Word Wilderness

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

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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!!!

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.

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

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

Today I’m delighted to share a review of the most unconventional fantasy book I’ve ever read: Legends and Lattes. What… read more Review: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

I have a hard time admitting to myself when I don’t like a book. I’ll make excuses like “I’m just not in the mood”, “It’ll get better”, “I just have to try harder to understand the ‘deeper meaning'”. While all of these statements might occasionally be true, I also have to get better at admitting when a book just doesn’t capture my attention. With that in mind, here are two books that didn’t work for me.

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.

Jade City by Fonda Lee is an urban fantasy about love, family, betrayal, and revenge. It was hands down one of the most immersive and exciting books I’ve ever read.

Dear Readers,Believe it or not, we’ve reached the halfway mark of 2021! This year is definitely speeding by faster than… read more New Year’s Resolutions: Mid Year Progress Check