If you've followed this blog for very long, you'll have figured out that fantasy is my favorite genre, followed by historical fiction and science fiction. These are huge genres that have a lot to offer, and it's easy to spend most-- or all-- of a reading life within a single genre. But I like to … Continue reading Six Books I Didn’t Expect to Love
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Book Sale Book Haul
One of the independent bookshops downtown had a pre-inventory sale over the weekend. The clearance books were half off and buy one get one free, and the rest of the store was 10% off, so I decided to stop in and see if there was anything that would interest me. I ended up finding four … Continue reading Book Sale Book Haul
Goodreads Monday: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
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! The Temple of … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Top Books of 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, we all look back at the things we did and try to figure out the best and worst of it all. With 155 books read so far this year, I have a lot of titles that I read and loved. Unsurprisingly, most of these books are fantasy or science … Continue reading Top Books of 2018
Top Five Friday: Top Five Works of World Literature
Though my 2018 Read the World Challenge isn't going so well, I've enjoyed most of the books I've read by authors from outside the US/UK. Discovering how other cultures tell stories and what elements of story they find important has opened my eyes to the varied and wonderful methods of storytelling. So without further ado, … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Top Five Works of World Literature
Traveling in Books 