Lose Yourself in the World of Books
One of my new favorite traditions, both personally and at the store, is Jólabókaflóð - the Icelandic tradition of giving books to your family on Christmas Eve and curling up with warm socks and hot chocolate and spending the evening reading together. Below are my suggestions for your own personal Jólabókaflóð, and are also on… Continue reading Jólabókaflóð
When my favorite sales rep for my favorite publisher tells me that I absolutely must read a book and that I will absolutely love it, well, I tend to listen to her most ardently. Synopsis From the Inside Flap:Daniel Mayrock's life is at a crossroads. He knows the following to be true: He loves his… Continue reading Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks
Every year at the bookstore I work at, I have everyone choose a few books from the year to highlight as their top gift choices, as well as a selection of backpack backlist titles for our annual Jolabokaflod display (Jolabokaflod post will be next week). Below are my eight choices for the holidays with their… Continue reading Holiday Gift Picks
Bromance Book Club #1 When making my way through my monthly ARC review (where I pick a book for each publisher/rep and make sure to write an early blurb for it on Edelweiss), I came across this book, which I really laughed at. But I figured, why not give it a chance? And boy was… Continue reading The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
In Sunday's review of Mythos, I mentioned I was struggling with writing reviews lately. I don't know what's been going on with me - maybe it's the fact that I've been reading parts of so many books and haven't finished as many as I'd like, or that the independent bookstore I work at has been… Continue reading Favorite Graphic Novels
Greek Myths Reimagined #1 Mythos was included as one of Libro.fm's advanced listening copies for booksellers and as I was in the mood for something a little different for my evening listening (and I've always loved Stephen Fry), I figured it was a good one to try out! Synopsis From the Front Flap:Rediscover the thrills,… Continue reading Mythos by Stephen Fry
Over the last few weeks I mentioned that I have a personal “YA Fab Five” and that I really don’t read much other YA, disputed reading a great deal of it up until the last few years. I still like the general but have been finding the writing quality to have fallen off recently as… Continue reading YA Fab Five
The Assassin's Blade, Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms, Kingdom of Ash This review is SPOILER FREE! What feels like many years ago, I kept seeing this book cover that looked super cool. It was green and had a girl who looked like a total badass… Continue reading Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
Earlier this month I celebrated my 30th birthday in the Bahamas! And as I look back on the last decade of my reading life, I realized my tastes and interests changed drastically over the last ten years. What follows are just a few of my favorite books from that decade and are not in any… Continue reading Best Books of My 20s
There are few feelings as special as getting yourself lost in the world of a book. Below are just a few of my favorites! The Lost Queen by Signe Pike Strathclyde: I first traveled to Scotland in June of 2018 and took a lengthy road trip through the country in January 2019 and am now… Continue reading Favorite Book Settings
Celebration of Books 