Category: Events & Challenges
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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! Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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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! Read more
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Wyrd and Wonder 2021: Wrap-Up
Hello Readers,The past month flew by and before I knew it, we’d come to the end of my second year of Wyrd and Wonder. The event was just as fantastic as I remembered. Thanks to Imyril, Lisa, and Jorie for hosting! They have great content all year round so make sure to check out their… Read more
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The Bone Shard Daughter Read-Along Week #4
Dear Readers,Technically it’s June now and Wyrd and Wonder over, but deadlines never were my strong suit. Welcome to the last week of The Bone Shard Daughter Read-Along! Thanks to Imyril, Lisa, and Mayri for hosting this year’s Wyrd and Wonder read-along! If you’re interested in this event check out the Goodreads page here or… Read more
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The Bone Shard Daughter Read-Along Week #3
Hello Readers,I’ve just finished chapters 24-35 of The Bone Shard Daughter and first of all: *SCREAMS*!!! If you haven’t picked up The Bone Shard Daughter yet, I highly recommend you do so soon! There’s still time to join if you’re interested. The plot really came together in this portion of the book, and I’m loving… Read more
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Wyrd and Wonder Tag: Books That I Have Yet to Read
Hello Readers,Welcome to my shame post. Today I’m making a list of all the books I said I’d read, but haven’t gotten around to. Let’s call it The TBR List of Shame because that’s what it is. Having an unmanageable TBR is a common ailment for book bloggers. Inevitably, there will be books I never… Read more
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The Bone Shard Daughter Read-Along Week #2
Hello Readers,I’m a bit behind on The Bone Shard Daughter read-along posts this week, but I’m loving the book so far! I’ll have to spend some time tomorrow catching up. For week #2 I’ll be discussing chapters 12-23, so be aware of spoilers ahead if you haven’t read that far!*** Q&A For The Bone Shard… Read more
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The Bone Shard Daughter Read-Along Week #1
Hello Readers!This month I’m participating in The Bone Shard Daughter read-along for Wyrd and Wonder. This week’s questions were written by Beth from The Fantasy Hive and cover chapters 1-11 of The Bone Shard Daughter. If you haven’t read the book be wary of spoilers ahead for chapters 1-11 and feel free to join in!… Read more
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Wyrd and Wonder 2021: Mixed Feelings
Hello Readers,Today I’m participating in the Wyrd and Wonder challenge prompt, “Mixed Feelings”. I thought today’s prompt was a perfect opportunity for me to share a few Fantasy tropes I have mixed feelings about. The Damsel in Distress I know this trope is a prime example of sexism in fantasy, but…… If I’m being fully… Read more
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Wyrd and Wonder 2021: We’re Going on an Adventure
Hello Readers,Welcome to the first day of Wyrd and Wonder 2021! This is my second year participating in the month-long fantasy celebration with Imyril, Lisa, and Jorie. As I mentioned in a previous post, Wyrd and Wonder was the first blogging event I ever participated in, so it holds a special place in my heart.… 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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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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The Goblin Emperor: Read-Along Week #4
Last discussion for The Goblin Emperor as a part of Wyrd and Wonder. I’m sad this is my last discussion post for the month, but I am so happy I got to participate in this read-along hosted by Lisa. There are just a few final questions for this week which will *contain spoilers for chapter… Read more
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Incendiary (Hollow Crown #1) by Zoraida Córdova
Title: IncendiaryAuthor: Zoraida CórdovaGenres: YA fiction, fantasyPages: 384Series: Hollow CrownLinks: Goodreads, Amazon Introduction We are nearing the end of Wyrd and Wonder, and this month went by so fast for me! I’ll be able to fit in one more review after this, and then I’ll post a recap of my activity. I’m excited to say… Read more
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The Goblin Emperor: Read-Along Week #3
Oh, boy. Time for week #3 Wyrd and Wonder read-along of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, and I am even more excited than last time. Lisa at Dear Geeks Place is still hosting the read-along on the Goodreads group page if anyone wants to join late. There’s still time! Here are my links if… Read more
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The Goblin Emperor: Read-Along Week #2
Welcome to the second weekly discussion of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison with Lisa. I’ve had a lot of fun reading this book and participating in the read-along for Wyrd and Wonder. The full discussion is on a Goodreads group page which can be found here. This week’s discussion is on chapters 10-17 and… Read more
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Harbinger (Dragonrider Legacy #2) by Nicole Conway
Title: HarbingerAuthor: Nicole ConwayGenres: YA fantasy, high fantasyYear of Publication: 2018Pages: 292Series: Dragonrider Legacy *Post contains spoilers for Savage (The Dragonrider Legacy #1) Alright, this is my second review as a part of Wyrd and Wonder! My full TBR list for the month can be found here. My next couple of reviews will be on… Read more