Category: Features
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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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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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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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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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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
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How I Would Fix High School Reading Lists: Part 2
During school I found the books read in English infuriatingly dry and depressing. I’m OK reading sad literature every once in a while, but reading is supposed to be educational and fun! I think students learn more by reading things they enjoy, which is why last week I started a discussion on how I would… Read more
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How I Would Fix High School Reading Lists: Part 1
So, if you read my last Afternoon Tea discussion post, you may have recognized my hatred for many of the books I was forced to read in high school. Turns out, I have a lot to say about this topic, but instead of ranting I’ve decided to approach the issue from a more constructive angle:… Read more
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10 Reasons Why All Children and Young Adults Should Have a Book Club
I know I have fallen a bit behind on my blog posts…. More important things are going on in the world right now. Hopefully, I’ll get back to my biweekly blog posts this week, but if not I’ll continue to provide information on the BLM movement through twitter. Here is a great list on Emily… Read more
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Recap #1: April-May 2020
Wow, it has been a crazy month for me. I started Word Wilderness at the end of April because I was tired of putting off something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I am so happy to have joined the blogging community, and would not have succeeded if not for the help and… 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
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The Goblin Emperor: Read-Along Week #1
As a part of Wyrd and Wonder, I am also participating in The Goblin Emperor read-along hosted by Lisa. For anyone interested in joining or following along, the discussion will be posted on a Goodreads group page and on twitter by @wyrdandwonder using the hashtag #TheGoblinEmperor and #WyrdandWonder. The schedule is super flexible for anyone… Read more
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Savage (The Dragonrider Legacy #1) by Nicole Conway
Title: SavageAuthor: Nicole ConwayGenres: YA fantasy, high fantasyYear of Publication: 2017Pages: ~296Series: Dragonrider Legacy Summary Savage follows Reigh, a human that was raised by a grey elf in the Jungles of Lutharda. He understands that Kiran is not his real father and feels out of place in his world. To make things harder, Reigh struggles… Read more