In honor of Women’s History Month and yesterday’s International Women’s Day, I thought it fitting that we talk about women today. It’s no secret that women have long served as plot devices and shallow love interests in a lot of stories, but times have changed and so has the way females are represented in stories. … More Women in Fantasy
Now that Valentine’s Day is over, let’s talk about stories that don’t have any romance. While there are plenty of stories that don’t center around romance, I’ve found that it’s less common for stories to lack romance entirely. I love seeing other types of relationships in stories, whether they’re family relations or friendships. So here … More Fantasy with No Romance
Valentine’s Day is coming up, the time for romance. I’m generally not into cutesy romances, and I’m definitely not into spicy ones, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like romantic relationships in stories altogether. I’ve put together a list of ten books and series that I’ve enjoyed that all have romantic relationships in them, with … More Fantasy Romance
As we all set and share our reading goals for the year, a few questions have come up. What’s a good goal? Should we be trying to read more or less? What counts toward our goals? It’s easy to compare our own goals with those of others, but most of the time we’re just comparing … More Quality vs. Quantity
It’s a lot easier to say you’re going to read a book than it is to actually read it. I’ve had more than a few books on TBRs or anticipated reads lists that I ended up either DNFing or just never making time for and still hope to get to at some point. Here’s every … More Every Book I Didn’t Read in 2022
I read a lot in 2022, so I’ll keep this part short. With a total of 119 books, here is everything I read in 2022 in the order that I read them. <3D
I may have a lot of series I’m currently reading, but I did manage to finish a fair few this year. Actually, in all honesty, I think all of these this year, but I also finished all of these this year, so net zero from this list. And that’s progress in my book. Some of … More Series I Finished This Year
Although I’m trying to lower the number of series I’m currently reading, that doesn’t mean I’m avoiding starting anything new. I’m prioritizing the series I’ve already started, but sometimes you just have to go where the reading mood takes you. Some of these series I had started previously and made some more progress on, but … More Series I Want to Finish
In an effort to decrease the number of series I’m currently reading, I’m not just prioritizing finishing series, I’m also being realistic about which new series I don’t really feel a need to ever finish. Sometimes that’s because I didn’t like the first book, sometimes the first book was good but I don’t feel like … More Series I Won’t Finish
Sometimes you start a book, realize it’s not working for you, and decide to give up on it so you can spend that time reading something you’ll love more. It could be because you’re just not in the mood and might try it again later, it could not be what you expected and you didn’t … More This Year’s DNFs
I have a decent collection of non-fiction books on my shelves. Most of them are about science and technology, with a little business in the mix. Most of them are also waiting patiently on my TBR for me to get around to them. Here are all my currently owned and un-read non-fiction books: Einstein: A … More Non-Fiction Owned TBR
It’s common for different countries to have different covers for the same book. Sometimes the changes are subtle, the same concept in a different style, and sometimes they look like entirely different books. One may follow the genre trends well to appeal to certain types of readers, and another may have small details from the … More US vs UK Covers
Of all the genres within non-fiction, I wish I liked textbooks more. It would have made school a better experience, and it would make learning new things at this point in my life a lot easier. I own a fair few textbooks, and I have gone through some of them in my own time to … More Non-Fiction Genre I Wish I Read More
I read mostly fantasy, and there is a good amount of fantasy that takes places in a setting based on real world places and time periods. I’m all for taking inspiration from real life and fictionalizing it or weaving it into something fantastical. Some fantasy stories aren’t so much inspired by the real world as … More History as Fantasy
My favorite genre of non-fiction is memoirs. I like hearing about other people’s lives and experiences. It’s a great way to learn about other cultures and ways of living without being able to go somewhere and live it firsthand. I also enjoy learning about new topics in a more narrative style rather than as a … More My Favorite Non-Fiction Genre
With all the billions of book covers to ever have been designed, it’s inevitable that some of them are going to look alike. Pair that with design trends in art, fonts, and layouts and we up the odds for similarities. Every once in a while, I see two book covers separately that I swear could … More Who Wore It Better? Book Covers
For all of the non-fiction books I own, they definitely don’t make up the majority of my reading. Not even close. This year, I have made and broken many plans to get through all of my owned non-fiction books. This month, we’re trying to get back on track with that goal. I like reading non-fiction, … More Non-Fiction Books I’ve Read This Year
So far this year, I have read 75 books for a total page count of just over 36,000 pages. I like big fantasy books. These numbers are not including all the books I started and did not finish. Or the one I re-read. Or any of the handful of books I’m currently reading. But is … More Do I Read a Lot?
‘Tis the season for seasonal reading. Or so it seems to me anyway. Autumn is when everyone appears to be choosing their books based on the fall feels. Whether you’re looking for something spooky or something cozy to curl up with as the weather cools down, be that a mystery or something more heartwarming. The … More Seasonal Reading
Recently, I’ve been thinking about how accessible books are, and how accessible the book community as a whole is. I have fairly limited, and probably outdated, experience with accessibility features since I don’t require any myself. But it’s still something I think about when I’m reading, writing, or interacting with the book community online, and … More Accessibility in Reading
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