Why I’m shamelessly reading fanfiction

I first talked about fanfiction back in 2017. Back then I was discussing whether it should ever count towards reading goals, despite the fact that I really didn’t read it. The post was definitely written with a mocking tone and I can tell from reading it that I didn’t think fanfiction should really be taken […]

ARC Review: At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp

Title: At the End of EverythingAuthor: Marieke NijkampPublication Date: January 4, 2022Publisher: Sourcebooks FirePages: 400Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends comes another heartbreaking, emotional and timely page-turner that will keep you […]

The unexpected ways my reading habits changed in 2021

In 2020 and 2021 I used a reading spreadsheet in addition to Goodreads to track all of my reading stats. In addition to the categories shown, I started tracking categories in 2021 to challenge myself to read more diversely. For the purposes of this post, though, I’ll be sharing how my reading habits changed in […]

Book Review: The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

Title: The Husband’s SecretAuthor: Liane MoriartyPublication Date: July 30, 2013Publisher: BerkleyPages: 396Add to Goodreads My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died… Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret—something with the potential to destroy not just […]

Top Ten Tuesday #307: Books I loved as a child/teen

Today’s Topic:  Books I Loved as a Child/Teen Happy Tuesday! This week we’re taking a trip down memory lane and I couldn’t limit myself to just ten! I split this week’s books into books I loved as a child and books I loved as a teenager. I definitely had eclectic (and questionable) tastes! Haha! AS […]

Weekly(ish) Recap: 11/7 – 11/27

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! Another few weeks of reading a ton of fanfiction, but I did finally get around to reading some “real” books too. Shockingly, they were mostly (dark) romance. Who even am I? My friend talked me into reading Ice Planet Barbarians with her and, well, that was an experience. XD […]

Book Review: The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter

Title: The Last WidowAuthor: Karin SlaughterPublication Date: August 20, 2019Publisher: William MorrowPages: 446Add to Goodreads A mysterious kidnapping On a hot summer night, a scientist from the Centers for Disease Control is grabbed by unknown assailants in a shopping center parking lot. Vanished into thin air, the authorities are desperate to save the doctor. A […]

Thanksgiving Book Tag

Happy Thanksgiving, American friends! I haven’t done a book tag in quite awhile and, since today I’m thankful for my blog and all of my amazing bookish friends who have stuck with me over the years, I decided to do one! I found this tag at Amanda’s Book Nook! FRIENDS AND FAMILYA Book With Characters […]

Books I preordered in 2021 and haven’t read

It never fails. Every year I preorder a bunch of books and every year most of them sit unread until sometime down the road. Occasionally I even wait for the audiobook to be available from the library so that I can read it with my ears. This mainly stems from being a horrible mood reader, […]

Book Review: The Other Woman by Sandie Jones

Title: The Other WomanAuthor: Sandie JonesPublication Date: March 29, 2018Publisher: Minotaur BooksPages: 304Add to Goodreads Emily thinks Adam’s perfect; the man she thought she’d never meet. But lurking in the shadows is a rival; a woman who shares a deep bond with the man she loves. Emily chose Adam, but she didn’t choose his mother Pammie. […]

Book Review: Into the Dark by Dana Isaly

Title: Into the DarkAuthor: Dana IsalyPublication Date: October 30, 2021Publisher: Self PublishedPages: 225Add to Goodreads Him I am the monster that lurks in your nightmares. Evil incarnate. A sociopath. A murderer. I kill women who are guilty of nothing other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Women like Lyra. Her yellow […]

Weekly(ish) Recap: 10/24 – 11/6

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! Once again, I’ve been stuck in a fanfiction rabbit hole, but at least I managed to read a bit more for this update, mostly thanks to audiobooks! I’ve read about 2,000 pages of this latest fic and was 1,600 pages in before realizing it wasn’t complete. Whoops. I’m really […]

