 01.03. FINALLY A Scifi, Empowering Women, Queer (And Non-binary!), As Well As Disabled People (Dark, Diversity, Fast-paced, Fiction, Loved-it, Rising star, Scifi)
- 20.02. The Spec Set by Taya Okerlund, ★★★★☆ 4 stars (Diversity, Fantasy, Fast-paced, Fiction, Illness, YA)
- 15.02. The Secret of Dinswood by Ellen Alexander, ★★★★☆ 4 stars (Fiction, Kidlit, Loved-it, NetGalley)
- 13.02. Heavy Flow by Amanda Laird: How Much Do You Know About What Happens To You Monthly? (Loved-it, NetGalley, Non-fiction, Women's)
- 08.02. To the Edge of the Sky by Anhua Gao, ★★★★★ 5 stars (Dark, Loved-it, Memoirs, Non-fiction, Other-cultures, Society)
- 01.02. The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, ★★★★★ 5 stars (Fiction, Humor, Literary, Loved-it, Society, Well known books, Women's)
- 16.01. Paranormal Fantasy Set In Ancient Japan, YES! Smart And Passionate (Dark, Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Magic, Other-cultures)
- 06.01. I’ve Already Found My Favorite Book Of The Year! And Some Other 2019 Things (Book hauls, Sunday post)
- 26.12. Why I Loved The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (Dark, Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Magic, Well known books, Women's)
- 23.12. Ridiculous Twitter-worthy Cringe Guy Story, View Records Broken And Then Some Books (Book hauls, Sunday post)
- 16.12. Real Publicist Advice on Review Copy Approvals (Post Pending!), Some Truly Emotional Reads And A Tough Week (Book hauls, Sunday post)
- 09.12. Myths, Demons and Riotous Chick Lit: What I’ve Been Reading, What You’ve Been Posting on Week 49, 2018 (Book hauls, Sunday post)
- 06.12. Reasons to Read What Would Boudicca Do by Beth Coates and Elizabeth Foley (Non-fiction, Women's)
- 15.11. A Book That Melted My Heart – The Eleventh Trade by Alyssa Hollingsworth (Diversity, Fiction, Kidlit, Loved-it, Other-cultures, Society)
- 08.11. Reasons To Read Creatures of Want and Ruin by Molly Tanzer (Dark, Diversity, Edelweiss, NetGalley, Urban fantasy, Women's)
- 02.11. 5 Reasons To Read Battlestar Suburbia by Chris McCrudden (Diversity, Fast-paced, Fiction, Humor, Loved-it, Scifi)
- 28.10. What I’ve Been Reading & What We’ve Been Talking About: Week 43, 2018 (Book hauls, Sunday post)
- 21.10. What I’ve Been Reading & What We’ve Been Talking About: Week 42, 2018 (Book hauls, Sunday post)
- 19.10. “Guilty Pleasure” Labels: Is It Just Schoolgirl Mentality You Can’t Let Go Of? (Discussion, Romance, Women's)
- 09.10. I’ve Been Thinking (And Reading) About Anxiety And Worrying (Biographies, Discussion, Loved-it, NetGalley, Non-fiction, Women's)
- 05.10. [Scifi] New, Strong, But Quite Dark Futuristic Fiction (Dark, Dystopian, Edelweiss, Fiction, Scifi)
- 02.10. [Scifi] Let’s Talk About One Of My Favorite Series Ever (Fast-paced, Fiction, Humor, Loved-it, Scifi)
- 18.09. [Women’s] A Story of Oppression And Healing That Will Make You Cry (Fiction, Indie, Loved-it, Women's)
- 07.09. [Discussion] Why Authors Should Take Extra Care When Writing Enemies To Lovers (Discussion, Problematic)
- 04.09. Theatre, Acting, Positivity and a Dash of Reality (Biographies, Fiction, Loved-it, NetGalley, Non-fiction, Women's)
- 29.08. [Historical] Women’s Struggle Entering The Workforce In Publishing (Fiction, Historical, Women's)
- 27.08. [Scifi] A Sleepy Town With A Big Mystery… And A Spaceship (Edelweiss, Genre-bender, Loved-it, Scifi)
- 14.08. [Scifi] The Lady Astronaut Fights Racism On The Way To Mars (Fiction, Loved-it, NetGalley, Scifi, Society, Women's)
- 05.08. [Weekly wrap-up] Birthdaying, Vacationing, Sunning!!! Almost Not Reading Though. (Book hauls, Sunday post)
- 03.08. [Women’s] You’d Think This Is Controversial, But It’s Just Human… And Beautiful (Fiction, Loved-it, Rising star, Well known books, Women's)
- 27.07. Six of Crows Buddy Read With Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books!! (Buddy read, Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Well known books)
- 24.07. [Magical Realism] A Soft And Comforting Story Of Love And Magic (Fiction, Loved-it, Magical realism, Well known books, Women's)
