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Book Thoughts: The Night Country

If you’re in the mood for dark, atmospheric fantasy this winter, look no further than Melissa Albert’s The Night Country.

OK Bye, 2019!

I’m just going to be upfront: 2019 was really hard. Still, it was a big year with a lot of stellar media and some major changes — so here’s a rundown.

Book Thoughts: Bloom

Kevin Panetta’s and Savanna Ganucheau’s BLOOM is the kind of feel-good romance that sticks with you, days and even weeks after you read it.

2018: Tired, Wired & Ready

As per tradition, I’ve got a few photos and some picks for my favorite 2018 media, including books, comics, music, TV and movies!

Book Thoughts: Red, White and Royal Blue

Debut author Casey McQuiston’s Red, White and Royal Blue is beautifully paced and reminds me of other m/m love stories that made me feel especially gooey.

Book Thoughts: Fat Girl on a Plane

My thoughts on Kelly deVos’ Fat Girl on a Plane are complicated at best. I went into this book really wanting to love it, but unfortunately, it just didn’t work for me.

Book Thoughts: The Hazel Wood

I devoured The Hazel Wood because I absolutely did not want to put it down. I loved the fast pace, high stakes, and ethereal quality of the timeline.

Diving into The 100 series by Kass Morgan was a weird adventure. I’ve watched the CW show for three years, so I’ve had plenty of time to form strong opinions about the characters and story progression, as well as what the writers are doing well and what they’re doing really poorly. I recently started writing about it for…

Book goals: #ReadWomen2017

For the last two years, I’ve read a pretty pitiful number of books: 32 in 2015 and 30 in 2016. Yikes. According to my past GoodReads challenges, 2012 is the year to beat. That year (the year I graduated college, incidentally), I read 71 books! That’s more than what I’ve read in the last two…

In 2016…

I recently did a Tumblr meme where I shared six of my best selfies from 2016 and realized, as I searched through my photos, that although this year has been honestly horrible in a lot of Big Picture ways, on a personal level, it’s been pretty fantastic. I’ve done so much in 2016, most of it…