Yeah so idk if you’ve seen this video [ps: I’m linking you to a tweet with a TL;DR included] [pps: I have not watched the “part 2” mentioned in the video and have no intention of doing so] [ppps: I have since learned that the videos are taken down, but the link I provided still […]
Author: Catherine
I'm a lover of books, coffee, wine, and bees. Happy to join the ranks of book bloggers everywhere!
So recently, a handful of some of my older posts have gotten a surprising amount of traffic. My blog stats are finally doing the numbers I was working to produce in 2020 and completely by accident. Now, when I started writing posts, using SEO, and trying to crack the code to successful blogging I thought […]
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ARCs, marketing, and reviewing
What is an ARC? ARC: advanced reader copy. An ARC is essentially an early version of a book for publication–a step above a draft, but not quite a finished copy. Most ARCs will have some sort of disclaimer at the beginning telling you that there are final edits to come, including grammar and punctuation edits, […]
Well, the disc horse has struck Book Twitter yet again. Yes, if you haven’t seen or heard already, we are debating…leaving negative reviews! Actually, what’s being debated isn’t even leaving negative reviews–it’s leaving 3-star reviews (which in my experience as a book reviewer is widely regarded as a mid-to-positive review). So let’s dive in, shall […]
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Book Review: Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory―even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and […]
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Reading is a radical act
Today, I want to talk about the reasons I love reading–and writing about reading, and talking about reading. In the past few months, I’ve rekindled a lot of my creativity and my desire to work creatively. This also means I’ve been doing a lot more thinking, reflecting, and writing down my thoughts. Since this is […]
Volke Savan has sworn he’ll bring the Second Ascension to justice, but as the Autarch amasses power, it becomes apparent Volke’s task might not go as originally planned. God-arcanists gather on two sides of a brewing war, and the outcome of the arcane plague will determine the fate of the world. With Evianna at his […]
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Book Review: In Defense of Housing
Introduction This book review is going to be a departure from my old formats and style, in part because this book doesn’t fit into those boundaries as a nonfiction treatise on housing rights. I’m feeling my way along writing reviews for this type of book, so bear with me as I go. The reason I […]
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Book Reviews & 2023
Something I’ve been working on, personally, is figuring out what is and isn’t worth my time and effort. This blog goes through that analysis pretty much nonstop, and I always want to post on it but never quite find the right rhythm. Something I think needs to change is the way I write book reviews. […]
If you’re here you probably already know what Book Twitter discourse this is addressing. If you don’t know, enjoy that blissful peace, you deserve it. What is YA? YA is the classification guideline for books written with a “young adult” audience in mind. Generally, that age range is defined as 13 – 18 years old. […]
Cups and Cards and Books 