How Historical Fiction Became a Source of Comfort These Last Few Weeks

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you're all doing well and keeping relatively sane! I kind of pulled a disappearing act again, but March was uh...yeah. I had to go through some adjustments. The past couple of weeks has been interesting. I'm forgetting what day it is, I've been crying non stop to The Weeknd's new …

Top Ten Tuesday: Traits I Like in Characters (Sorted by Character Class/Type)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  The Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is "Traits I Like in Characters," but I decided to get a little more specific, because honestly, there are a LOT of traits that I like in characters. And a couple of years ago I realized that there are specific …

What in the Worldbuilding: Sports in Sci-Fi and Fantasy (Where are they?)

I'm so, so excited to unveil What in the Worldbuilding, a new blog post series where I'm going to be discussing all things worldbuilding in stories. Because I love stories and I love worldbuilding and I love rambling about them even more. For the first couple of posts, I'll be talking about some elements of …

Monday Chatter: Why You Should Watch Elite (Oh and Uh, Books)

So last week I was searching for reference photos of leather jackets and came across an article that talked about how a Netflix show called Elite was a queer sleeper hit. So I was like, "Sure. Why not" and put the jacket-searching on hold to binge through the entire season. And now I'm utterly obsessed. …

Top 5 Wednesday – Characters That Embody the Hufflepuff House

Happy Wednesday! I know I said I'd be back to a semi-normal schedule last week, but I've been suffering from a case of "Oh god, my reviews and posts are flaming piles of garbage" and "WHAT ARE WORDS????" which has had the added benefit of wreaking havoc on my reading pace. Fun, fun times. But …

Top 5 Wednesday – Independent Ladies

“Top 5 Wednesday” is a weekly meme currently hosted on Goodreads by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes in which you list your top 5 for the week’s chosen topic. This week's topic is: independent ladies! Favorite leading ladies who aren't distracted from getting shit done by their love interest (they can still have a romance subplot …

Top 5 Wednesday – Ideal Hypothetical Mash-ups

"Top 5 Wednesday" is a weekly meme currently hosted on Goodreads by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes, where you list your top 5 for the week's chosen topic. This weeks theme is: Ideal Mash-Ups. I was debating whether or not to participate in this one because I usually dislike blurbs that go, "Harry Potter meets The …

Top 5 Wednesday – Favourite Jokesters

"Top 5 Wednesday" is a weekly meme currently hosted on Goodreads by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes, where you list your top 5 for the week's chosen topic. This week's topic is: favourite jokesters, pranksters, and funny characters. This was a hard one. I had trouble remembering any comic-relief/jokey characters in books, let alone ones that …

Top 5 Wednesday – Favourite Sci-Fi & Fantasy in Other Media

"Top 5 Wednesday" is a weekly meme, currently hosted on Goodreads by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes, where you list your top 5 for the week's chosen topic. This week's theme: favourite Sci-fi & Fantasy in other media. I consume a lot of SFF media (especially video games and anime) and I wrung my brain out …