Is "Light-Hearted" SFF Taken Seriously?
My friend's boyfriend asked me for book recommendations the other day. He said that he liked Brandon Sanderson's works and the Wheel of Time series but that Game of Thrones, which everyone had...
View ArticleJuly TBR
Hey, all! Today I’m here to talk about my July TBR, including four middle grade fantastical adventure stories and four young adult novels that aren’t quite as easily grouped together. I went on...
View ArticleAugust and September Recap / Book Talk
Hey, everyone! Today I've got my August and September recap. It's been a while since I've updated; I'm probably, right now, in a relationship best described by Katherine Locke, who once wrote that she...
View ArticleBecause You Love to Hate Me Cover Reveal
Hey, all! Have you seen the cover reveal for Because You Love to Hate Me, edited by Ameriie (the YA villain-themed anthology that I am participating in)?Check it out below the cut!Because You Love to...
View ArticleBecause You Love to Hate Me | Back Cover + Villain-Author Pairing Reveal
Hey, y'all, look at the glorious back cover of Because You Love to Hate Me, a young adult villain-themed anthology pairing authors & booktubers! And, and, and do you want to know which author I was...
View ArticleI Didn't Like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Okay, so I might be weeks late, and many people might have already posted on this topic, but hey, maybe many of you have also already seen Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and maybe many of you...
View ArticleWhy You May Not See As Many Reviews Here Anymore
You may not see so many reviews here anymore.I know I've lately been absent, more generally speaking, but when I think about blogging, usually the last thing on my mind is reviewing books (though next...
View ArticleThe Monster in Young Adult Literature || An Old Essay
One of my friends, who is a developmental psychologist in training, recently told me that she would be studying the effect of young adult novels on abusive relationships. Specifically, she wanted to...
View ArticleEliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia | READ THIS NOW!
This past Tuesday, Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia was released into the world, and you all need to get a copy. Now.I was an Eliza beta reader about a year and a half ago, and I finished...
View ArticleBecause You Love to Hate Me Pre-order Promo + Chat about Villains!
Hi, everyone!Guess what? If you pre-order Because You Love to Hate Me, a YA villain-themed anthology that pairs booktubers/bloggers with authors (cc: initial announcement, cover reveal, back cover and...
View ArticleBecause You Love to Hate Me | Q&A with Ameriie
Hey everyone!By now, you've probably heard me say a lot on Because You Love to Hate Me, a YA villain-themed anthology edited by Ameriie that pairs booktubers with authors (cc: pre-order promo, back...
View ArticleThick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner | READ THE QUEEN'S THIEF SERIES NOW!
If y'all have been following this blog for a while, you know that I am a HUGE fan of Megan Whalen Turner's The Queen's Thief series. I wrote an entire post about why it's the best thing ever. I...
View ArticleLet's Discuss Villains
Heyhey, today I'm discussing villains with y'all. If you haven't already seen various announcements, as a part of Because You Love to Hate Me, Bloomsbury is starting twitter chats about villains on...
View ArticleYoung Adult Adaptations That Will Become Successful
As the release dates for the adaptations of the final books in The Maze Runner series and the Divergent trilogy approach, people are hungry for the successor to the young adult franchise throne. After...
View ArticleDo you live in Southern California?
If you live in Southern California, come check out the book launch for Because You Love to Hate Me (for more details, see other posts: discussing villains, chatting with Ameriie, the pre-order promo,...
View ArticleJune Book Haul
Hey, everyone! Here today to share what I read & received in June.1. Because You Love to Hate Me edited by Ameriie (for more details, see other posts: discussing villains, chatting with Ameriie,...
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