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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.

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.

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.

I recently had a chance to host an interview with Travis Baldree on his debut novel, Legends & Lattes, a… read more Interview With Travis Baldree, Author of Legends & Lattes

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,I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be partnering with Jorie at Jorie Loves A Story for a new blogging… read more My YA Summer

Happy Pride Month Readers!One of the biggest changes to my reading habits since I started blogging has been the addition… read more 50 Fantasy Books With Queer Main Characters

Hello Readers,The past month flew by and before I knew it, we’d come to the end of my second year… read more Wyrd and Wonder 2021: Wrap-Up

Dear Readers,Technically it’s June now and Wyrd and Wonder over, but deadlines never were my strong suit. Welcome to the… read more The Bone Shard Daughter Read-Along Week #4

Hello Readers,I’ve just finished chapters 24-35 of The Bone Shard Daughter and first of all: *SCREAMS*!!! If you haven’t picked… read more The Bone Shard Daughter Read-Along Week #3

Hello Readers,Welcome to my shame post. Today I’m making a list of all the books I said I’d read, but… read more Wyrd and Wonder Tag: Books That I Have Yet to Read

Hello Readers,I’m a bit behind on The Bone Shard Daughter read-along posts this week, but I’m loving the book so… read more The Bone Shard Daughter Read-Along Week #2

Hello Readers!This month I’m participating in The Bone Shard Daughter read-along for Wyrd and Wonder. This week’s questions were written… read more The Bone Shard Daughter Read-Along Week #1

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,Welcome to the first day of Wyrd and Wonder 2021! This is my second year participating in the month-long… read more Wyrd and Wonder 2021: We’re Going on an Adventure

Hello Readers,One year ago I published my first post for Word Wilderness. At the time I didn’t really know what… read more Celebrating One Year With Word Wilderness

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

Hello readers!While I was reading everyone’s 2020 wrap up posts, I came across some long term projects that caught my… read more Long Term Projects for Word Wilderness

Hello Readers,I hope you all had a great New Year’s Eve! Today is a big landmark for Word Wilderness. This… read more New Year’s Resolutions: Reading Goals and Challenges for 2021

Hello Readers!I haven’t been active for the past few months, but I thought I should still look back at my… read more The Longest Year Ever: 2020 Wrap Up