So when I saw the Top Ten Tuesday topic of “Books I Loved With Fewer Than 2000 Ratings on Goodreads”, I knew I probably had at least a few favorites with a low number of ratings. Somehow, I always find myself really loving things that aren’t quite as popular, and also not always understanding the…
Most Recent 5-Star YA Reads: Undead Girl Gang, The Final Six, & I Have Lost My Way
So clearly, the title of this post is a major spoiler: I’m giving all these books five stars. No surprises here, I’m just putting my cards out on the table right off the bat. So maybe the conclusion of the reviews won’t shock you, but I still wanted to talk about these three books on…
March OwlCrate Unboxing: Across the Galaxy
Another month of OwlCrate has come and gone and I’m so excited to share this one with y’all! I mean seriously *SO* excited. If you’re familiar with OwlCrate or my general love for OwlCrate, then you my already know that I think they knock it out of the park pretty much every time. In every…
Book Review: Bonfire by Krysten Ritter
If you’ve been floating around the bookish community over the past few months, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve already heard of Bonfire. But in case you haven’t, let’s recap: Bonfire is a suspense/psychological thriller novel by Krysten Ritter, who, prior to penning this novel, was best known for being an actress in shows like…
Book Review: A Map for Wrecked Girls by Jessica Taylor
Have you ever gotten in a fight with someone while you were in a car together, and then you had to just sit there with them…trapped…unable to go anywhere else and forced to either work through your issues or tear each other’s heads off? This book is basically that feeling, multiplied by about a thousand.…
From NoSleep to Novel: Penpal by Dathan Auerbach
Penpal, by Dathan Auerbach, caught my attention as soon as I found out that it started out as a series of stories on the NoSleep forum on Reddit. As many of you may know, Reddit is one of the most popular destinations on the Internet for “true” horror stories, as well as CreepyPastas, but it’s…
Writing Advice: How to Decide What to Write About
So, you’ve finally decided to get down to it: you’ve got your favorite notebook or journal in front of you and a pen that flows exactly how you like. Or you’ve got your laptop open, the cursor on a blank document flashing at you impatiently, waiting for you to fill in the words. You’ve come…