The world of the Shadowhunters is super confusing. I consider myself lucky, in a way, that I started reading these books way back when City of Bones first came out, because I'm not entirely sure I would know where to start if I picked them up today -- which is why I'm writing this post.
Salman Rushdie is best known for his books The Satanic Verses (1988) and Midnight's Children (1981), but why is he so controversial, and why was he stabbed in August 2022?
If you follow my Instagram, you've probably seen quite a few plants in my photos. So, I figured I would write this post to be completely transparent: I'm terrible with plants.
I underestimated Colleen Hoover. Truly. She's just so prolific that I suppose I pegged her for a churn-it-out kind of author, and I had never bothered to read her before this one. My friend who I do most of my buddy reads with, actually, is the one that put me onto It Ends With Us. I didn't agree to a buddy read in a timely enough manner, so she went ahead and then recommended it again. That got my attention -- I like a pre-vetted read by someone I trust. (Don't we all?) And now I see what the hype is about.
A quick post I've been meaning to do containing a list of the Big Five publishers (the biggest publishers currently) and their many imprints.
I've always found a self-aware book to be a bit cheaty -- just acknowledging that you are using cliches and then going ahead and writing it anyways feels like laziness. We all know that books are just stories recycled and rewritten and I think we are all willing to engage in a little suspension of disbelief together. But this one worked.
We're gonna try something new, because I feel like I just don't cover all the books that I want to cover on this blog. Obviously, my reading pace is limited, but there are so many new releases out there that deserve love and attention. I'm going to start this weekly series highlighting the books I'm most excited to see out in the world.
This is my first Jennifer Egan book, though I definitely heard wonderful things about A Visit from the Goon Squad. That being said, I'm quite pleased with The Candy House being my introduction.
We're gonna try something new, because I feel like I just don't cover all the books that I want to cover on this blog. Obviously, my reading pace is limited, but there are so many new releases out there that deserve love and attention. I'm going to start this weekly series highlighting the books I'm most excited to see out in the world.
Leave the World Behind was a fabulous read. It has all my favorites: poetic language, an end-of-the-world scenario, and filled with human moments. (Weirdly enough, Station Eleven just didn't do it for me.)