Since I took a two year hiatus on this blog, I've not kept you all up to date on the books I've been reading. And thanks to the pandemic I've read a lot in those two years: 114 books in 2020 and 96 and counting this year. That's an average of over 2 books a … Continue reading Reading Recap
My Favorite Books
My Favorite Epistolary Novels
Epistolary novels are stories told through documents. These novels can be made up of anything from letters and diary entries to online messages and newspaper articles. Instead of traditional narration, epistolary novels emerge from a series of these documents. I’ve always enjoyed reading them because they’re a different way to tell a story. And I’ve … Continue reading My Favorite Epistolary Novels
Favorite Author Feature: Kiera Cass
In 2017 I shared Favorite Book Features on my favorite books. This year I’d like to start a new series—features on my favorite authors! I’m going to return to my favorite books shelf and look into some of my favorite authors. I’ll share about their books I’ve read and why they’re an awesome author. First … Continue reading Favorite Author Feature: Kiera Cass
A Book I Turn to When…
Books can be friends and reminders. We turn to books to learn and sometimes to escape. Books can hold special memories and can be comfort to turn back to. If you’re like me, these are your favorite books—the rereads you keep coming back to for different reasons. Today I wanted to share with you some … Continue reading A Book I Turn to When…
I Liked the Movie Better…
I like to stay out of the book vs. movie debate. Book-lovers everywhere love to argue about how accurately film versions portray their beloved stories, but I’ve never thought it made sense to compare books and movies. To me, it’s like comparing a painting to a song. Books and films are two completely different mediums … Continue reading I Liked the Movie Better…
Favorite Book Feature: Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
Last year I featured some of my favorite books each month with special posts saying why I love these books. You can check out my favorites book page to find links to my reviews of all of my favorites. But because I’m always adding new books to my favorites list, I thought I’d do new … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
Favorite Book Feature: Midnight at the Electric
Last year I featured some of my favorite books each month with special posts saying why I love these books. You can check out my favorites book page to find links to my reviews of all of my favorites. But because I’m always adding new books to my favorites list, I thought I’d do new … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: Midnight at the Electric
My Favorite Genres
Last week I talked about the genres I don’t like to read, so this week I want to tell you the genres I do! There’s a few genres I don’t read because they don’t resonate with me and I don’t get a lot out of reading them. Because time is precious and I want to … Continue reading My Favorite Genres
Favorite Book Feature: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The last Friday of every month this year I’ve featured one of my favorite books and shared why I love it. In case you missed them, here’s the books I’ve featured: January—A Little in Love by Susan Fletcher February—If I Stay by Gayle Forman March—The Distance Between Lost and Found by Kathryn Holmes April—13 Reasons … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Favorite Book Feature: The Reader by Traci Chee
Sometimes I read a book for the first time and it instantly makes its way to my favorites shelf. That happened this month with The Reader by Traci Chee. I usually don’t read fantasy, but I picked up this book because I had read that it was about a world without a written language, so … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: The Reader by Traci Chee
Bri Marino Creates 