Month: March 2022

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas book cover on a kindle sitting next to a potted cactus.
Posted in Review

Review: The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

as I sat down to write my review for The Spanish Love Deception I became angrier and angrier at the way this misleading enemies to lovers rom-com turned out.

Photo of Rand by Silvia Shaw
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Review: Rand by Silvia Shaw

Portal fantasies aren’t my usual go-to, but every once and a while I seem to rediscover them and remember how… read more Review: Rand by Silvia Shaw

Image of graphic novels sitting on a windowsill.
Posted in Afternoon Tea Features

How to Start Reading Graphic Novels

In 2020 I decided I would start reading graphic novels. I was hesitant at first because I knew very little about comics/graphic novels beyond the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and navigating decades of superhero comics seemed overwhelming. Plus, superheroes have never been my go-to for reading material. I’ve always preferred high fantasy stories about monsters and elves. My first experience with Marvel was on screen, and I had little interest in exploring the comics that inspired those movies. That changed when I came across other bloggers talking about graphic novels, and I started to get curious. I decided to take the plunge by starting with Monstress by Marjoie Liu and Sana Takeda. I’ve since read or started 4 other stories. I’ve learned a lot since I first picked up Monstress with no idea what I was getting into, so I’ve decided to share what I’ve learned about how to start reading graphic novels.

Decorative book image, word wilderness
Posted in Features Lists

Top 10 Female Authors on My TBR

I tend to shy away from posts about my TBR because I’m a hopeless mood reader, and can leave books on my TBR for months to years. But today I’ll make an exception to talk about the top 10 female authors on my TBR and why I’m excited to read their books.