2021 was…well, it was a year, wasn’t it? There were plenty of hardships and stress in the world and lows in my own life, including some tough burn out. But as ever, there were fun and good things, too! Things like good, encouraging friends and family, consuming so many Christmas Read more…
24 indie book recs for your holiday shopping–or your Christmas gift cards!
With the new year comes new books! Here’s some books releasing (mostly in early) 2021 that have caught my eye, in order of release date. Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas – January 12th Thomas has an excellent, easy-to-read contemporary narrative voice. I loved THUG and really liked On the Come Read more…
Are you doing Christmas or holiday shopping for a book lover in your life? Why not try giving them a book they might not know about already and gift them an indie book? Unsure where to start? Allow me to help! Urban fantasy, adventures, quests, and humor:Forged Steel by H.A. Read more…
Do I have a HUGE backlist of unread books? Yes. Have I gotten to all the 2019 releases I was excited for? No. Do I plan on doing some rereads of old books in the new year? Yes. Does any of that stop me from scouring Goodreads and stalking friends’ book lists for 2020 releases to be excited about? Absolutely not.
It feels a touch early to list favorite reads of 2019, but I’m already having a hard enough time choosing. At least this way, I can’t add any MORE books to the mix. XD First: My reading goal! I met and exceeded my goal of 40 books. So far, I’ve Read more…
In my last post I highlighted what movies I’m most looking forward to seeing in theaters this year. So I thought today I’d highlight what books I’m most looking forward to reading this year. This is honestly SO HARD to narrow down. I haven’t been reading a lot the last Read more…
Happy New Year’s Eve! 2018 is ending, and a new year with new adventures is nearly upon us. It’s a time of reflection, and a time of looking forward. I haven’t done resolutions in a few years, but I felt like it’d be a good way to prepare myself for Read more…
This has been a bit of a crazy year for me. Did my capstone and graduated Roadtripped/moved to Maine Roadtripped/moved back to Colorado (thanks ERIC for stealing my roomie. Kidding, kidding.) Finished a complete draft of a novel for the first time in several years, typing some 60,000 words or Read more…
So I recently discovered @keepin.tabz‘s lovely Bookstagram and her Do I have that book challenge/tag (original video of Tabetha doing her challenge here.) Now, my family’s books are scattered around several rooms and two levels, so I wasn’t about to attempt to time this! But I thought it might make Read more…