Another Perception of the World Around Us
Hi, I wanted to talk a moment to talk about what's happening in the world on my little platform. I don't think the world really needs the voice of an unimportant cis white woman right now, which is why I haven't been active on social media over the last few weeks. I stand with the … Continue reading A Statement
The Details Publisher: Wednesday Books Published: July 28th, 2020 (I think it's been pushed back again, but I'm not 100% sure) Genres: YA, slice of life fiction, historical fiction My Rating: 5 Stars Goodreads Blurb New York Times bestselling author Megan McCafferty returns to her roots with this YA coming of age story set in … Continue reading The Mall by Megan McCafferty
Another new month has crept up on us and somehow it's June. 2020 has been the weirdest year I've ever lived though. Time is both too fast and incredibly slow, but either way 2020 is almost halfway over and I guess we can be thankful for that. And, or course for the Calendar Girls! This … Continue reading Calendar Girls June 2020
WWW Wednesday is a meme currently hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. It’s very simple – answer the three questions and leave a link in Sam’s post. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next What am I currently Reading? … Continue reading WWW Wednesday May 27th 2020
The Details Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Published: September 3rd, 2013 Genres: YA, Paranormal, fantasy My Rating: 4.5 Stars Goodreads Blurb Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, … Continue reading The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
Hi, I have not been good a keeping up with this blog since the start of the pandemic. I'm sure some of us are feeling the same way, but sometimes I just don't have enough spoons to sit and write out a blog post. It's a weird time, and part of me wants to have … Continue reading Quarantine Writing
The Details Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Published: April 17th, 2018 Genres: YA, Historical, Romance My Rating: 4 Stars Goodreads Review 1780. Albany, New York. As the war for American Independence carries on, two newlyweds are settling into their new adventure: marriage. But the honeymoon's over, and Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler … Continue reading Love and War an Alex and Eliza Story by Melissa de la Cruz
The Details Publisher: Dey Street Books Published: May 7th, 2019 Genres: Non-Fiction, true crime, My Rating: 5 Stars Goodreads Blurb Twenty years after his famous memoir, the man who literally wrote the book on FBI criminal profiling opens his case files once again. In this riveting work of true crime, he spotlights four of the … Continue reading The Killer Across the Table by John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker
Welcome to a brand new month, and therefore a new round of Calendar girls! This month, in honor of National Turtle day, we are celebrating those slow books that leave you screaming "just kiss!" at the pages since it so obvious to you they belong together and yet the characters can't see it. Slow burn … Continue reading Calendar Girls, May 2020
Hi, It's been a bit since I've written a real blog in a bit. Since my last update, I've started working with a critique group, which ended up being really great, and I've started in earnest to write the second draft of my book. I've missed my characters and the world I created for them. … Continue reading This week in writing
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