- 17.07. [Thriller] Cavern Mysteries And Minotaurs: Lots of Promise, Middling Delivery (Dark, Fiction, NetGalley, Thiller / Mystery)
- 03.07. [NewBloggers] How Nicole @ FYFA Keeps Her Tweets Organized With TweetDeck (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging)
- 27.06. [Scifi] Women Break The Barrier In An Alternate 50’s To Become Astronauts (Fiction, Loved-it, NetGalley, Scifi, Women's)
- 22.06. [Victorian] Some Majorly Messed Up 19th Century Notions, But Kind Of Unputdownable?? (Fiction, Problematic, Victorian or classic)
- 12.06. [Scifi] A Really Smart And Fresh Scifi About Artificial Intelligence (Edelweiss, Loved-it, Rising star, Scifi)
- 07.06. [YA] Incredibly Touching, Relatable And Musical – It Has Captured My Heart <3 (Dark, Fiction, Loved-it, NetGalley, Rising star, YA)
- 04.06. [Magical Realism] A Unique And Quite Different Tale Set In Asia, Based In Folklore (Uncategorized)
- 01.06. [Nonfiction] A Harrowing Account Of Escaping Domestic Violence (Loved-it, Memoirs, Non-fiction, Women's)
- 28.05. [Thriller] The Strain Series, AKA The Popular Series With ONE Woman & Next To NO PoC (Dark, Dystopian, Fiction, Nope, Problematic, Well known books)
- 25.05. #NewBloggers 101 comes back! Litsy – A Bookish Social Network (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 21.05. [General lit] Vicious..ly Odd, But Really Good? + Added Reality For Kicks (Dark, Fantasy, Non-fiction, Well known books)
- 16.05. [Myths] Mesoamerican Mythology Is Mighty Cool!! + 3 Reasons To Read It (Diversity, Edelweiss, Historical, Loved-it, Myths, Non-fiction, Other-cultures)
- 14.05. [MG] Girl Power, Good Vibes and Generally a Wonderful Story (Fiction, Kidlit, Loved-it, NetGalley)
- 09.05. [Nonfiction] 3 Things You Might Not Know About Marilyn Monroe (Biographies, Loved-it, Non-fiction, Women's)
- 07.05. [Scifi] Episode 2: Murderbot Is Free, But Not Free From Caring (Diversity, Fiction, Humor, Loved-it, Rising star, Scifi)
- 04.05. [NewBloggers] What Tools Can Help Me Be An Organized Blogger? TBR Spreadsheets (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 02.05. [Fantasy] Book Two Of Fantasy During The Times Of The Prohibition In… Eden? (Book tours, Fantasy, Indie)
- 25.04. [Literary] Great Social Commentary, But Poor Reading Experience (Buddy read, Dark, Fiction, Literary, Well known books)
- 23.04. [Urban Fantasy] It Was Epic And This Review Has Too Many GIFs (Fantasy, Fast-paced, Fiction, Loved-it, Urban fantasy)
- 18.04. [Slice of Life] Fall In Love With All The Characters, And They’re Diverse Too (Diversity, Fiction, Loved-it, NetGalley, Romance, Women's)
- 11.04. [Historical fiction] An Enchanting Story Of Secrets And Strength (Fiction, Historical, Women's)
- 04.04. [Historical fiction] The Harsh Realities Of Slavery In Martinique, 1765 (Fiction, Historical, NetGalley, Other-cultures)
- 02.04. [YA] A Delightful Cinderella Retelling… Without The Cinderella? (Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Retellings)
- 30.03. [#NewBloggers 101] General Intro To Bookstagram (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 26.03. [Fantasy] Tower Of Epicness (And Epic Proportions) Returns In Sequel!!! (Buddy read, Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Rising star, Steampunk)
- 23.03. [NewBloggers] A (Mostly?) Complete Goodreads Tutorial (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 21.03. [Scifi MG/YA] Doing Magic, But With Science… And Woah! There’s A School! (Fantasy, Fiction, Kidlit, Loved-it, Magic, NetGalley, Rising star, Scifi, YA)
- 19.03. [Nonfiction] Guide Dogs – Just The Freedom To Move, Or Also To Live And Love? (Diversity, Essays, Illness, Loved-it, Memoirs, NetGalley, Non-fiction)
- 14.03. [Dystopia Review] Being Plugged In VS Back To Basic Society (Dystopian, Edelweiss, Fiction, Scifi, Society)
- 12.03. [Scifi+humour review] Ridiculously Introverted Murderbot vs Humanity – 1:0 (Diversity, Fiction, Humor, Loved-it, Rising star, Scifi, Well known books)
- 09.03. Bookstagram Myth: Props Are Expensive? Pamela @ Reverie Society Educates! (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 07.03. [YA review] An Incredibly Funny, Yet Touching YA About Responsibility (Fiction, Humor, Illness, Loved-it, YA)
