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Celebrating One Year With Word Wilderness
Hello Readers,One year ago I published my first post for Word Wilderness. At the time I didn’t really know what I was getting into. I’d tried starting book blogs before, but after a few weeks, I always fell out of the habit. I’m still working on being consistent with blogging, but I’m really proud of… Read more
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Book Review: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeAuthor: Robert Louis StevensonGenres: Gothic Horror, Science Fiction, MysteryPages: 224ISBN: 978-0451528957Links: IndieBound, StoryGraph, Amazon, GoodreadsContent Warnings: addiction, suicide, body horror, murderOther Books by this Author: Website Blurb In one of the most fascinating works of fiction of all time, Stevenson examines the inner conflict between good… Read more
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Book Review: Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
Title: Honey GirlAuthor: Morgan RogersGenres: Romance, contemporarySeries: StandalonePages: 304ISBN: 978-0778311027Links: Indiebound, Goodreads, StoryGraph, AmazonContent Warnings: Self-harm, depression/anxiety, panic attacks, discussion of suicide, anti-Black racism, homophobiaOther Books by this Author: Honey Girl is this author’s debut novel. You can follow the author’s Goodreads page here. Blurb With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, twenty-eight-year-old… Read more
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Book Buying Habits Tag
Hello readers,I haven’t posted in a few months, but I saw Space and Sorcery’s post on book buying habits and thought it would be a good restart. My book buying habits have changed a lot since I started blogging, so I’m excited to discuss my preferences! Where do you buy books? I read a lot… Read more
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Long Term Projects for Word Wilderness
Hello readers!While I was reading everyone’s 2020 wrap up posts, I came across some long term projects that caught my attention. The first is The SFF Countries Project created by Annemieke. After reading The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter I’ve been interested in finding more fantasy and sci-fi that’s based on countries besides the… Read more
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New Year’s Resolutions: Reading Goals and Challenges for 2021
Hello Readers,I hope you all had a great New Year’s Eve! Today is a big landmark for Word Wilderness. This is the blog’s first beginning of the year post! I’m both excited and nervous about this post because it allows me to outline an entire year of reading and blogging. Usually, I just read whatever’s… Read more
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The Longest Year Ever: 2020 Wrap Up
Hello Readers!I haven’t been active for the past few months, but I thought I should still look back at my reading progress over the year. So 2020 was shit. Excuse my language, but it’s objectively true. It’s crazy to think that less than 12 months ago I was living out of state and starting my… Read more
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Coming Back to Word Wilderness in 2021
Hello readers, If you haven’t noticed, I have not been active on my blog for the past couple of months. The stress of dealing with work, classes, and some unexpected health issues made blogging impossible to keep up with. I’m starting to feel better, but I’ve decided to use the rest of December to plan… Read more
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Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Title: Mexican GothicAuthor: Silvia Moreno-GarciaGenres: Horror, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Gothic HorrorPages: 301ISBN-13: 978-0525620785Links: IndieBound, Goodreads, Amazon, Content Warnings: body horror, mental instability, racism, cannibalism, sexual assault, eugenics, incest, compulsion, fire, gun violence, child abuse, discussion of miscarriages and stillbirths, discussion of suicideOther Books by this Author: Gods of Jade and Shadow, Certain Dark Things, The… Read more
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Self-Published Fantasy Month: Closing Thoughts
If you’ve been following my blog this month, you’ll know that I’ve been participating in Self-Published Fantasy Month. What you might not know, is this is the first month I’ve taken the time to explore self-published novels. I came into this month with the usual skepticism: what if the books aren’t good? I mean, it… Read more
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Review: The Black Veins by Ashia Monet
My last review for Self-Published Fantasy Month! I’m happy to say The Black Veins by Ashia Monet been my favorite read for September Read more
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Review: The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble’s Braids by Michael McClung
The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble’s Braids was this year’s read-along for Self-Published Fantasy Month. Read more
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Review: To Astera, With Love by Amanda Ross
Title: To Astera, With LoveAuthor: Amanda RossGenres: Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Paranormal FantasyPages: 205ISBN: 978-1734985405Links: Goodreads, AmazonContent Warnings: drugs, racism (including use of racial slurs), lynching, violence/gore, sexual assault (on-page), rape (off-page) Blurb America, 2022 – drugs are legal, witches are real, and a literal vampire is President. In this world of boutique blood bars and… Read more
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By Sea and Sky by Antoine Bandele
Title: By Sea and Sky: An Esowon StorySeries: The Sky Pirate Chronicles #1Author: Antoine BandeleGenres: Fantasy, High FantasyPages: 414Links: Goodreads, Amazon *Available on Kindle Unlimited* Summary After her husband contracts an incurable disease, Zala and Jelani are forced to take desperate measures: becoming pirates. But joining Captain Kobi’s crew doesn’t guarantee they will get the… Read more
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Recap #3: August 2020
Well, I made it through the summer! I’m starting my third semester of college this week and thank goodness for that. I’m in desperate need for structure in my life. I will be busier in the coming weeks, so I may post only once a week until I’m settled into the semester. Also coming in… Read more
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Minnie Reviews on 2 Nonfiction Books for Book Bloggers and Cat Lovers
After two books broke my heart, I decided to take a quick break from Fantasy. As much as I love that genre, sometimes it’s just too much. Thankfully, my break gave me time to read and review two of Sarah Davis’s short nonfiction books. If you’re taking a break like me, or are just looking… Read more
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Pros and Cons of Different POVs in Books
I recently picked up The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie for one reason: the book is written with a second-person point of view. For those of you who might not know, second person POV is when the narrator addresses the main character as “you”, which can be seen in the example below: You eat the… Read more
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Awkward by Gurpreet Kaur
Title: AwkwardAuthor: Gurpreet KaurGenre: YA Fiction, Comedy, YA Contemporary RomancePages: ~100Links: Goodreads, Amazon So I have a secret to tell… I like romantic comedies. There, it’s out in the world now, and it explains why Awkward was a perfect short read for me. Synopsis Hi! I am Awkward. Looking for a book description? How about… Read more
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7 Books I Can’t Wait to Read
Afternoon Tea is a book discussion section of my blog where I’ll discuss books, genres, tropes etc…. Feel free to add your opinion in the comments! As my TBR continues to fill up, I thought I’d share 7 books that I am most excited to read. 1. By Sea & Sky: an Esowon Story (The… Read more
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Recap #2: June/July 2020
Hello readers! I have come to the end of month 4 of blogging, and I am still loving it. Thanks to everyone who has continued to support my blogging journey. It’s been a lot of work, but there is nothing better than learning about new books and getting to share my thoughts on them. I’ve… Read more
