October Books: 1/6 (a collection of local ghost stories) Life continues to be AAAHHHHH but the books are getting read, so that’s something, at least. October, being the best month of the year (this year’s data being an outlier and
Shannara Readthrough: Angel Fire East
August books: Still 3/6 (also in the middle of 3, because I am a mess) (Also as a note, I read the last book in this a year ago. May need to speed things up a bit.) If you’re new
Unplanned Books
Hey ho, squiders. Madness! And so forth. (Still 3/6 on the July books.) I don’t know about you, squiders, but whenever I go someplace for a few days for a more relaxing sort of vacation, and there’s books sitting around,
Inappropriate Gift Books
Howdy ho, squiders. How goes? (The good news is that my site is on the new host and seems to be functioning just fine, so victory!) I finished reading Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik this morning. This was my
Long and Short Reviews 17th Anniversary Bash
Hi squiders! Just a quick note today about a contest that might interest you! Like books? No matter the genre, we have a great place for you to find your next favorite read! Long and Short Reviews is celebrating their
Shannara Readthrough: A Knight of the Word
Howdy, squiders. Hope you’re doing well. I’ve finally finished the next book in my Shannara readthrough (I read the last book–technically the first book chronologically–in spring of 2022. Making excellent progress, she says sarcastically.) and thought we should probably talk
Better than the Book: Good Omens
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I don’t necessarily like a lot of Neil Gaiman’s novels. They’re excellent on worldbuilding and characters but not always the best on, well, plot. But I do like Good Omens. It’s funny,
Better than the Book: The Last Unicorn
Good morning, squiders! This week, in our continuing series, we’re looking at the Last Unicorn. If you’re unfamiliar with the book or the movie, the book was written by Peter S. Beagle and published in 1968, and the movie came
Better than the Book: Jurassic Park
Hey-ho, squiders! This is the start of a maybe-ongoing series. The saying goes that the book is better than the movie, but have you ever come across a story where the opposite is true? Where you liked the movie (or
Summer Media Thoughts
I’m starting to feel like a broken record (the revision is going well! I’m getting so much great feedback! Some natural disaster came along and tried to kill me!) so let’s talk about something else for a minute. Reading I’m
