Author: Peyton

Creator of Word Wilderness.
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10 Bisexual and Pansexual Romance Novels

It’s the last week of Pride Month, and I have one more queer romance list to share: Bisexual and Pansexual… read more 10 Bisexual and Pansexual Romance Novels

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10 Lesbian Romance Books

It’s the third week of Pride Months so it’s time for my third list of queer romance novels! I hope… read more 10 Lesbian Romance Books

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Monstress Read-Along Announcement

Hi Readers!I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be hosting a Monstress read-along next month! I’ve been obsessing about this graphic… read more Monstress Read-Along Announcement

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10 Gay Romance Novels to Add to Your TBR

This week I’m continuing to share queer romance novels for Pride Month. For today’s list have 10 gay romance novels… read more 10 Gay Romance Novels to Add to Your TBR

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10 Trans and Non-Binary Romance Novels

Happy Pride Month readers! If you follow my Twitter you may have seen me announce that I’ll be focusing on… read more 10 Trans and Non-Binary Romance Novels

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Wyrd and Wonder 2022 Wrap Up

We’ve come to the end of another month of fantasy celebration, so it’s time to wrap up the Fifth year… read more Wyrd and Wonder 2022 Wrap Up

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Top Five Comic Fantasy Novels

For the last Top Five Fantasy prompt, the Wyrd and Wonder hosts asked us to pick our favorite fantasy subgenre…. read more Top Five Comic Fantasy Novels

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10 Cool Fantasy Settings

Whenever I think of a fantasy setting those maps at the beginning of the book are the first thing that comes to mind. You know, the ones where you find all the medieval-inspired kingdoms and made up names for seas and forests. In reality

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Top Five Standalone Fantasy Books

Today’s Fantasy Top Five prompt is single-serve fantasy reads, which I interpreted to mean standalone fantasy books. The fantasy genre… read more Top Five Standalone Fantasy Books

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Top Five Books Featuring Wyrd and Wonder Mascots

I’m looking forward to getting back on track with my posts and starting the Wyrd and Wonder read-along book, The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay. And for today, I’m sharing my top five fantasy books featuring the Wyrd and Wonder mascots!

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Top Five Forest Fantasy Recommendations

Today I’m excited to share my second list of Fantasy Top Fives for Wyrd & Wonder: top five forest fantasy recommendations!

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More than Meets the Eye: Uchiha Itachi and the Good All Along Trope

I found myself watching Naruto, and came across the Good All Along trope. This trope happens when, for whatever reason, a character must play the role of a villain in order to do good.

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Wyrd and Wonder: Top Five Fantasy Reads Since Last May

It’s finally May, which means it’s time for Wyrd and Wonder! I am so excited to start this month of fantasy celebration, and to kick it off I’ve compiled a list of my top five fantasy reads since last May.

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Wyrd and Wonder the Fifth: I Won’t Even Bother With a TBR

Another year with Word Wilderness has gone by, which means it’s time for my third year participating in Wyrd and Wonder!

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Review: Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

Danforth’s writing pulled me into a bewitching tale full of mystery and ghosts that would leave me with more questions than answers.

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Great Books for Book Club Discussions

Every once in a while I pick up a book that just begs to be talked about. I’ll spend the next week bugging my mom, roommate, or anyone who’ll listen to me about the new book I’m reading. I can’t help but think these books are perfect book club picks.

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Review: The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

I actually didn’t plan on reading The Girl from the Sea, but a graphic novel book club I’m in picked it for this month and it was available at my library so I figured… why not? Reader, I flew through the story in one day. I was actually surprised when I found out the page count was over 200 pages because it had gone by so quickly. It turned out, this cute and uplifting graphic novel was exactly what I needed. I’m so excited to share my thoughts on The Girl from the Sea with you for my first official graphic novel review!!!

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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.

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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

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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.