Saturday Screen Time #46: Spooky & controversial

  Happy Saturday, everyone! I’m back today with another movie and TV update. Since it was spooky season, I watched a ton of horror movies, but also some sci-fi and fantasy. I have some controversial ratings for you today and I can’t wait to hear what you all thought!  RECENTLY IN (NEW TO ME) MOVIES […]

Book Review: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Title: Big Little LiesAuthor: Liane MoriartyPublication Date: July 29, 2014Publisher: Amy Einhorn BooksPages: 458Add to Goodreads Sometimes it’s the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal… A murder . . . a tragic accident . . . or just parents behaving badly?What’s indisputable is that someone is dead.But who did what? Big Little […]

ARC Review: Her Soul for Revenge by Harley Laroux

Title: Her Soul for Revenge (Souls Trilogy #2)Author: Harley LarouxPublication Date: October 30, 2021Publisher: Self PublishedPages: 461Add to GoodreadsReview for book 1 //I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review// JuniperAfter a cult tried to sacrifice me to their wicked God, I went on the run, doing whatever was necessary […]

My favorite (and least favorite) spinoffs

Every time I see a new spinoff announced, I get a little bit worried that they won’t live up to the original series. Today I’m sharing some I loved, some I didn’t, and a few I still want to read!  HATED Believe me when I tell you I LOVED The Selection series and was so […]

Book Review: The XY by Virginia Bergin

Title: The XYAuthor: Virginia BerginPublication Date: November 6, 2018Publisher: Sourcebooks FirePages: 352Add to Goodreads Sixty years ago, a virus wiped out almost all men on Earth. Now women run the world, and men are kept in repopulation facilties, safe from the deadly virus. At least, that’s what everyone has been led to believe…until River discovers […]

Weekly Recap: 10/3 – 10/23

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! Once again, not a weekly recap, but I made it back sooner than last time! I’ve been down the fanfiction rabbit hole and nothing else matters. Currently I’m also watching season 3 of You and absolutely loving every second of it. I haven’t started Squid Game yet, but that’s […]

Book Review: The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda

Title: The Favorite DaughterAuthor: Kaira RoudaPublication Date: May 21, 2019Publisher: Graydon HousePages: 368Add to Goodreads From the author of the page-turning domestic suspense Best Day Ever, comes another gripping novel of psychological suspense set in an upscale Southern California community, for fans of B.A. Paris and Shari Lapena. The perfect home. The perfect family. The perfect […]

Audiobook Review: The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski

Title: The Hollow Heart (Forgotten Gods #2)Author: Marie RutkoskiPublication Date: September 9, 2021Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonPages: 304Add to GoodreadsReview for book 1 Intrigue, romance, and magic abound in the heart-stopping conclusion to Marie Rutkoski’s Forgotten Gods duology. At the end of The Midnight Lie, Nirrim offered up her heart to the God of Thieves in order […]

2020 TBR Revisited

As I recently discussed, I am a terrible mood reader. For this reason, I almost never follow my TBR, but I still make them for Top Ten Tuesday posts four times per year. I thought it would be fun to look back at my lists for 2020 and see how many books I actually got […]

Book Review: Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux

Title: Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy #1)Author: Harley LarouxPublication Date: April 10, 2021Publisher: Self PublishedPages: 459Add to Goodreads Leon I earned my reputation among magicians for a reason: one wrong move and you’re dead. Killer, they called me, and killing is what I’m best at. Except her. The one I was supposed to take, […]

Weekly Recap: 8/15 – 10/2

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! I’m not even going into why I’ve been away. I’m back now. Hurray! I’ll be sharing everything I read in the last half of August through today since I haven’t done a recap since then. For once I can report that none of my dogs are actively trying to […]

ARC Review: How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days by K.M. Jackson

Title: How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 DaysAuthor: K.M. JacksonPublication Date: November 2, 2021Publisher: ForeverPages: 336Add to Goodreads //I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Bethany Lu Carlisle is devastated when the tabloids report actor Keanu Reeves is about to tie the knot. What?! How could the world’s […]