- 05.03. [Story collection review] Yet Another Slightly Odd Collection of Short Stories (Fiction, NetGalley, Short stories, Weird)
- 02.03. What Are Linkups All About? Nicole @ FYFA To The Rescue! (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 23.02. So you want to move from Blogger to (free) WordPress? (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 21.02. Mythological + #OwnVoices + Mental Health = Fascinating Novel!! (Dark, Diversity, Edelweiss, Fiction, Illness, Loved-it, Magical realism, Other-cultures, Rising star, Women's)
- 18.02. Yes, I Did Haul Books This Time, But Also… Valentine’s And Patriotism Week (Book hauls, Sunday post)
- 16.02. What Tools Can Help Me Be An Organized Blogger? Social Media And Networking (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 13.02. Read About Women’s Struggles And Relationships In Traditional China (Buddy read, Fiction, Historical, Loved-it, Other-cultures, Well known books, Women's)
- 09.02. What Tools Can Help Me Be An Organized Blogger? Writing And Scheduling Posts (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 07.02. One Of The Most Anticipated #OwnVoices Nonfiction Books Of 2018 (Diversity, Edelweiss, Essays, Memoirs, Non-fiction, Other-cultures, Rising star, Women's)
- 02.02. What Tools Can Help Me Be An Organized Blogger? Blogging Calendars (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion)
- 22.01. Witches of New Orleans and Dark Nightly Terrors (Dark, Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Magic, NetGalley, Other-cultures, Urban fantasy)
- 17.01. The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar (Fiction, Historical, Magical realism, NetGalley)
- 15.01. The Plague Charmer by Karen Maitland (Dark, Fiction, Historical, Loved-it, Magical realism, NetGalley)
- 10.01. How Do I Make A Good Edelweiss Or NetGalley Profile? (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion, Edelweiss, NetGalley)
- 08.01. Finding Your Beauty Queen – Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy (Buddy read, Fiction, Well known books, YA)
- 05.01. When Should I Start Requesting ARCs? (#NewBloggers 101, Book blogging, Discussion, Edelweiss, NetGalley)
- 01.01. Demons, Petticoats and Swords & 5 Reasons To Read This (Diversity, Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, NetGalley, Retro, Society, Urban fantasy, Women's)
- 25.12. Beauty And Ugliness In Love: The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (Fiction, Illness, Loved-it, Magical realism)
- 20.12. All Day – Locked Up, Building Their Future… Unforgettable (Diversity, Loved-it, Memoirs, NetGalley, Non-fiction, Other-cultures, Society)
- 11.12. So You’re An International Book Blogger? DON’T GIVE UP! (Book blogging, Discussion, Diversity, NetGalley)
- 06.12. 5 Reasons To Read The Girl In The Tower (Fantasy, Fast-paced, Fiction, Loved-it, Magic, NetGalley, Women's)
- 04.12. Memoir Of A Mother Fighting For Her Terminally Ill Child (Illness, Memoirs, NetGalley, Non-fiction, Women's)
- 01.12. 5 Reasons To Read His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Well known books)
- 24.11. 4 Sci-Fi Books That Are Realistic About Space (Discussion, Lists, Loved-it, Nerdy and proud, Scifi, Scifi month)
- 22.11. Genuine, Unapologetically Diverse And Absolutely Brilliant (Dark, Diversity, Edelweiss, Fiction, Illness, Loved-it, Other-cultures, Rising star, Scifi, Scifi month, Society, Women's)
- 20.11. Not Watching Doctor Who? Read It Then. (Fiction, Nerdy and proud, Scifi month, Short stories)
- 17.11. It’s Explosive, It’s Blue, It’s In Space… It’s GEMINA! (Fiction, Loved-it, Scifi, Scifi month, Well known books)
- 15.11. Neo-Victorians, Utopia And The Big Picture (Fantasy, Fiction, Other-cultures, Scifi, Scifi month, Society, Steampunk)
- 13.11. An Endearing Story About Loneliness, Illness And… Cake (Diversity, Edelweiss, Fiction, Illness, Other-cultures, Society)
- 06.11. A Slice Of Life In Israeli Space City Filled With Robotniks (Diversity, Edelweiss, Fiction, Other-cultures, Scifi, Scifi month)
- 03.11. Contemporary Sci-Fi Musts (Dark, Fiction, Loved-it, Nerdy and proud, Other-cultures, Scifi, Scifi month, Society, Well known books)
