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This winter has certainly felt like one of the longest and, as is typical lately, how much reading I did reflects how much I was struggling mentally to get through the season. I… may have read a *few* books this winter… just a few. When stacking them all up a few days ago for the […] Read more…
It’s just half a day away from the Winter Solstice as I write this… time to wrap up my thoughts on what I read this autumn! This isn’t a full list of what I read this season but most of it, and the ones I felt like writing little reviews for. Overall I read some […] Read more…
This post is about a month “late” but I’m not giving myself a hard time about it. Life has been rough lately (it’s thrown a major challenge at my family in addition to the rest of what’s happening in the world right now). Better late than never, as they say. So, my friends, be gentle […] Read more…
It’s the first day of summer, 2020. My cat, Leia, bless her, is napping beside me, that feline smile peacefully gracing her whiskered face. And outside… the world as we know it has been upended by a global pandemic, a civil rights movement/awakening (one that I pray will bring lasting change) and, in addition, many […] Read more…
What is it about those BIG books? The ones that thunk if you drop them on the floor, the ones that just feel like something extra in your hands. I’m drawn to them like a faerie to glitter. Some of my favorite books have been big books — and yet I often procrastinate reading new […] Read more…
Want to know what fantasy book releases should be on your radar this summer and fall? This is a list of fantasy titles I am personally most excited about for the second half of 2018 (check out the first half of the year here if you missed it). This list is mostly young adult (YA) […] Read more…
Want to know what fantasy novels should be on your radar this year? This is a list of fantasy titles I am personally most excited about for the first half of 2018 (I’ll make another list for July – December ). This list is mostly young adult (YA) fantasy titles as I have to be in the […] Read more…
I read so many amazing fantasy books this year! Many of them I cannot mention yet because they were advanced copies of books coming out in 2018! : ) However, I wanted to put together a short guide of my absolute favorite 2017 releases that I’d recommend as gifts for those who love fantasy (two […] Read more…
It is a very special day for faeries everywhere! The Faerie Handbook is released today – which means a very happy book birthday to one of the most magical books released this season. The Faerie Handbook: An Enchanting Compendium of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects by The Editors of Faerie Magazine, is an exquisite […] Read more…
I love to read every day of the year and fall is an especially lovely time to get lost in the pages of a book. DAW chose a perfect time of year to release this 10th anniversary deluxe edition of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I mean there are red leaves on […] Read more…
Today is day ONE of my holiday gift guides. Christmas is just two weeks away and I have created three gift guides to share with you. Today’s guide features fiction (mainly YA Fantasy and Sci Fi – my favorites). Tomorrow’s will be a bookish guide featuring nonfiction books in the natural beauty / lifestyle category and the […] Read more…
This post is a bit different today, but I figure if you love natural beauty then you might also love fashion, and fairy tales… When I found out there was a book all about the fashion in fairy tales I was ecstatic. I grew up loving fairy tales like most girls, but for me my […] Read more…