Books, Writing, and Content for your Reading life
"Remember, remember the Fifth of November..." Happy Guy Fawkes Day! So a few weeks back, I might have teased that November was going to be a big month for publishing. I mean, many months are a big month for publishing, but this November 5th is the mother lode of highly anticipated reads we've been dying [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about my favorite vampire books from when I was a kid and growing up. And as much as everyone loved the post, the one thing people asked me about was witches. Why don't I have any witch books? Why did you go into October with [...]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single book in possession of a huge fanbase must be in want of a whole lot of retellings. Recently, I finished reading Pride and Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev; a modern retelling of the classic Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and it got me [...]
As an avid fan of Doctor Who, time travel is one of my favorite science fiction themes. Sadly, it's got a bad rep as a cop out for many famous movies and TV shows, but if done right, it can really make the story experience worth while. And you can nag all you want about [...]
Back when I was a kid, I was obsessed with vampires. I mean, OBSESSED. It all started with an anime I picked up randomly at Blockbuster (yes, you can date me from this reference) called Vampire Princess Miyu. It was the story of a young vampire who hunts souls who have escaped from Hell and [...]
I can't believe that it's already the middle of September! And luckily the books I've been picking up have been good. Don't you love when you're on a reading streak and every book you pick up is amazing? I wonder how long this will last because I know I'll come across a dud soon enough. [...]
I'm not a big Valentine's Day person. I'll usually buy myself candy and watch some romantic movies at home, but my husband and I aren't fans of the big day. We don't go out and do something. We don't celebrate our love since we do that on the regular. So Valentine's Day is a day [...]
