Life Update On Saturday I start a new job! This one is full time and is a management position, which means I’ll be doing a lot more at work than I have been for the past couple of months. Unfortunately, that also means I might dip in activity (again). I’m hoping to do Blogtober this […]
The Lunar Chronicles meets Rook in this queer #OwnVoices science-fantasy novel, perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer and Sharon Cameron. A secret beats inside Anna Thatcher’s chest: an illegal clockwork heart. Anna works cog by cog — donning the moniker Technician — to supply black market medical technology to the sick and injured, against the Commissioner’s tyrannical laws. […]
What am I reading? Death at Sandringham House by C.C. Benison An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn I haven’t been finishing many books lately, though… What am I posting? Due to general facts of life, I haven’t been posting regularly in a long time, I know. I did manage […]
She was in the wrong place… Fiercely independent and adventurous, Poppy Bridgerton will only wed a suitor whose keen intellect and interests match her own. Sadly, none of the fools from her London season qualify. While visiting a friend on the Dorset coast, Poppy is pleasantly surprised to discover a smugglers’ hideaway tucked inside a […]
Content Warning & Disclaimer: In this post I will be talking candidly about sex, sexuality, and sexual attraction–specifically as it relates to teenagers. This means I will be discussing fictional characters in their teen years, and possibly classified as minors, who engage in fictional sexual activity of varying levels of consent and understanding. I will […]
Will she accept his offer before the clock strikes midnight? Sophie Beckett never dreamed she’d be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton’s famed masquerade ball—or that “Prince Charming” would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, […]
I said what I said. But really: Why I’m over “good girls” There’s this constant need to heroines, it seems, who are so pure and selfless that they will always neglect their own needs and desires for the sake of their loved ones. This is done in a way that sometimes harms the heroine, and […]
What am I reading? An American Marriage by Tayari Jones The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon This week’s reads: Once She Was Bitten by Magen Cubed, 4 stars Tarnished Are the Stars by Rosiee Thor, 4 stars What am I posting? Discussion: Okay, so some issues […]
Note: I’ve decided to start doing these posts once a week on Fridays to coincide with Follow Fridays on Twitter! These posts may not necessarily have been written/published this week. Blog Posts Discussion – The Beauty Of Acknowledgements, Author’s Notes, And Associated Paratext on Stephen Writes Amazing Female Authors in Fantasy and Science Fiction on Witty and […]
What is YA? This one is pretty easy for most of us: YA is Young Adult fiction. These are books that primarily target a demographic in their teens. Due to Middle Grade and NA, YA age ranges can vary by genre and author. Most YA books are meant to appeal to the ages 13-18, though […]
Cups and Cards and Books 