Review: Starworld – Girl Friendships, Family Drama, and Roleplaying via Text

Title: Starworld Author: Audrey Coulthurst & Paula Garner Publisher: Candlewick Press Release Date: April 16th, 2019 Genre(s): YA Contemporary Subjects and Themes: LGBTQIAP+, Female Friendships, Family Page Count: 352 (hardback) Rating: 6.5/10   Sam Jones and Zoe Miller have one thing in common: they both want an escape from reality. Loner Sam flies under the …

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 …

Review: White Stag – Pretty and Air-Headed

Title: White Stag Author: Kara Barbieri Publisher: St. Martin's Press Release Date: January 8th, 2019 Genre(s): YA Fantasy Subjects and Themes: Goblins, Norse Mythology Page Count: 368 (hardback) Rating: 5.0/10       As the last child in a family of daughters, seventeen-year-old Janneke was raised to be the male heir. While her sisters were …

Top 5 Wednesday – 2019 Releases that I Didn’t Care About But Am Now Tentatively Anticipating

"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. Oh boy oh boy. It feels like I haven't done one of these in forever. So, this week's prompt was "2019 releases that I don't care about." …

August 2018 Wrap Up – It’s Not You, Scifi, It’s Me…But It’s Also Kind of You

So mental-health wise, life has been a veritable mess from July to August. After a trip to the emergency room, days of yelling and apologizing, and talking to from doctors, things are now marginally better. I've been throwing myself into art which has been helping quite a bit. And while it feels like I'm creeping …