Musings on Books to Video Games and Everything In Between
Another Wyrd and Wonder in the books! I so greatly appreciate this annual celebration of all things fantasy, in particular because it is excellent motivation to tackle my backlist pile. This year, I took things a step further and declared the month Mood Read May, which means for the first time in 18 months, I... Continue Reading →
For this week's Top Five Tuesday, Bionic Book Worm has thrown us the wide topic of summer reads! I'm choosing to interpret this as books that are warm, fluffy, full of adventure and thrills and rides! This post is more lightly inspired by Wyrd and Wonder, as I'm including some "fantasy adjacent" titles that I... Continue Reading →
I've been meaning to do another one of these posts for a while, and Wyrd and Wonder seemed like an excellent motivation to finally pull together another a sequel post to my Three-Star Recommendations. Here's the quick and dirty: to me, three-star books are STILL GOOD BOOKS, ones I usually would recommend, albeit with reservations.... Continue Reading →
This week, Bionic Book Worm has asked us to spend a Top Five Tuesday asking us about our favorite opening lines. And because it's Wyrd and Wonder, I'm choosing all my picks from fantasy books! I thought this would be a lot harder than it turned out to be becuase my brain can get a... Continue Reading →
With summer just around the corner, and Wyrd and Wonder in full swing, I decided now is an excellent time to take a look at what tantalizing books are peeking just over the horizon! The list I've assembled is by no means exhaustive, but contains all the fantasy books that I, personally, am incredibly excited... Continue Reading →
May is almost upon us, and with it, Wyrd and Wonder, one of my favorite blogging events of the year! Hosted by Lisa of Dear Geek Place, imyril of There's Always Room for One More, and Jorie of Jorie Loves a Story, Wyrd and Wonder encourages us to celebrate all things fantasy, from books to... Continue Reading →
Sci-fi and fantasy are genres that are often mentioned in the same breath, but are treated as entirely separate, and never the twain shall meet. But every once in a while, an author comes along who manages to pull from both genres, creating an excellent blend of the two. As part of Wyrd and Wonder,... Continue Reading →
For Wyrd and Wonder this week, I decided to do a Top Five Tuesday of my own devising. We all know that a key element of many fantasy books is the magic that inhabits the world. Sometimes the magic is calculated and precise, with every use having a cost, or maybe requiring a precise set... Continue Reading →
It is no small secret to those who know me that I have a deep and abiding love for dragons. I love them in my art, I love them in my knick knacks, in my books, my television programs, my movies, my everything. Some of my obsession can be traced back to ERAGON, when the... Continue Reading →
A few months ago, I ran across a tweet by Sam Sykes asking readers to weigh in - are maps in books just fun bonus content or necessary material that readers refer to constantly as they proceed through a story? The majority of the 2000+ people who voted said it was just fun bonus content. ... Continue Reading →
