• Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

    A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, only to find he’s too late. The king died two weeks ago at the Battle of Camlann, leaving no heir, and only a handful of the knights of the Round Table survive. They aren’t the heroes of legend, like Lancelot or Gawain. They’re the oddballs of the Round Tables, from the edges of the stories, like Sir Palomides, the Saracen Knight and Sir Dagonet, Arthur’s fool, who was knighted as a joke. They’re joined by Nimue, who was Merlin’s apprentice until she…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals for 2025

    Hello friends, and happy Tuesday! As you probably saw from my post on Sunday, last week was a rough one. My workplace still hasn’t allowed us to come back in physically, and it kind of feels like I’m living in a weird in-between place. But things are slowly getting better, and the outpouring of community love to those who need it most has been amazing. People can be wonderful, and they can surprise you. Bookish Goals for 2025 I kind of started this post when the year started, but I’ve had some time to sit down and really think about…

  • Ramblings

    It’s Been a Slow Start

    How are we feeling now that we’ve almost reached the mid-point of the month my friends? I’m feeling a little overwhelmed if I’m being honest. We’re 12 days in and I have yet to actually finish a book. Although, to be fair, it doesn’t help much that all the books I started were long. I should be done with one later today, and another late tomorrow, and so I’ll have reviews for you soon! I’m just not going to rush myself this year. We get there when we get there. Of course it hasn’t helped at all that LA has…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (1/6/25)

    Happy Monday my reader friends! The year has just begun, and I’m pleased to report that I’ve started it with a lot of great reads. Pretty much all in progress if I’m being honest. But hey, that’s the way to start things off, right? New year, same me. The reader who starts four books at the same time because she’s a glutton for punishment hahaha. Let’s take a look at where things are this week, shall we? Read Last Week: Last week I finished one last book when The Pretty Ones by Ania Ahlborn came in on my library hold…

  • Ramblings

    Hello there, 2025.

    Well, best laid plans and all that. I didn’t schedule my 2024 wrap-up posts ahead of time because I knew I’d be off and have plenty of time to write them…. and then I got sick. Like, stuck in bed, tissues everywhere, head feels like it might explode sick. So yeah, at least we got wrap-up post up! But here’s a quick summary of 2024: Now did I actually read the books on my shelves? Well… not so much. So that’s going on my goals for this year. I want to: I’ll be honest, I’m not great at sticking to…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Bluebird Day by Megan Tady

    In this hilarious, heartwarming tale, mother-daughter skiing champs face the bumps in their own relationship when an avalanche in a Swiss village forces them together. Alpine skiing G.O.A.T. Claudine Potts and her daughter Wylie have been bred for gold medal glory. They’re skiing their way to fame, but this gilded future is cut short when a fall forces Claudine’s retirement and Wylie’s debilitating anxiety sends her off the slopes. With the collapse of their ski careers, their relationship falters and now it’s been years since Wylie and Claudine have even spoken. They live on opposite coasts, pursuing different passions, until…

  • Ramblings

    Christmas APPROACHES and I am so ready

    I know I keep saying this, but it keeps being true, work has been insane. We’re finally getting a new person signed on to train and hopefully give us some relief, but for the moment it’s all hands on deck and all of us are skirting the edge of burnout. Happily, I’m finally nearing my Christmas vacation! All I want to do is snuggle under some blankets, drink something warm, and read a good book. I still haven’t finished The Book That Wouldn’t Burn so that’s top priority. And napping. So much napping. Well and also drafting my darn end…