- 20.10. Everything We Don’t Know About Ableism (Book tours, Diversity, Essays, Illness, Indie, Non-fiction, Society, Women's)
- 18.10. Episode 2 of Steampunk Magic In Petticoats (Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Magic, NetGalley, Retro, Steampunk, Urban fantasy, Women's)
- 16.10. 5 Reasons To Read A Book By A Real Spaceman (Edelweiss, Loved-it, Memoirs, Non-fiction, Well known books)
- 09.10. This Just In: Magical Alice Hoffman Still Writes Magically (Diversity, Fiction, Loved-it, Magical realism, NetGalley, Well known books, Women's)
- 06.10. Haunting, Haunted, Sad and Diverse – In Case I Go by Angie Abdou (Dark, Diversity, Edelweiss, Fiction, Loved-it, Magical realism, Women's)
- 02.10. Emotional, ador(k)able, quirky and funny – Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (Fiction, Humor, Loved-it, Romance, Well known books, Women's)
- 26.09. Your Double Gets Your Wife, You Get Persecution. What Do You Do? (Dystopian, Fast-paced, Fiction, Loved-it, NetGalley, Rising star, Scifi)
- 15.09. Everything Should Be Practical – Even Magic (Dark, Fiction, Magical realism, Well known books, Women's)
- 12.09. Whoops… I didn’t like Maya Angelou’s most famous work. (Diversity, Memoirs, Non-fiction, Well known books, Women's)
- 08.09. I Feel Bad About Not Liking This One, But… (Diversity, Fiction, Literary, NetGalley, Well known books)
- 01.09. What If Men And Women Could Bear Children Equally? (Diversity, Fiction, Literary, Loved-it, NetGalley, Women's)
- 25.08. You Know They Both Die At The End, But You Still Read It. (Dark, Diversity, Edelweiss, Fiction, Well known books)
- 10.08. Dark Southern Thriller About Family Secrets – Or Is It Really? (Dark, Fiction, NetGalley, Thiller / Mystery)
- 03.08. Every Season Must End, And Every Review Must Be Written (Dark, Dystopian, Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Women's)
- 14.07. Anne of Green Gables v2.0: Slow Start, Good Delivery (Challenges, Fiction, Well known books, Women's)
- 06.07. What Happens To A Pacifist When He Has To Fight For His Family? (Dystopian, Fiction, Loved-it, NetGalley, Spiritual)
- 20.06. What Really Happened In The Chateau, You Say? – Well… Not Much, Apparently. (Discussion, Fiction, NetGalley, Nope, Problematic)
- 16.06. Can Someone Love Too Much? There’s A Book About That. (Diversity, Illness, Loved-it, NetGalley, Non-fiction)
- 13.06. Taking A Literary Vacation From The 21st Century? Please! (Challenges, Fiction, Loved-it, Well known books, Women's)
- 08.06. Is There Super Fun Scifi, But Not For Teens? YES. (Diversity, Fantasy, Humor, Loved-it, Nerdy and proud, NetGalley, Scifi, Urban fantasy)
- 30.05. A Rock’n’roll Memoir About Learning To Love Yourself (Loved-it, Memoirs, NetGalley, Non-fiction, Women's)
- 16.05. How To NOT Find A Spark In A Brilliantly Set Up Story (Fiction, Magical realism, NetGalley, Retro)
- 09.05. Rogue mages, steampunk spells and secrecy – Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman (Fantasy, Fiction, Loved-it, Steampunk, Women's)
- 26.04. Why I decided NOT TO have a giveaway on the blog for this book (Diversity, Fantasy, Kidlit, Problematic)
- 21.04. Why were they called The Girls With Radioactive Bones? (Illness, Loved-it, NetGalley, Non-fiction, Women's)
- 18.04. Dead world, primal mind eating monster, kids with powers – Children of the Different, S.C.Flynn (Dystopian, Fantasy, Fiction, Indie)
- 13.04. When being over 6 feet under is safer than out. Wool, Hugh Howey (Dystopian, Fiction, Loved-it)
- 25.03. How to write a book about kicking rockstars out of your house, or… (Fiction, Interviews, Women's)
- 21.03. A Gripping Story About Mothers and Daughters, Adoption And… Tea? (Fiction, Loved-it, NetGalley, Other-cultures, Women's)
- 31.12. Bout of Books readathon and the results of BICothon! (Booktags, Challenges, Marathons and tags)
- 22.12. 50 000 reasons to read Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft (Dark, Fantasy, Fiction, Indie, Loved-it, Rising star, Steampunk)
- 06.11. What do fried potatoes have to do with books (Fiction, Japanese, Loved-it, Well known books, Women's)