Part three! We've left the studio and have entered the living room! My gray shelves have been with me since college. There's nothing special about them-- I think we bought them at Walmart or someplace like that, but my Dad reinforced them and made them incredibly sturdy. I keep painting them whenever my overall home … Continue reading Bookshelf Tour pt. 3: Historical Fiction and Oversized Books
Author: Kim @ Traveling in Books
Bookshelf Tour, pt. 2: Nonfiction
We're continuing with the bookshelf tour! This bookcase is the second one in my little studio- the one where my nonfiction lives. I don't have as much nonfiction as I do fiction, and I'm less likely to keep nonfiction once I've read it. My nonfiction titles are loosely arranged by the Dewey Decimal system, though … Continue reading Bookshelf Tour, pt. 2: Nonfiction
Book Review: Of Silver and Shadow
Of Silver and Shadow by Jennifer Gruenke YA Fantasy/grimdark 480 pages Expected publication February 26, 2021, by Flux In the kingdom of Erdis, it has been illegal for any but members of the royal family to have the magic known as silver. If a commoner is found to have silver, they are executed. But … Continue reading Book Review: Of Silver and Shadow
Sunday Sum-Up: May 17, 2020
Another week has gone swiftly by. We're slowly going back to our regular hours at work, which is strange to get used to again after a month of four-day workweeks. What else is weird is getting used to wearing masks most of the day. The ones I use like to slide upward while I talk, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: May 17, 2020
Why Review Books?
We're book bloggers. We write book reviews. And while it might seem like book reviews are easy to write, they're often more difficult than you'd think. How do you condense your thoughts on an entire novel into a single, 800-word article? How do you describe the book without spoiling major plot points? How do you … Continue reading Why Review Books?
Bookshelf Tour, pt. 1: Fiction, Memoir, and Poetry
Thank you to those of who voted in my little poll from a while back. You voted for a bookshelf tour, so here we go. Unlike those lovely walls of shelving you see in drool-worthy shots on BookTube, Bookstagram, or home design magazines, my bookcases are spread out across my little apartment. In my living … Continue reading Bookshelf Tour, pt. 1: Fiction, Memoir, and Poetry
Goodreads Monday: Hamnet
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! Hamnet by Maggie … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Hamnet
Sunday Sum-Up: May 10, 2020
It's already May 10th. Wow. May's flying by in a way that not even April managed. We're going to blink, and it will be June. I wonder what sort of madness 2020 has in store for us then? Obligatory Mina Photo: I have to close the bathroom door when I leave for work these … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: May 10, 2020
Get to Know the Fantasy Reader Tag
I wanted to write a post, but I'm too lazy to write a review or a discussion, so a tag it is. I most recently saw this on ZeeZee with Books' blog. It originally came from Booktuber the Book Pusher, who adapted it from Bree Hill’s Get to Know the Romance Reader Tag. It's like … Continue reading Get to Know the Fantasy Reader Tag
April Summary, May Preview
April passed far more quickly than I thought it would! Though my home state didn't have a shelter-in-place order, everyone was staying home anyway and most things were either closed or offered curbside service only, so most days I would go to work and then go home. Once a week I'd go to the grocery … Continue reading April Summary, May Preview
