Category: Afternoon Tea

This past year, I’ve being getting more into standalone fantasy, which has allowed me to browse a lot more authors… read more Fantasy Authors to Keep on My Reading Radar

Hello Readers!I had some unexpected health issues come up this week which delayed my plans for posting my answers to… read more Howl’s Moving Castle Read Along Week #2

Hello Readers!This month I’m participating in the Wyrd and Wonder read-along of Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. I… read more Howl’s Moving Castle Read Along Week #1

Hello Readers!It’s Wyrd & Wonder season yet again, and wow did this month sneak up on me! It felt like… read more Wyrd & Wonder 2023: Plans & TBR

Hello readers!It’s been a hectic few months for me. I didn’t originally plan on going so long without posting, but… read more Reading and Blogging Update: I Graduated!

Since joining the blogging world I’ve participated in the yearly reading goal three times, including this year. After failing to… read more 2022 Reading Growth Check

A few months ago I compared the classic reader website, Goodreads, to the newer StoryGraph, and a lot of people… read more Is Readerly a Good Alternative to Goodreads?

WARNING: This post contains spoilers for the Jujutsu Kaisen manga! During Wyrd and Wonder in May, I posted a character… read more Why Does Gojo Protect Itadori Yuji in Jujutsu Kaisen

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.

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.

When I first heard about The StoryGraph I was ecstatic. Goodreads never really worked for me. It was ugly and felt like a chore to keep organized. Finally, I had a new platform with built-in statistics and filters to help me track my reading without all the hassle.

Hello Readers,Today I’m participating in the Wyrd and Wonder challenge prompt, “Mixed Feelings”. I thought today’s prompt was a perfect… read more Wyrd and Wonder 2021: Mixed Feelings

Hello readers,I haven’t posted in a few months, but I saw Space and Sorcery’s post on book buying habits and… read more Book Buying Habits Tag

I recently picked up The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie for one reason: the book is written with a second-person… read more Pros and Cons of Different POVs in Books

During school I found the books read in English infuriatingly dry and depressing. I’m OK reading sad literature every once… read more How I Would Fix High School Reading Lists: Part 2

So, if you read my last Afternoon Tea discussion post, you may have recognized my hatred for many of the… read more How I Would Fix High School Reading Lists: Part 1

I know I have fallen a bit behind on my blog posts…. More important things are going on in the… read more 10 Reasons Why All Children and Young Adults Should Have a Book Club

Last discussion for The Goblin Emperor as a part of Wyrd and Wonder. I’m sad this is my last discussion… read more The Goblin Emperor: Read-Along Week #4

Oh, boy. Time for week #3 Wyrd and Wonder read-along of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, and I am… read more The Goblin Emperor: Read-Along Week #3

Welcome to the second weekly discussion of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison with Lisa. I’ve had a lot of… read more The Goblin Emperor: Read-Along Week #2